Python Engineer

About us:  

Making a meaningful difference with mission-critical software that empowers communities to thrive.

ReadyTech is more than just a one-trick pony playing in one market with one product, or one customer. We re-imagine, design, develop and deliver technology to solve our customer’s diverse problems – supporting multiple businesses across a variety of markets to be ready for anything. 

We’re an ASX-listed company which means we are stable, have a strong track record of sustainable growth and have a significant number of long-term customers.  So, what does this mean for you? It means we can offer you an experience that will push you to be your best, provide career-building challenges, and that will offer you numerous growth opportunities that can’t be found in any other company.

It’s an inclusive environment where there is no place for politics, where we get our heads together to solve the problems that really matter to our customers, and where we always stay focused on our north star – the communities we serve, and society at large.

 

Key accountabilities of the role:

We are looking to write a new service in Python for implementing the higher education capabilities in our flagship product JRPlus which is a student management system. This service will interface with the JRPlus student management system to extend it into the higher education space.

 

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Write effective, scalable code in Python.
• Develop back-end components to improve responsiveness and overall performance.
• Integrate user-facing elements into applications.
• Test and debug programs.
• Improve functionality of existing systems.
• Implement security and data protection solutions.
• Assess and prioritize feature requests.
• Coordinate with internal teams to understand user requirements and provide technical solutions.

 

Key requirements for the role:

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• A team player to work with other engineers, QA and Product Manager
• An experience working with Agile methodology (Scrum methodology preferred)
• Experience with modern software development techniques using github co-pilot and
• other modern IDEs and tools.
• Experience with Python programming language
• Proven experience as a Python Developer or similar role.
• Expertise in at least one popular Python framework (like Django, Flask or Pyramid).
• Knowledge of object-relational mapping (ORM).
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (like JavaScript and HTML5).
• Strong unit test and debugging skills.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.
• Experience with Python libraries and frameworks to deliver software with scalability and availability.
• Experience with cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).
• Familiarity with database technology such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.

 

Why you should become a ReadyTecher:  

• A day off for your birthday- hip hip hooray!
• Additional 4 days of leave each year
• ReadyTecher Awards each quarter with the chance to win flights and accommodation to Hamilton Island
• Hybrid work, with in-house baristas in Australia via the Ready Beans team
• Access to Sonder- a technology-driven platform supported by safety, medical and mental health experts - available 24/7
• Paid parental leave
• Additional paid leave for miscarriage, endometriosis and menopause
• Volunteer leave
• Flu vaccinations
• And plenty of ReadyTech merch drops along the way!

ReadyTech is committed to seeing things through each other's eyes. We invest deeply in relationships by offering positivity, fairness and empathy in every interaction and love that everyone is different. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates our diversity of race, beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, age, disability status, marital status and more - so that every single one of us can feel like we belong.

 

As part of our commitment to ensuring a safe and secure working environment for all employees and in compliance with Australian regulations, please note that if selected for this role, you will be required to complete a comprehensive police check and an Australian working rights check. Should you have any questions or concerns regarding these requirements, please feel free to contact us.

So, if you are ready for anything, please apply today. Please note that if your application is progressed to the next stage, we will send you some testing to complete as part of your application as we have found this helps us to quickly identify potential ReadyTechers!