Senior Python Developer

Valor Software is a software development and consulting company specializing in advancing and bringing together open-source technologies to achieve technological and business advancement for their customers.

The project is a comprehensive humanitarian cash transfer management information system with a roadmap for extensive new functionality. It is designed to be open-source, enabling governments globally to provide essential services to their citizens.

What you will do:

• Software development and testing activities

• Contribute to requirement specification processes

• Add / improve code organization and documentation

• Write test scripts / bug fixes as needed

• Conduct code reviews as needed

• Collaborate with project team members to ensure all requirements are met

• Participate in conference calls, webinars, and correspondence as needed

• Create project-specific documentation and artifacts as per the client’s standards. Create technical documentation on completed work.

• Act as mentor and assist in building internal capacity and expertise within the team. Ensure knowledge transfer and technical handover to the team staff.

• Document and improve overall technical architecture

• Maintain documentation libraries of any developed artifacts

• Advise on Python and Django best practices

• Document and improve data modelling and database performance

What We Offer

• Strategic role in a fast-growing international company

• Remote-first culture with flexible working hours

• Competitive compensation via B2B contract

• Opportunity to influence technical direction and contribute to open source

• Supportive and agile team culture where your ideas matter

• 5+ years of experience in a Software Development role with a strong emphasis on Python, Django

• Experience in working with an Agile development team with continuous development and deployment.

• Experience scoping, user testing, and training for enterprise-related projects

• Experience with quality assurance testing processes

• Capable of deploying and maintaining software remotely on Kubernetes

• Experience developing and deploying web solutions for use in low-bandwidth, challenging work environments.

• Experience optimizing database models, SQL / NoSQL, Postgres

• Experience developing software as part of a distributed team using Git

• Working knowledge of Docker

• Level of English - upper-intermediate and higher