Python/Django Developer

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<h2 class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job"><span style="font-size: large;">Overview</span></h2> <p>Black Canyon Consulting <strong>(BCC)</strong> is searching for a<strong> Python/Django Developer </strong>to support our work for the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), an institute of the National Institutes of Health. <span class="c-message__edited_label">This opportunity is full time and onsite at the NIH-NCBI in Bethesda, MD and/or remote work.</span></p> <p>The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cmanish.salhotra%40mscweb.com%7C641a782565ad47dda8a308d84bb446c6%7Cb8c50eab690d48e8a21a9d57df50c57c%7C0%7C0%7C637342584961080705&sdata=r%2BXJ5mzMSGE1hQQPua5Lf7U306Jq%2B4cukCmucc03w8c%3D&reserved=0">NCBI</a> is the world’s premier biomedical center hosting over six million daily users that seek research, clinical, genetic, and other information that directly impacts biomedical research and public health – at NCBI you can literally help to accelerate cures for diseases! NCBI’s wide range of applications, platforms (node, python, Django, C++, you name it) and environments (big data [petabytes], machine learning, multiple clouds) serve more users than almost any other US Government Agency according to <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fanalytics.usa.gov%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cmanish.salhotra%40mscweb.com%7C641a782565ad47dda8a308d84bb446c6%7Cb8c50eab690d48e8a21a9d57df50c57c%7C0%7C0%7C637342584961090705&sdata=q%2B7qwHYJS9RTJYXhYJIUSBpANo7LWdD2NiKNR3fMDmI%3D&reserved=0">https://analytics.usa.gov/</a>.</p> <p>You will join NCBI’s team of web developers and software engineers to build robust, flexible web applications, APIs, and services. This role calls for an expert web developer – with knowledge and experience in modern web development, testing, UI design and usability principles, and ability to work effectively with user researchers, designers, product managers, scientists, security and DevOps engineers. </p> <h2 class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job"><span style="font-size: large;">Duties & Responsibilities</span></h2> <div class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Container"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Text"> <ul> <li>Build robust, performant, user-facing web applications in Python/Django/Angular, helping scientists disseminate top-quality data to the community</li> <li>Develop, create, and ship new functionality for user interaction and scientific data visualization, using modern APIs and frameworks</li> <li>Work as an integral part of an agile product team to deliver an unbelievably great user experience</li> <li>Deliver responsive, accessible, mobile-friendly code of high quality (automated test/build/deploy)</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <h2 class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job"><span style="font-size: large;">Requirements</span></h2> <div class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Container"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Text"> <ul> <li>BS in Computer Science or scientific field (engineering, physics), or equivalent experience    </li> <li>3+ years of Full stack Web applications development, using Python and Django or FastAPI, with a front-end JavaScript framework</li> <li>Understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3</li> <li>Experience with relational database modeling and data migration </li> <li>Understanding of accessibility and security compliance </li> <li>Experience with version control systems like Git or SVN  </li> <li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills and team player </li> </ul> </div> <h2 class="iCIMS_Expandable_Text">Preferred qualifications<strong>:</strong></h2> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Text"> <ul> <li>Strong understanding of RESTful API design and principles</li> <li>Experience with Authorization systems such as OAuth2</li> <li>Experience with Angular Javascript framework</li> <li>Excellent collaborative skills</li> <li>Experience building and maintaining service-oriented architectures</li> <li>Experience implementing event-driven architectures and message-based workflows</li> <li>Experience with search engines and backends (Lucene, Solr)</li> <li>Experience with automated regression testing</li> <li>Experience with agile development process</li> <li>Familiarity with message brokers such as RabbitMQ or Redis in support of Celery-based systems</li> </ul> <h2 class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job"><span style="font-size: large;">Benefits and Salary</span></h2> <p>We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) plan with employer contribution; paid holidays, vacation, and tuition…