Junior Software Developer - Python (Remote)

About us:

We are bootstrapped and profitable, with a Shopify store and a small warehouse unit in Chennai. Chennai Media is a 25-person team running a niche online store for vintage audio parts.

Overview:

Chennai Media is hiring for the Junior Software Developer - Python (Remote) role on our operations team. You'll write, test and ship code that runs in production every day.

Responsibilities:

• Debug performance problems using profilers, logs and tracing in Datadog or Grafana.
• Keep dependencies current and patch findings from Dependabot or Snyk.
• Ship small, frequent changes behind feature flags.
• Work with product managers and designers to scope features and cut what isn't needed.
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and code review.
• Contribute to postmortems and follow through on the action items.

Requirements:

• 1-2 years of professional software development experience.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms and basic system design.
• Comfortable working in Linux and on the command line.
• Working knowledge of testing practices: unit, integration and contract tests.
• Ability to write clear technical documentation and explain decisions to non-engineers.

Compensation and benefits:

• Paid leave.
• Provident fund.
• Internet reimbursement.
• Health insurance for you and your family.
• Gratuity.

We will only contact shortlisted applicants.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Chennai Media Pvt Ltd.