Python Software Engineer (Hybrid / Mostly Remote)

Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm.  Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity.  We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.

Our Partner

Our partner (listed on NASDAQ) is the leading expert in 5G ready cloud-native, network intelligence solutions for telecom operators transitioning to 5G. Their Network Intelligence consists of Network Visibility, Service Assurance, and Network Insights. The Network Intelligence suite offers intelligent, container-based, on-demand solutions to deliver network analysis from the RAN to the Core for 5G assurance. Utilizing automated and dynamic solutions with smart minimal data collection and on-demand troubleshooting and cutting-edge techniques based on machine learning, these solutions work in harmony to provide operators an understanding of the entire customer experience and allow them to troubleshoot network performance from a high to granular level while reducing storage costs and cloud resource utilization.

Overall Objective of the Role

We are looking for a Python Software Engineer to join the AI Module project which enables operators gain valuable insights about their network and promote network improvement automation using AI and ML for real-time Anomaly Detection, Root Cause Analysis and automated resolution for corrective actions.

If you’re passionate about using Python and visualizing data, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable microservices using Python. Ensure these services are robust, secure, and capable of handling high data throughput.
• Develop dashboards / visualizations to complement the backend code.
• Monitor, improve the performance of microservices and related services that are being used (e.g. SQL Database). This includes (load) testing, identifying bottlenecks, finding solutions to scale.
• Work closely with researchers to implement business logic algorithms to solve use cases.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, IT, Product Managers, to align development with business goals.
• Strive for high-quality code, documentation, adhere to coding standards, and promote best practices within the team.
• Stay updated with the latest in Python, libraries, microservices, data visualization. Propose and implement innovative solutions to enhance our capabilities.

Requirements

Must Have:

• At least 3 years of experience in software development or equivalent skills. We know there are talented people out there who are young but highly skilled.
• Solid Python programming skills with a deep understanding of frameworks such as FastAPI, pydantic, sqlalchemy, pymongo.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, understanding of data modeling, and efficient query optimization.
• Basic understanding of Machine Learning concepts. We’re not doing pure research but we want you to be able to understand from a high level how some algorithms and approaches work.
• Fair knowledge of containers (e.g. Docker/Podman, Dockerfile) and Kubernetes, they are everywhere these days.
• Flexibility, we are an agile team and we’re not afraid of fixing DevOps/GitOps/Infrastructure/OS/you-name-it issues.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Nice to Have:

• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm, be able to deploy a helm chart, debug containers.
• Basic knowledge of PowerBI / Tableu / Grafana / etc, how to make dashboards, view Timeseries data.
• Code performance oriented – early optimization is the root of all evil however we keep an eye on it.
• Visual Studio Code IDE fan.
• UI Skills, JavaScript / Typescript, React.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Reasons to Work with Us

• Passionate, skilled team, cool Product Owner. Move fast, break/fix fast.
• Cool technology stack: Kubernetes, latest Python, data visualization on top of Grafana, Vertica, MongoDB, Redis, Celery, RabbitMQ.
• Competitive financial conditions.
• Opportunity to work on internationally recognized projects.
• Flexible schedule and a hybrid work model, prioritizing remote work as much as possible to support work-life balance.
• An exciting career path within a friendly, dynamic, and growing organization.
• Professional development opportunities in a multicultural environment.
• Private medical coverage with Medlife or Regina Maria.
• Meal vouchers.
• Gift vouchers for special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, or childbirth.
• Wellbeing programs, including days for yourself, 7Card subscriptions, and relaxation facilities in the office.
• Team-building events and other social experiences.
• Budget allocated for certifications relevant to your project.
• Workshops, internal training sessions, and knowledge-sharing opportunities.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, upon request.
• Access to Udemy, if required for your project.
• Convenient city-center office location.
• Shared parking spaces.

As a global digital transformation company, Orion values creating a productive, diverse work environment. We are committed to maintaining a positive work environment where our people value traits that make each one of us different from one another. We all bring a diverse set of perspectives, work and life experiences, and our differences make us more valuable both internally and for our clients.

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