Software Engineer Django/Python

THE OPPORTUNITY: Software Engineer: Django/Python

Wiredrive is seeking a Django Software Engineer to join our software engineering team in our Marina del Rey office. Our client base is made up of the top global advertising agencies, television/movie production companies, post-production houses and brands. Our challenge? Continue to evolve our platform with new features that will advance the sharing, presentation and management of our clients’ assets.

Specifically…

• Help build the core application.
• Optimize data layer for specific needs of the application.
• Build and scale caching strategies.
• Plan, prototype and implement new applications and features.
• Contribute architecture input to new systems as well as legacy systems.
• Review, test and improve existing web application design.
• Integrate with third party web service APIs.
• Help others around you grow as developers to be successful.
• Take pleasure in building things.

THE REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS/ATTRIBUTES

• EXPERIENCE: 3+ years Django development.
• Experience building large-scale distributed web applications.
• In-depth knowledge of OOP principles and enterprise design patterns (MVC).
• Experience writing and maintaining unit tests (TDD).
• Experience working with quick software deliverable schedules.
• Ability to analyze and understand the needs of clients.
• Knowledge of Agile / Scrum.
• Self-starter with excellent communication skills.

At Wiredrive, we believe that the work we do is part of a larger experience defined by the thousands of inspired creatives who create and present their work every day. We believe that smart, motivated and dedicated teams can do great things and we look to get out of the way so this can happen.

Working at Wiredrive, has its perks… There is a keg-orator (free beer, yay!) and a fully stocked kitchen with snacks and staples for meals, BBQ lunches on the patio, generous benefits, and a killer location in Marina del Rey. But the real reason to want to work at Wiredrive, is the people. We play as hard as we work and we play to WIN! Privately held and profitable, Wiredrive is growing fast.

Wiredrive offers health insurance (100% premium coverage), 401k program with company match, paid vacations/holidays, a monthly gas allowance, and employee referral bonus.