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Azure or GCP is also good.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Good communication skills working with email, chat, Google docs, phone, and tools such as Slack, Zoom etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Very comfortable reaching out and communicating with team members (both verbally and written) about engineering projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify and resolve bugs and issues across applications as they arise and self-test the fix\/feature on local before sending PR as the first line of defense.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to locate and leverage Python modules in-app or in open source.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experience with automated unit testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fluency in written and verbal English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to work North American business hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Willing to pass a background check<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experience working remotely from home<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Able to work ~40 hrs\/week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Able and willing to provide references<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are who we are looking for please start the first line of your cover letter with \u201cI AM A SENIOR PYTHON ENGINEER WITH 5+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE\u201d in all CAPS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-requirements\">Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Required Skills:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Proficiency in writing optimized and clean Python code, with a strong understanding of Python libraries and frameworks like Flask and FastAPI with at least 5 years of experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, including schema design, performance tuning, and advanced query optimization. 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