PYTHON DEVELOPER

Python DeveloperEuropean Remote$2,500 to $3,000 per monthTypical hours are Monday-Friday working GMT/BST with potential on-call support requiredWe are looking for a Python Developer to join our Data Ingest team to work on our scrapers and be involved in our migration to an event-driven microservice architecture.What you’ll be working on:
Maintaining existing scrapers and implementing new ones using the company’s internal framework
Make changes and contribute to improvements in the scraping framework
Take part in the migration of the current Jenkins-based collection orchestration mechanism to an event-driven microservice architecture
Perform investigation of issues with collected data in collaboration with our Data Analysts and propose preventive measures to improve the quality of the data
About the Data Ingest team:
The Data Ingest team is the oldest team at FXC Intelligence, existing in some form for over six years now. We provide the platform for collecting unstructured data from open third-party websites and mobile apps and make sure that the data collected corresponds to companies' data quality standards and SLAs. As the business grows and requirements change, so do we – the platform has survived several iterations and is currently in the process of being migrated to its fourth generation. The team also maintains over 100 scrapers for different providers of data, which power most of the company’s critical datasets
You should apply if you:
Have 2+ years of commercial Python development experience
Have a decent knowledge of SQL and a basic understanding of data modelling
Have solid core Python development skills
Have an investigative mindset and like reverse engineering
Can apply problem-solving skills and able to work autonomously
Prefer to rely on data to back up your decisions, can do basic exploratory data analysis
Can take responsibility for your tasks, offer initiatives to improve data quality/product, open-minded to learning new tools and solutions
These skills will help, but aren’t essential:
Basic knowledge of Javascript (no framework)
Knowledge of networking and security
Familiarity with machine learning and NLP
Tech Stack:
Main technologies: Python 3.10 (core), Puppeteer, PostgreSQL, Clickhouse
Also used: Jenkins, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, Prometheus/Grafana, ELK, Kubernetes, AWS
Python libraries: pandas, Pydantic, scikit-learn
CI stack: Jenkins, Gitlab CI, pytest pylint, mypy
About us:FXC Intelligence is a leading provider of cross-border payments data and intelligence, providing some of the world's biggest companies, central banks and non-governmental organisations with the strategic insights, expertise and awareness to effectively compete in their chosen markets. By joining us, you will be diving into a world of data-driven exploration and innovation, revolutionising financial insights through cutting-edge technologies, machine learning and predictive analytics.Your contributions will shape the future of cross-border finance, helping clients to uncover better paths to growth and profitability, as well as being a trusted reference and source for many of leading international publications.We are proud to produce industry-changing data and intelligence, aided by our company values of being customer-focused, taking ownership, knowledge, communication and leadership.What’s in it for you?
Up to $3,000 per month
In our last engagement survey, our highest-scoring result was that 95% of employees felt that "People from all backgrounds are being treated fairly”
We’re an innovative company that strives to look after its team and we take pride in providing a positive company culture. Have a look at our careers page to see for yourself what it’s like to work with us: https://careers.fxcintel.com/Also, why not take a look at our employee engagement blog to see how our colleagues feel about working at FXC Intelligence: https://careers.fxcintel.com/blog/posts/60820-what-do-our-employees-think-of-fxc-intelligenceAt FXC Intelligence, we believe in embracing diversity in all forms and fostering an inclusive environment. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status.