Senior Back End Python Developer for Powtoon (offline)

Powtoon is a 7-year-old profitable startup with an amazing product!

With over 25 million users and counting, Powtoon is used by virtually all Fortune 500 companies, business professionals, educators, students and individuals worldwide.

Powtoon enables anyone to create AWESOME animated videos using a state-of-the-art web-based animation studio, using a large library of animated assets, all built according to the latest animation standards.

We have an HTML5-based animation studio, an in-house developed player running the coolest HTML5 rendering technology, a react-native mobile application and collaborations with leading market players.

Powtoon uses leading development processes. We work fast, in short sprints, using continuous integration pipelines. We strive to keep up with the latest technological advancements and aim for continuous deployment.

Responsibilities
Plan, develop and grow in collaboration with other talented developers
Improve internal and external APIs
Integrate 3rd party services
Take part in bringing the Client to the enterprise level
Requirements
3+ years of experience in server side development
3 years of experience in Python
Understanding of the HTTP protocol and RESTful APIs-Must
Substantial experience with a web framework-Must (Django/PYTHON advantage)
Deep understanding of the ORM concept
Command of Linux/UNIX environment (shell, scripting, tools)
Highly experienced in OOP and Design Patterns
Hands-on experience and understanding of application architecture
Passionate about Testing (Unit and Integration Testing)
Familiarity with caching strategies and technologies
Self-motivated and driven team player
Eagerness to learn and collaborate
Good spoken and written English
Independent and responsible attitude
Desirable
Experience with agile, TDD and Continuous Integration
Hands on experience coding JS, HTML, CSS
Application scaling
Micro services architecture
Hands on experience with Docker
Personal skills
A person who takes great attention to detail
Can do attitude, there is nothing too difficult to create or solve
A curious chap, you like to research and get to know new tools and services
A team player
Fast learner
Multitasker and service oriented
What's in it for you
State of the art, cool offices with warm atmosphere which creates really good working conditions
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, initiate and promote technical solutions
Open atmosphere
Competitive salary
Business trips to Israel
Fun days, happy hours and various corporate events

About Ciklum

Ciklum is a global software engineering and technology partner. We deliver software engineering excellence to Fortune 500 and fast-growing organizations alike around the world.

Since 2002, over 3,000+ developers located in the delivery centres across the globe provide our clients with a range of services including extended software development teams, outsourcing software development, Quality Assurance, R&D, IoT, Big Data, and engineering consulting.

Company website:
https://www.ciklum.com/