Sr Software Engineer (Python) - Poland

Job Description

Finalsite is the preferred website, communications, enrollment, and marketing platform of more than 7,000 schools and school districts in 119 countries around the world. The company’s people, products and services transform how schools connect and engage with their community, recruit students and staff, and fundraise; while managing the complex requirements around data privacy, accessibility, hosting and security. Finalsite products and services include award-winning website designs, a robust content management system, mass communications tools, a powerful enrollment management system, innovative inbound marketing tools, data integration, training, support and marketing consulting. Finalsite is headquartered in Glastonbury, CT, USA with employees who work remotely in nearly every state in the U.S. as well as Europe, South America, and Asia. For more information, please visit www.finalsite.com.

Vision

To build innovative solutions that elevate school engagement.

Summary of Responsibility

The Senior Software Engineer will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of our projects and aligning and innovating our products, offerings, and engineering technologies. This position is ideal for a hands-on leader who can enable our engineering team to succeed and responsibly deliver high-quality software solutions. You will be one of the leading engineers in our multi-location team. Your role will involve not only hands-on development but also influencing aligning initiatives, delivering high-impact solutions and building robust solutions with high quality.

Location

Hybrid / Remote - Anywhere within Krakow, Poland.

B2B contract.

Finalsite is a global company and to enable strong collaboration, we have established common core working hours. Candidates should be comfortable working from 10:00-18:00 CET, with core working hours being 16:00-18:00 CET

Essential Functions

• Technical Mastery: Utilize your extensive full-stack development knowledge in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, AWS, and database engineering to lead by example. Innovate and implement advanced solutions in specialized areas of our technology stack. Hands-on experience in cloud computing. Having knowledge of DevOps, IaC, and Security concepts will be an added advantage.
• Project Delivery: Commit to and consistently deliver solutions that meet or exceed expectations. Ensure timely execution while maintaining high standards of quality.
• Influential Mentorship: Provide mentorship and guidance to engineers across teams to align everyone to deliver on the business goals as per effective architecture and the right technical solution.
• Strategic Problem Solving: Tackle complex technical challenges with innovative approaches. Leverage strong problem solving skills to navigate and resolve issues effectively.
• Collaborative Excellence: Work seamlessly with cross-functional and cross-geographical teams, demonstrating exceptional collaboration skills.

Qualifications and Skills

• Strong technical proficiency and technology leadership skills are highly desirable
• Proven experience with Python (2.7 is a plus), Django, MariaDB and/or MySQL
• Preference will be given to engineers with experience in Javascript / Typescript / React.js
• Demonstrated experience as a strong individual contributor with a track record of delivering results
• An agile work ethic and ability to adjust quickly to changes
• Hands-on experience handling cloud computing (AWS or GCP)
• Hands on experience in serverless architectures and an excellent understanding of DevOps and DevSecOps tools and concepts

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

Finalsite offers 100% fully remote employment opportunities, however, these opportunities are limited to permanent residents of Poland. Current residency, as well as continued residency, within Poland is required to obtain (and retain) employment with Finalsite.

DISCLOSURES

Finalsite is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact Finalsite's People Operations Team. Finalsite is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Finalsite will ensure that persons with disabilities or special needs are provided a reasonable accommodation. Ensure your Finalsite job offer is legitimate and don't fall victim to fraud. Ask your recruiter for a phone call or other type of verbal communication and ensure all email correspondence is from a finalsite.com email address. For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at finalsite.com/jobs.