Mailman 3 August 2016 - python-uk

No London Dojo in September
by Tim Golden Sept. 2, 2016

Sept. 2, 2016

You probably guessed by virtue of the radio silence, but we regret that we'll not be running a London Python Dojo in September. It's basically down to people being too busy and our not finding a venue. Which brings us to... does your London-based company [*] want to host the London Python Dojo on a one-off or occasional basis? All that's needed is: a willingness to let 30 wholly responsible adults occupy your premises from 6.30pm to 10pm on the first Thursday of the month; ideally the provision of WiFi; and, if possible, the offer of beer & pizza for all those people (somewhere around £120 unless you have your own in-house pizzeria and brewery). For the hosting company, it's an opportunity to: advertise yourselves in general; look for prospective employees; contribute back to the Python community. Please let us know via team(a)ldnpydojo.org.uk if you think you can help, either immediately or whenever. Thanks -- we should be back in October TJG [*] Anywhere in London. Really. Not just within a one-mile radius of Old Street!

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Job ad - Python web developer at Open Data Services
by Ben Webb Aug. 31, 2016

Aug. 31, 2016

Hi all, Open Data Services is a new and growing workers co-operative. We deliver sustainable support for world-changing open data projects, including the Open Contracting Data Standard, the 360Giving open philanthropy initiative, the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) and Open Referral. We’re an interdisciplinary team, combining developers, analysts and researchers working to create tools and services that help organisations publish and use open data for social change. Since we started in 2015 we’ve grown from 4 to 9 co-operative members based across the UK, providing family friendly and flexible working. We’re seeking to create a great place to work whilst contributing to open data impacts across the world. We're currently looking for another Python web developer to join the team. We're looking for someone experienced with Python and web development, some knowledge of working with data, and comfortable working as part of a small remote team. Full details are at: http://opendataservices.coop/jobs/developer.html Regards Ben -- Open Data Services Co-operative Limited is a company limited by shares registered in England, company number 09506232. Registered Address: 32 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, England, BN3 2FN.

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Python Contract role- London- £400-£500 a day
by Sophie Hendley Aug. 31, 2016

Aug. 31, 2016

Hi All I am searching for Python developers who can start in the next two weeks to work on a project for a SAAS start-up based in London. The tech is all cutting edge and the product is built with a micro-services architecture. The team are super into Agile so its a great technical environment. 3 month initial contract but very likely to extend and around the £500 a day mark more for the right candidate. Message me ASAP for more details. Sophie -- Sophie Hendley| Principal Consultant| Digital Vision *M:* 07505145903 *E: *sophie.hendley(a)digvis.co.uk *W:* www.digvis.co.uk Sponsor me please!!!!- https://www.justgiving.com/sophiehendley/

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Senior Python Engineer
by Isambard Poulson Aug. 26, 2016

Aug. 26, 2016

Dear List Huq Industries has an opening for a senior python engineer Company: Huq provides real world, real time consumer insights at unprecedented scale. Huq has built a proprietary and unique technology that leverages mobile data to interpret what consumers do in the real world; where they shop and work, how they travel and when and where they rest. Huq is a well funded young company with a stellar client and partner list. Us: Huq comprises a compact team of highly capable individuals who are looking for committed engineers to work with as we move through the next phase of our growth and beyond. Our culture is one of working hard and with single minded purpose, not one that maintains a regime of long hours. We strive for excellence and efficiency, development decisions are thoughtfully taken and resources efficiently used. We work hard to maintain our lightweight and nimble approach that enables us to solve large and complex tasks with minimal overhead. Our working environment is focused, friendly and supportive. You: The team is very ambitious and so should you be. You will be not only be extremely competent across the range of technologies used in the current stack, but also quick and hungry to learn new things, both technical and conceptual. You will love writing fully tested code that is highly efficient, maintainable and predictable. You will enjoy thinking laterally and finding creative solutions to problems. Your voice will be instrumental in the development decisions made within the team, so you should be ready to bring a wide range of knowledge about available tools and new technologies. You must be able to get on well with others and operate effectively within a small team. An in-depth knowledge of database architecture and query optimisation is essential. You will have a passion for writing bug-free code that deploys seamlessly in a continuous integration environment. You will ideally have 5+ years of commercial experience. Role: The back end platform consists primarily of two Django applications backed by a Postgres database. In the coming months we will be adding a new API and maximising the efficiency and the effectiveness of the current codebase. Huq is a process of rapid scale and we anticipate to soon be processing billions of data points per month; as such you should have experience of and be comfortable dealing with extremely large database solutions and migration between data structures. Experience of working with distributed databases would be highly desirable. Location: We are located in Central London. You will be required to be onsite for the majority of the time. Salary: Market rate, dependent upon experience. Share options and training budget available. Recruitment Process: Please include link to CV as well as with links to github or SO, if available together with your application. Interviews will be in person and will comprise a technical test, technical interview and informal discussion with the senior team. Essential skills: Linux Python & virtualenv Django Relational and NoSQL Databases TDD Continuous Integration Data warehousing Desirable skills: GIS Django rest_framework Encryption Application: Please send applications together with a cv and relevant links to isambard [at] huq [dot] io

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amazing people
by ford99 Aug. 16, 2016

Aug. 16, 2016

Dear, I've met some nice people yesterday at the party, you may read about them here <http://expert.northalsec.com/aelalyee> Very truly yours, ford99

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Anyone keen to share a room in Cardiff on Sep 15, 16, 17 for PyCon UK?
by a.grandi＠gmail.com Aug. 12, 2016

Aug. 12, 2016

Hi everyone, I'm going to attend PyCon UK and I'm trying to book a room for the three nights 15th, 16th and 17th September. It looks like most of the hotels only have double/twin rooms and the deal we have with them (see http://2016.pyconuk.org/accommodation/ ) is for this combination. Is anyone keen to share a room with me? Please reply in private and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Cheers -- Andrea Grandi - Software Engineer Website: https://www.andreagrandi.it Twitter: https://twitter.com/andreagrandi GitHub: https://github.com/andreagrandi PGP: 7238 74F6 886D 5994 323F 1781 8CFB 47AD C384 F0CC

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