Mailman 3 February 2017 - python-uk

Platform engineer/ London/ 60k
by Sophie Hendley Feb. 27, 2017

Feb. 27, 2017

Hey All, I am recruiting for a Python engineer for one of my clients a booking platform based next to Charing Cross. The responsibilities include (briefly): -Developing *micro-services* using the open-source *Nameko* framework. -Work with company leaders to conceptualise, build, test and release services -Translate business requirements into functional solutions using domain driven design principle -Follow *TDD and CI* -Optimise performance of the Platform through logging, monitoring and testing -Contribute to open-source Salary is up to 60k. Drop me an email to sophie.hendley(a)digvis.co.uk and I can give you a full briefing if you are interested. Thanks all -- 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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No London Dojo this month (March)
by Tim Golden Feb. 27, 2017

Feb. 27, 2017

Looks like we'll not manage a London Python Dojo this month, certainly not for this Thursday. We'll be back next month.

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Next CamPUG meeting: Tue 7 Mar 2017
by Tibs Feb. 22, 2017

Feb. 22, 2017

The next Cambridge Python User Group meeting will be on Tuesday 7th March, 2017. As normal, it will be at 7pm at the Raspberry Pi Foundation offices, 30 Station Road, CB1 2JH, Cambridge We normally end at about 9.30pm, and some of us then go on to the pub. The March meeting will be a pair programing meeting. It would be very useful if at least half the attendees had a laptop, with Python 3 installed, and a relatively simple editor (not vim or emacs, unless you restrict yourself to pairing with another user of the same!). We shall look at coding a solution to adding roman numbers (e.g., XII + XIV gives XXVI), but without using normal numbers - i.e., treating it as a string processing problem. I shall have available the very start of a solution (adding I + I, for instance) and a decent amount of unit tests, so that people can concentrate on the problem itself. I suggest not trying to code anything around it before the session (although thinking about it is always good). The pre-prepared code should be available on github before and at the session, and I shall have some USB sticks with it on as well. Since it's pair programming, and since the problem shouldn't be using "deep" parts of the Python programming language, I hope this will work well for people at any level of experience. Please note that we are now on meetup.com, at http://www.meetup.com/CamPUG/. If possible, please RSVP there for meetings so we have an idea of numbers. As an incentive, there's normally more detail about each meeting there, and you can also find out about future meetings. Tweeting may occur at https://twitter.com/campython Tibs

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Southampton Python User Group - Talk on Thursday 2nd March
by Pepper R. Feb. 22, 2017

Feb. 22, 2017

Hi all, The next Southampton Python User Group meeting will be next Thursday with a talk about using Cython to increase Python code performance. When: 6pm, Thursday 2nd March Where: Room 1007, Building 58, University of Southampton. I’ll talk about using Cython, and will give a quick overview of features, potential pitfalls and will show a few real world examples of how it can make a big difference, particularly in scientific applications. After the talk there will be a chance to give 5 minute lightning talks - the suggested theme next week is on code performance in Python – some suggested ideas could be: · The use of Numba to speed up code · Multiprocessing module If you'd like to give a brief talk, please let me know! Refreshments will be provided, and we'll go to a nearby pub afterwards for drinks and food. Best wishes, Ryan ----- Cython is a superset of the Python language, aiming to provide greater performance in the CPython implementation of the language. This is achieved by user given type annotations, and explicit disabling of language features in order to provide greater speed where this is critical in applications. Code is transformed using the Cython compiler, which generates C code; this is then compiled with a C compiler into a library, which can then be imported by Python as with any other module. In addition, C (and in simple cases C++) code can be used directly from Cython through the use of source and header files; this is particularly useful in scientific computing when wanting to call functions from an external library. In this talk I'll give a quick overview of the features, common use cases, potential pitfalls and show a few real-world type examples.

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Python Platform Developer - Counter Terrorism
by John Thistlethwaite Feb. 20, 2017

Feb. 20, 2017

Afternoon Pythonistas, If you are interested in new opportunities, please see below: A cutting edge FinTech organisation, looking to scale-up there ground breaking platform are looking for Senior Python Developers in a Central London location. As a Senior Python Developer here, you will join a team of developers who are passionate about coding, especially Python and a real sense of desire to change the face of the FinTech industry at the same time as contributing to national advancement in security and fraud prevention. We are looking for Senior Python Developers with the following: · At least three years commercial experience using Python · A real passion for robust coding and mission critical projects · A passion for algorithm's and platform development. · Ability to bring real genius to the table when it comes to out of the box Python Coding · A good understanding of Testing, not necessarily TDD but a drive to move in that direction. · Oh and of course a love of Python and all round technology As a Python Developer you will be exposed to exciting next generation technologies in an environment where individual developers are empowered to voice their ideas and the freedom to implement these whilst implementing machine learning, Python and Robust Coding. Tech Stack: Python Offering between £50,000 & £80,000 + Stock Options + Other Benefits Academic experience is important, however it does not matter which university, as long as you are bright, driven and can add true value in an advanced technology environment, commercial experience is more valuable. Best Regards John - 01727 228 257 or john(a)understandingrecruitment.co.uk<mailto:john@understandingrecruitment.co.uk> John Thistlewaite | Senior Recruitment Executive Tel: 01727 228 257 | Email: john(a)understandingrecruitment.co.uk<mailto:john@understandingrecruitment.co.uk> [icon_li]<https://uk.linkedin.com/company/understanding-recruitment> [icon_g] <https://plus.google.com/117518867972234939616/posts> [icon_tw] <https://twitter.com/UnderstandingR> [icon_fb] <https://www.facebook.com/understandingrecruitment?ref=hl> [emIL SIG]<https://www.understandingrecruitment.co.uk/> *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential (and may contain privileged information) to the ordinary user of the e-mail address to which it was addressed and must not be copied, disclosed or distributed without the prior authorisation of the sender. Please notify the sender and destroy this e-mail immediately if you are not the intended recipient. Please also note that while our own software systems have been used to try to ensure that this e-mail has been swept for viruses, we do not accept responsibility for any damage or loss caused in respect of any viruses transmitted by the e-mail. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of Understanding Recruitment Ltd or any of its agents unless otherwise specifically stated. As internet communications are not secure we do not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message nor responsibility for any change made to this message after it was sent by the original sender. *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Understanding Recruitment is a limited company registered in England and Wales under Company Registration number: 06364614. Registered address: Understanding Recruitment, 2nd Floor Suite, Abbeyview, 38-40 The Maltings, St Albans, Herts, AL1 3HL.

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[COMMERCIAL] Python/Django offshore development center/contract staffing
by hr＠synapten.com Feb. 15, 2017

Feb. 15, 2017

Hi All, Good Morning. We are a Bangalore based technology startup. We have very strong technical expertise in Python/Django stack. We provide solutions in areas of Cloud Computing, Big data, Data analytics, Machine Learning, Mobile/Web app back end development. Please reach us out if some one is looking for contract resources or if you can outsource modules on python/django stack. Thanks in advance. -- Ram, Synapten Labs Pvt Ltd O : 080-42127047 ( Ext : 259 )

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looking for part-time
by Visgean Skeloru Feb. 14, 2017

Feb. 14, 2017

Hi, I am looking for part-time job in Edinburgh or remotely. I have 6 years experience with programming in Python, Django, Linux and with many other technologies. My Github account: https://github.com/Visgean My LinkedIn account: https://cz.linkedin.com/in/visgean My cv is attached. Best regards,

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PyWeek is next week, 19th-26th February
by Daniel Pope Feb. 13, 2017

Feb. 13, 2017

Hello all, PyWeek, the Python games programming contest, is coming up next week. https://pyweek.org/23/ Many of you will have heard me bang on about PyWeek quite a lot over the years - if so, sorry! It's a games programming contest where you are challenged to write a game from scratch, in a week. You don't need to spend a whole week - I just do evenings, for example - and winning games have been written in an afternoon. This week is theme voting week, in which we vote on theme options. The winning theme - to which games must somehow be linked - will be announced on Sunday 00:00 UTC when the contest starts. The options this time are: - A Flight to Remember - The Lesser of Two Evils - Cold Warriors - Obsoletely Fabulous - Insane in the Mainframe Do any of these plant the seed of inspiration in your brain? Perhaps you could create a 2D game with Pygame or a 3D game with OpenGL... or maybe a web-based game with Flask... or perhaps an immersive augmented reality game played out over social media, chaperoned by the mysterious @Ajax (Oooh, I might do this myself!). The point is: challenge yourself to do something creative; stretch your Python muscles; finish something; have people play it and send you feedback. You can enter as a team or as an individual. Why not register an entry and give it a go? Sign up at https://pyweek.org/register/ and register an entry at https://pyweek.org/23/entry_add/

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Looking for new adventures
by Tomasz Dobrzycki Feb. 13, 2017

Feb. 13, 2017

Hello, The company I have been working with has some financial issues and my team will be closed pretty soon. I thought it might be a good time to look around for some new opportunities. If anyone is looking for a Computer Vision / Data Science guy with some Python experience, then let me know. Here's my LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasz-dobrzycki-714508a4/ Feel free to invite me to your network, I'm always happy to meet new people :) If you would like to contact me or get some more info, email me on dobrzycki.tomasz(a)gmail.com -- Best Regards Tomasz

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Python/Django contractor for Government Digital Service
by a.grandi＠gmail.com Feb. 13, 2017

Feb. 13, 2017

Hi everyone! GDS (Government Digital Service) is looking for a Python/Django developer to join my team (Better Use of Data) and help us to build a tool that will help government find land for various purposes, based on factors such as location, infrastructure and local amenities. The role is based in London, and is 100% on-site. We are looking for a contractor to join us for 3 months (with the possibility of extension) with the following skills: - Full stack developer (with a good understanding of front end side in particular) - Python - Django (the full stack of Django) and Django Rest Framework - HTML, CSS, JavaScript (no particular framework like Angular or React is required, but at least JQuery/Ajax are required) - PostgreSQL / PostGIS The application architecture is composed mainly of API backend written in Django / Django Rest Framework, some complementary API services and a Django front end. Not convinced yet? Do you want to have a look at the current source code? No problem! Here you can find the current projects: - https://github.com/alphagov/land-availability-api - https://github.com/alphagov/land-availability-voa If you are interested, you can contact me in private at this address andrea.grandi(a)digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk (Please, no recruitment agencies! Thanks!) -- 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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