[Chicago] Python opportunity

[MSheetz at psclistens.com]

I am a recruiter in the Chicago area and we are looking for someone that is
a Python developer.  Do you know of good places to look or a good person to
talk to or are you one?  Sorry for the questions, but not having great luck
turning up Python folks.  I appreciate your help.  Here is a description:


Full time position in the Chicago area.

Experience
· 3+ years development experience in Python
· 1-2 years developing with PostgreSQL
· Experience in Java a plus
· Experience in PHP a plus
· Experience in Ruby a plus
· Experience at a senior developer or architect level
· Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field

Skills
· Strong Python development skills on mid sized development projects in
systems utilizing most or all of the common Python API’s
· Very strong design and development skills coupled with knowledge of “best
practices”, “design patterns”, and best practice solution methodologies in
extending existing applications and implementing new functionality
· Significant experience in designing and implementing solutions on
multiple projects targeting multiple different business problems
· Excellent communication skills including written, verbal, and
interpersonal skills
· Very strong and demonstrable analytical, problem solving, and debugging
skills
· Experience with developing all aspects of full web applications including
both front and back end processing
· Ability to work independently, and as part of a small team environment
· Ability to learn and adapt to new technologies, patterns, and challenges
quickly
· Experience in multiple databases, especially PostgreSQL
· Very Comfortable in a unix environment
· Comfortable running Linux or MacOS X as a desktop environment a plus
· Experience with python based web application frameworks
· Experience with django a plus
· Understand and be able to implement XML over HTTP, Web Services, etc
· Thorough XML understanding including defining schemas, parsing XML, and
creating XML using a templating technology
· Familiarity with common open source source control systems including CVS
and Subversion
· Database access and update skills including directly using  SQL, as well
as familiarity with basic OR tools
· Ability to review, evaluate, and refactor existing code and new code
· Ability to design and implement dynamic web pages with basic web
technologies including HTML, CSS, and Javascript leveraging the MVC design
pattern
· Basic project management skills including estimating, scheduling,
dependency tracking
· Unit testing including building automated test suites
· Writing software for non-web projects (server, framework, background
procesing)
_______________________________________________
Mark Sheetz
Staffing Specialist
PSC Group, LLC., Schaumburg Office
1051 Perimeter Drive, Suite 500, Schaumburg, IL 60173-5833
Office ( (847) 517 7200 x454 Cell ( (630) 677 5306 Fax 7 (847) 517 7600
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