[Python Glasgow] Job posting - python developer in Edinburgh

[Éric St-Jean]

Hi!
I know, this is a Glasgow mailing list, and i'm posting about a job in
Edinburgh, but maybe someone here has been wanting to move to
Edinburgh? Here's your chance!

Python Developer – Edinburgh, UK.

We are presently on the lookout for a Python Developer, based in our Edinburgh
(Scotland) UK office. This is an immediate opening as a result of receiving a
SMART: SCOTLAND  Innovation Award and is for 1 year in the first instance. You
will be reporting directly to our Chief Technical Officer, Éric St-Jean in
Montreal but working as part of our UK based GIS/Land Use Team. Ideally, you
are very-well versed in at least some of:

* Python (e.g., you know how metaclasses work, or how a large list will
  allocate memory upon the next append)
  
* Backend Django development (e.g., you know querysets inside out - how and
  when they query the database, how their internal caches work)
  
* Linux infrastructure (deployment, security, etc.)
  
* Frontend development (you can do magic with Javascript, HTML and CSS)
  
* Testing, both frontend (using e.g. windmill) and backend (python unittests)
  
* Frontend design (usability, visual design)
  
* Geographical information systems (we created our own screaming-fast storage
  and querying system, but knowing the basics of how GIS works would be handy)

We're not expecting you to be an expert in all of this, but if you have a few
of those points and are very smart, please apply!  You must:

* have a good sense of humour
  
* work well in geographically dispersed teams
  
* have good communications skills in English
  
* deal well with receiving a vague problem description, and take matters in
  your own hands to make sure it gets solved to everybody's satisfaction with
  limited resources 

The challenges are numerous and great, in all areas - infrastructure, backend,
algorithms, frontend design and implementation, etc. We really need you! 

In terms of perks, Ecometrica is a great place to work. Schedules are
completely flexible, how you work and solve problems is also flexible, and
you'll get a Mac or Linux laptop, your choice (or Windows if you really want
that). It's like working for a startup, but a startup which is already doing
well, with lots of blue chip clients, so there's much less stress. We're here
for the long run, but you get to join while the company is still relatively
young. 

We are shortly moving to a new West End Edinburgh office with unlimited coffee,
tea and, a smart new working environment You may get to visit our other offices
from time to time, and you need to be able/allowed to travel sparingly to
Canada if necessary. We have a good benefits package and 27 days of paid
holiday. Salary will depend on your experience, but will be competitive - we
are open to receiving applications from very junior up to senior levels.

The team is great, too. You won't be simply working in a dev team, you'll also
be working with amazing, fun, very bright scientists both in Montréal and in
Edinburgh. 

You can send your CV to jobs at ecometrica.com. But please include links to sites
you've built, projects you've completed, repos on github or bitbucket where
you've contributed or are the lead developer, your twitter stream, or anything
else that makes sense.

-- 
Éric St-Jean, MEng, ing.       CTO, Ecometrica
eric at ecometrica.com      http://ecometrica.com
Skype/MSN/Google Talk:wiswaud  +1-514-585-9939