Senior Python Developer

Title Senior Python Developer

Location: Bangalore

Job Term: Full-Time

The Opportunity:

At Picarro, Software Engineering focuses on developing and deploying industry vertical applications to clients in the Scientific and Energy communities. This specific role is focused on the suite of solutions, such as greenhouse gas emissions quantification, pipe replacement, and advanced leak detection, used by our gas utility and pipeline customers. The majority have a web-based user interface, but the backend utilizes geoprocessing, data, and ML services. While the products are designed to meet the needs of the industry, they sit within Picaro’s larger analytical suite/ distributed framework, so a wider collection of skills is desired.  The software engineer participates in the design, programming, testing, documentation and implementation of applications and related processes/systems. You may also be required to identify and evaluate development options, assess future needs for key technologies and techniques and develop plans for adoption.

This position reports to the GIS Software Development Manager. The position will be on site based out of our Bangalore, India office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work directly with product stakeholders and product management to understand product use cases and synthesize business requirements.
• Design, develop, and deploy high-performance multi-tenant dashboard applications using Dash Enterprise.
• Write production-quality code that creates responsive web applications.
• Handle multiple technical requests and project deadlines simultaneously.
• Create new data models, data transformations, views, and data flows from a variety of sources to support product development and experimentation.
• Collaborate daily with a global team of software engineers, data scientists, analysts, and product managers using a variety of online communication channels.
• Apply software development best practices including version control (Git), code review, and testing.
• Document technical detail of work using Jira and Confluence.

Desired Skills and Experience: 

• 8+ years of overall software development experience.
• 5+ years of experience developing responsive web applications using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• 3+ years of Python experience, specifically in an object-oriented structure. Experience with common data analytics libraries such as Numpy, SciPy, Pandas, Json, Sqlalchemy, and Matplotlib. Experience with geospatial libraries such as Shapely, GeoPandas, GDAL/OGR, and PyProj are a plus.
• 3+ years of experience with SQL for analytical use cases.
• 1+ years of experience with a modern web UI library, like React, Vue, Angular, or Svelte.
• 1+ years of experience developing web applications using Dash Enterprise.
• 1+ years of experience with at least one common mapping platform such as ArcGIS, QGIS, MapBox, Leaflet, and OpenLayers.
• 1+ years of cloud development (e.g. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and software container technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiar with NoSQL databases such as Redis.
• Familiar with Agile methodologies and processes.
• Familiar with Gas Distribution company processes and/or pipeline and distribution network data.
• Bachelor or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, GIS, geography, or related field.

About Picarro: 

Picarro, Inc. is the world's leading producer of greenhouse gas and optical stable isotope instruments, which are used in a wide variety of scientific and industrial applications, including: atmospheric science, air quality, greenhouse gas measurements, gas leak detection, food safety, hydrology, ecology and more. The company's products are all designed and manufactured at Picarro's Santa Clara, California headquarters and exported to countries worldwide. Picarro's products are based on dozens of patents related to cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) technology. Picarro’s solutions are unparalleled in their precision, ease of use, portability, and reliability. 

Honors awarded the Company include the World Economic Forum Technology Innovation Pioneer, IHS CERA Energy Innovation Pioneer, the U.S. Department of Energy Small Business of the Year, the TiE50 Winner and the Red Herring Global 100 Winner. Key investors include Benchmark Capital Partners, Greylock Management Corporation, Duff, Ackerman & Goodrich, Stanford University, Focus Ventures, Mingxin China Growth Ltd., NTT Finance and Weston Presidio Capital. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, gender identity, social orientation, nor on the basis of disability. 

Posted positions are not open to third party recruiters/agencies and unsolicited resume submissions will be considered free referral. 

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact Picarro, Inc. at [email protected] for assistance.