Senior Python Developer
Summary
Senior back-end developer (C++/Python) for a geoscience client in Toronto (hybrid, 2 days in office). The role designs and optimizes high-performance C++ algorithms for cloud-based modeling workflows and builds scalable Python/FastAPI back-end services for a cloud geoscience auto-modeling platform that applies machine learning to drilling data.
We are assisting our reputable client in the geoscience industry with the search for a Senior Back End Developer (C++/Python).
Location: Toronto, ON - Hybrid (2 days in the office)
Compensation & Perks: $130,000-$155,000/year plus health benefits, RRSP contributions, profit sharing, employee stock purchase plan, educational reimbursement, and more.
Role Overview
You will be working at the forefront of geoscience innovation, collaborating with domain experts to design and optimize advanced C++ algorithms that drive cloud-based modeling workflows. You’ll also build scalable Python back-end services that deliver these high-performance solutions to modern web applications. You will help shape the evolution of a cloud-based geoscience auto modeling platform leveraging machine learning to extract insights from drilling data.
Key Responsibilities
Software Design
- Architect and design complex software applications, modules, and components.
- Apply modeling techniques aligned with established software design standards.
- Produce and communicate multiple design perspectives to meet functional, non-functional, and security requirements.
- Evaluate design alternatives and make informed trade-offs.
- Review and enhance both your own designs and those of colleagues.
Software Development
- Develop, test, document, refactor, and maintain complex programs and integration services.
- Advocate for the adoption of appropriate development methods, tools, and best practices.
- Ensure consistent use of standards and tools across the team for high-quality, maintainable outcomes.
- Collaborate with domain experts to implement geoscience algorithms optimized for performance and maintainability.
- Participate in code reviews and provide guidance to peers.
Release Management
- Plan and manage release schedules in line with business objectives.
- Coordinate release activities across multiple teams and stakeholders, ensuring quality, security, and compliance.
- Communicate release plans, progress, and results to stakeholders.
- Conduct post-release reviews and implement improvements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 7+ years of professional software development experience.
- Strong proficiency in Python.
- Experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable RESTful APIs, ideally using Python and FastAPI.
- Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Familiarity with infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
- Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated tests across unit, integration, and end-to-end layers using tools such as Pytest and Playwright.
- Familiarity with React and TypeScript, plus an interest in emerging development practices including AI-assisted or agent-driven workflows.
Assets
- Experience with Flask or FastAPI.
- Exposure to Three.js or web-based 3D rendering.