Python Full Stack Developer (Books2Read)

Draft2Digital is looking for qualified US-based applicants who reside in the following states: OK, TX, CA, WI, FL, WA, OH, GA, CO, KS.

We provide a simple process to turn authors’ manuscripts into professionally formatted eBooks and print books and release them through all the industry's most powerful sales channels. We give our users a single place to publish their projects, to manage any changes, and to track their performance across multiple vendors at draft2digital.com.

Additionally, we offer a platform for findability and discovery with Books2Read. This assists authors and readers to help keep track of new releases, to discover books, and find great reads at the digital store of their choice by virtue of new release notifications and universal book links. This position will work heavily on that platform.

We are looking for someone who can fill a key role in our development process, providing development of our server-side and client-side features at Draft2Digital and Book2Read. This will include document conversion, eBook and print book generation, metadata distribution to third parties, and developing new features for our website and services.

The position will call for development using the Django framework and will require excellent Python development skills. Excellent candidates will also possess and be able to perform client-side development using JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and React/Redux.

Qualified applicants will have advanced DB knowledge, specifically PostgreSQL as well as experience with Celery or another task manager. Past experience developing RESTful APIs (including Django Rest Framework) is also a plus.

You will be working on a small team and will be expected to manage your time effectively without strong oversight but with regular contact from the CTO and Project Manager as needed.

• Implement new features as we continue to grow and change as a company
• Support the generation of xml feeds of our book catalog to enable distribution to third parties
• Writing performant code
• Writing migrations to keep systems up to date to ensure continuity
• Management of small dev team for company project initiatives
• Work with Product Owners to turn ideas into actionable items
• Establish clarity on design and implementation needs
• Advocate for development best practices and understanding broader code base ramifications
• Responsible for some reviewing of code and implementation strategies
• Work with System Administrators on deployments as needed Required Experience and Qualifications
• Computer Science Degree or equivalent
• Excellent understanding and skill with the Python programming language
• Django (or Flask/Rails)
• Postgres SQL/Relational DBs
• REST APIs
• JavaScript, CSS, and HTML
• Front end framework experience with React/Angular or equivalent
• Unit testing
Additional Desired Skills
• 3 to 5+ years professional development experience with at least 1 of those as a full stack developer
• Experience in publishing or similar book based environment
• Comfortable working in a mixed operating system environment
• Excellent communication and time management skills