Position: Senior Python Backend Developer
Openings: 1
Duration of contract: 3-month CTH
Location: Remote – No West Coast
Start Date: Before EOM
Screening Process: Is prepared for a 2-day turnaround if they really like a candidate. They will move quickly!
Screens will take place Mon-Thurs, so please send availability for those days only.
Note:
This team will be responsible for unifying knowledge search within CVS. They are building a unified search platform that uses GenAI so internal employees know where to search for information – super exciting!
Notes from Manger:
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Need to have Gen AI experience
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Doesn’t like when a candidate has job experience overlapping while they were in school; which then adds into their “total years of experience”
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Can tell when a resume is generated by Chat GPT – 15-20 bullet points under a job is a huge no. Prefers shorter, 2 page resumes
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Masters preferred – US/European universities
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Experience working with data intensive products
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Please Linkedin profiles!
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Candidate they ruled out this week could not articulate a solution to a problem & talked in circles on the interview. Please make sure candidates can be concise when replying to a question.
Process: Please note the technologies/tools they will be screened on
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Screening Round with Hiring Manager – 30 min
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Experience Review
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Problem solving exercise
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Coding skills evaluation with developers– 45 min
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Python
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Kubernetes & microservices
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Cloud experience
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CI/CD, GitHub actions, devops
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Database
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Langchain
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Final Round – Data Science + Problem Solving + Team fit– 60 min
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Data product examples
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Data science experience evaluation
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Problem solving exercise
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Soft skills, team situations, personal motivation
Software Development Skills
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Solve complex problems by writing and testing application code, developing and validating data pipelines, and automating tests and deployment.
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Proficiency in designing and building in cloud environments such as Azure, GCP, or AWS.
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Uphold quality through DevOps pipeline, unit-, integration-, and end-to-end testing.
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Stay current on the latest GenAI trends, frameworks, and coding practices.
Required Qualifications
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4+ years of experience programming with Python, preferably working on data intensive projects.
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4+ years of experience with a public cloud (Azure preferred).
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4+ years of experience with common cloud tools such as Blob Storage, Azure Functions, Virtual Machines, AKS, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Active Directory, Azure Storage with knowledge of when to use each tool.
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4+ years of experience in Git and version control.
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3+ years of Kubernetes experience.
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3+ years of writing and deploying microservices.
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2+ years of experience in DevOps with GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD tools.
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2+ years of experience with authentication such as SSO or oAuth2 integration.
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1+ years of experience with vector databases such as MongoDB Atlas or Pinecone.
Preferred Qualifications
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Master's degree preferred.
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Excellent communication and planning skills.
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Portfolio of LLM applications and sample projects.
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1+ years of LLM experience building RAG systems at scale (10,000+ documents).
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1+ years of Langchain experience.
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1+ years with Cosmos DB or other graph databases.
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1+ years of experience building NLP data pipelines.
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2+ years of Architecture experience.
Education