UKHO - Python Developer

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Who Speclialist Work With The engineer will primarily work within the Data Science practice who are working on leading edge machine learning pipelines for a variety of internal and external customers. The practice normally work in 6 week bursts so there will be opportunities to work on a number of different problems. All members of the practice can write code but the engineer will be expected to take the lead on refactoring or productionising pipelines. What Specialists Work On The Senior Software Engineer works as part of an Agile Data Science team, hands-on coding in Python 3.x for data science image processing pipelines, desktop applications and application plug-ins. They will deliver high quality software, supported by automated tests and documentation. Where the Work Takes Place Taunton, Somerset Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements Working onsite as part of an agile data science team Work Location Taunton, Somerset Security Clearance Can start after BPSS checks but should be eligible for SC . We will ask bidders for details of key personnel, if successful the bidder will be asked for confirmation of security clearance or we will initiate clearance process Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience At least three years experience of the following: Python 2.x and 3.x, Core libraries e.g. Numpy, SciPy, Pandas, Linux: Ubuntu and CentOS, Working practice: git, test-driven design, unit testing, bash Be able to work quickly in an agile environment Be able to explain ideas in a way that other people understand Know how to remove complexity from services and applications Put forward a case for design with a product owner or Head of Data Science Engage the whole multidisciplinary team with the design process Engagement with sources of technical knowledge and best practice, applying this to one’s work Experience of code refactoring Experience of designing and writing unit tests. Experience of applying design patterns and other design techniques. Nice to Haves Machine Learning, Keras, SQL, Geospatial libraries, shapely, Fiona, rasterio, geopandas Understanding of Keras and image processing algorithms, Scala, Spark and Hadoop No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Work well in a collaborative agile team Be able to constructively review the work of others Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 15% Price 25% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £420 (inside ir35)