Python Developer

What you will be doing

3E’s innovation department "iLab" works on the productization of R&D results in the domains of solar and wind energy. Our different products and services include, among others: satellite-derived solar irradiation data, wind resource data & modelling, solar and wind forecasting services, and artificial intelligence for the automatic fault detection on solar PV parks and wind farms.

Our daily operations involve scientific computing, big data processing & storage, deployment and maintenance of products and services.

You join a team of engineers, scientists, DevOps and product managers that develop, operate, and commercialize innovative solutions in the renewable energy domain worldwide.

We are looking for a talented Python developer to support us on the development, testing, documentation, and operation of services dealing with high volumes of data while keeping an efficient use of our infrastructure.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing reliable and scalable applications, by writing clean and tested code
• Working with domain experts to productize new research results or maintain existing applications
• Operating applications throughout their life cycle on Kubernetes with our automated CI/CD pipeline
• Monitoring and troubleshoot operational or data issues

Our ideal candidate

You are an open minded and proactive team player with good communication skills who enjoys challenges and growing an innovative product to the next level.

What we are looking for in our new Python developer:

• A Degree in computer science, engineering, data science, or related
• Minimum 5 years of first relevant professional experience as a developer
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a multi-tasking environment
• Strong analytical skills
• Team player with good communication skills
• Fluent in English

You must have strong experience with:

• Python
• Code testing, OOP and best practices
• Docker and Kubernetes
• SQL databases and related python libraries (sqlalchemy, alembic, etc.)
• Developing REST APIs (Flask is a plus)
• Multithreading and parallel processing

Bonus points for:

• Experience with AWS or other cloud technologies
• Experience in one or more data engineering and data science tools (pandas, numpy, etc.)
• Familiar with multidimensional data structure and formats (netCDF, Zarr, etc.)

What we offer in return

3E offers a unique opportunity to further develop yourself in a company/team with an ambitious growth plan, delivering innovative services.

We work in a distributed team, but request flexibility to travel to the Brussels office/meeting location on an occasional basis (a few days per month).

Furthermore:

• Attractive salary package in line with your level of experience, including group insurance, hospital insurance, meal vouchers (8 euros), eco vouchers, representation allowance, company mobile phone + subscription, 32 days of vacation and a flex income plan.
• Sustainable transport: easy access with public transport, 100% reimbursement of public transport fare, bicycle allowance.
• Flexibility in our open-minded company.
• An international environment: projects in over 100 countries worldwide, colleagues of 20 nationalities.