Senior Python Developer

Posted 12 hours 7 minutes ago by TEKsystems

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Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Job Description
Senior Python Developer

100% Remote - Ireland Based

Eligibility Requirements

  • Must be based in Ireland
  • Must have a valid Right to Work in Ireland
    • Irish or EU Citizen
    • Stamp 1G or Stamp 4
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Python Developer to join the Testing Farm/tmt team. The ideal candidate will have expert-level Python skills and proven experience building distributed architectures, with a strong focus on creating highly reusable and extensible APIs.

This role involves working within a globally distributed, cross-cultural team using Scrum methodologies, contributing to open-source projects that support large-scale automated testing.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and develop applications with distributed architecture for the Testing Farm/tmt project
  • Create highly reusable and extensible APIs
  • Develop and maintain the Test Management Tool (tmt) and Testing Farm platforms
  • Coordinate work with distributed teams across public and open-source projects
  • Participate in standard Git workflows using GitHub, GitLab, or similar platforms
  • Perform root-cause analysis of reported and discovered issues
  • Serve as an internal advocate for customers
  • Follow secure software development practices
  • Design, implement, and test solutions for complex technical requirements
Required Qualifications
  • Expert-level competency in Python with 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
  • Strong Shell Scripting skills with a solid background in Linux OS
  • Proven experience architecting and building distributed systems
  • Expertise in developing reusable and extensible APIs
  • experience coordinating work within public and open-source projects
  • Hands-on experience with standard Git workflows (GitHub, GitLab, or similar)
  • High proficiency in technical and professional English communication
  • Demonstrated experience following secure software development practices
  • Ability to design and implement code and test cases for complex requirements
Preferred Qualifications
  • experience building applications for software quality engineering environments (eg ISTQB standards)
  • experience working in globally distributed, cross-cultural, Scrum-driven teams
  • AWS experience, particularly with:
    • EC2
    • Spot Instances
    • AWS Secrets Manager
  • experience with containerization technologies (Docker or Podman)
  • CI/CD pipeline development and integration experience
  • Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code practices
Locations
  • Primary: Ireland
  • Secondary: Brno, Pune, Raleigh, Boston
About Testing Farm/tmt

Testing Farm is an open-source testing system that provides a robust framework for automated testing.

tmt (Test Management Tool) is a test metadata specification and implementation tool designed to support test execution and management.

Together, they form a comprehensive testing ecosystem for software quality assurance.

Projects You Will Work On
  • Main Project:
  • GitHub - teemtee/tmt: Test Management Tool
  • Fixing issues blocking RHEL teams onboarding to Testing Farm
  • Success measures include:
    • Assigned issues resolved
    • Merge requests accepted (code, tests, documentation)
  • Phased onboarding epics aligned with SST and JIRA labels/queries
  • Focus on issues impacting larger teams during onboarding
Success Metrics
  • Resolve blocker and critical issues enabling RHEL SST to complete Onboarding Phase 2
  • Enable automated testing via the Testing Farm dashboard
  • Objective to deploy, within one calendar year (June 2025 - June 2026), 20% of Beaker recipes to Testing Farm, broken down quarterly (5% per quarter)
Core Skills
  • Python
  • AWS
  • Shell Scripting
  • Linux
Employee Value Proposition

Testing Farm is an open-source testing system designed to provide a robust framework for automated testing.

tmt (Test Management Tool) enables structured test metadata management and execution, forming a powerful ecosystem for modern software quality assurance.

Job Title: Senior Python Developer

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Job Type: Contract

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