API Developer - Python Django - Montréal, QC
Swizly.com, a social media aggregation platform, is a start-up in search of a talented API Developer ready to join the team. The first dev position we need filled in Montreal will focus primarily on the following and will work directly with the CTO, also located in Montreal:
Responsibilities:
A) API Development and Maintenance:
Swizly uses API connections to pull data for each subscriber.
i) Updating, maintaining and monitoring current API connections between Swizly and Social Networks (Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo, Flikr, YouTube, Pinterest, etc.).
ii) Improving API Connections between Swizly and Social Networks
iii) Creating new API connections into new networks (ie - Vine)
B) RESTAPI
Using RESTAPI to integrate into 3rd Party systems in order to offer our clients added value and enhance account and backend management. Social Analytics, Payment (payment and subscription management), help desk, eNOM API (domain registration)
C) Front-end Development using APIs
working with APIs to develop the front-end templates or integrating 3rd party addons
Technical Skills
2-5 years API Development Experience
Social Network API Experience (Facebook API, Twitter API, Flikr API, etc.)
Python 3.0+
Django Framework 1.5+
Javascript
Bootstrap
Angular.js (a plus)
Node.js (a plus)
CSS 3.0
MongoDB
PostgresSQL
The Other Stuff:
Ability to crank code daily
Clean commented coding
Detail oriented
Ability to show previous code work experience
Fun and eager to join a start-up.
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