Badass Full Stacker Python​/Django

Southfield,MI,United States

Apr 02, 2015

ONLY LOCAL CANDIDATES CONSIDERED, THIS POSITION IS AN ONSITE POSITION LOCATED IN DETROIT, MI.

Ready to join a trailblazing start-up company that is changing the world of financial news? Well, here is your chance! Benzinga is a small but fast-growing online financial media newsstand that specializes in actionable trading ideas, insightful commentary and real‑time financial news and we are looking for Interns! Check out our Careers Video to learn more about us!

On the look out for a super ambitious, experienced Full Stacker to work full time in our Detroit based office! As a small and fast growing start-up, you will have the opportunity to be put on the front lines of the company where you will gain experiences you cannot find anywhere else. You will be given full ownership of projects that you will see through to completion.

• No day is the same. In the morning you may build something for one of our main sites, while in the afternoon you may be working on a pet project to market a new product.
• Work collaboratively with our badass development team to learn the development process.
• Working on projects from start to finish with a team or on your own.

We work primarily with Python on the backend (Django + DRF microservices) and Angular/HTML5/LESS on the front‑end.

• On the backend:
  You should be able to create REST services with Python, work with large SQL databases (we use MySQL and Postgres) and have a decent knowledge of how caching works.
• On the front‑end:
  You should be able to take an AI or PSD file and produce a fully working site using well coded CSS/HTML.
• 2+ years commercial experience in Python and Django.
• Must have a smokin hot portfolio that includes building multiple websites, including those who have seen steady traffic.
• Passion to not just work, but to build a company.
• Experience on a large projects with 2 or more other developers that required multiple web servers.
• Knowledge of financial markets a plus.