Our Founder
DAZU Pay is a new FinTech startup founded by a Stanford graduate who just moved back from Silicon Valley to build DAZU. Our founder has built over 150 web and mobile applications including for startups in the region (Valu, Cairo360), global tech unicorns (Google) and regional players (Du, MBC, the Saudi Government), and more.
About DAZU Pay
DAZU is focused on building a leading edge platform supporting consumer and business payments in the Middle East & Africa. Our goal is to be the number one FinTech player in our niche in the Middle East & Africa. Obviously, there’s more to it than that, but we’re still in stealth mode so you’ll know once we’ve launched (or if you join the team!)
About the Role
We’re looking for a number of passionate python developers with extensive experience in web scraping and building automation scripts. You’ll be working alongside the cross-functional team on the core FinTech product extracting valuable information as required from third parties. You may extend to other areas, however, web scraping is the primary skilled required. It’s a great opportunity for a junior to mid level developer with experience in scraping who is excited about a fast-paced demanding environment.
Job Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design and ship new features
- Write clean, beautifully architected, reusable and maintainable Python code using robust software architectural patterns – MVC, Repository Pattern, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) patterns as required in components
- Develop web scraping scripts to extract data required by the core product
- Develop organized APIs and RESTful services for cross system communication
- Integrate with other third party APIs to retrieve and manage third party data
- Write unit tests for all code developed before pushing to code repository and covers all cases
- Work on bug fixing and improving application performance
- Potential for AI/ML applications to analyse and manage the data
Location
Office is based in Smart Village, and we have certain flexibility for remote work.
Engineering RequirementsBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science2+ years’ experience developing python applications and/or scripts2+ years working with Django and/or FlaskSolid understanding of the software development lifecycleExcellent understanding of software design patterns and how to write clean codeExperience of source control system using GITFamiliarity with continuous integration, Gitlab CI and YAML is a plusPersonal Qualities:Fluent in EnglishExcellent communication skillsAccuracy and attention to detailFast learner, and interested in continuous learningAlways looking to improve oneself and the quality of work deliveredTakes responsibility for work and delivers work in a timely manner