Searching for a Python Developer

Python is said to be one of the easiest programming languages to learn. However, finding experienced candidates is not as easy as it seems. Hiring a Python developer with extensive Tornado knowledge on a tight budget, for example, can be difficult. We will tell you how to do it!

Who are Python developers and what do they do?

A Python developer: who is it? According to Github, Python is one of the most popular programming languages, with more than 17% of projects written in it. It is necessary to take into consideration that the project’s field greatly influences what such a specialist does. There are several typical career paths for a Python developer:

• development in data science and machine learning;
• Odoo and ERP products;
• web programming.

They define what a Python developer does on a particular project: creates predictive models, programs artificial intelligence, or develops a product catalog for a high-load system.

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In addition, there are also managerial positions involving Python. A team lead will be responsible for assigning tasks, managing conflicts within the project team, and conducting code reviews.

Requirements for Python developers: how to identify an experienced candidate among hundreds of specialists

A Python programmer’s skill set looks like this:

• web libraries: Flask, Django, FastAPI, Tornado, or CherryPy, and for data science: NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, TensorFlow, or PyTorch;
• ORM: SQLAlchemy, DjangoORM;
• message queue: Celery;
• unit testing frameworks: Unittest, Pytest;
• IDE: PyCharm;
• package manager: PyPI;
• webserver: Gunicorn.

These are just some of the skills your candidate should have. Depending on the type of product and the domain of development, other technologies may also indicate the quality of the experience.

Mykola Kliestov

CTO at ITExpert

“At first glance, it may seem that there are plenty of Python developers on the market, so they are easy to hire. However, companies often require a specific set of hard skills in the resume of a Python developer. What is required to know while working for your project: multithreaded system development or simple web frameworks? How to distinguish a landing page developer from a data scientist? These are the questions you should answer when you start working on a vacancy.

For example, if you’re looking for a Python developer to build a high-load system, you’ll probably want to look for candidates with the knowledge of Tornado or at least asyncio or serverless, but there aren’t that many of them on the market! Standard channels for finding IT professionals may be insufficient to successfully fill a vacancy. If, on the contrary, you need to find a data science specialist, you should consider niche platforms (Github, Kaggle).

You can also always enlist the help of market experts — IT recruitment agencies. They have the expertise and a hot candidate base to fill a technical position in the shortest time possible.”

Finding a Python programmer using the ITExpert team

Hiring a Python developer is not an easy task. You need to take into account not only the requirements of your project but also evaluate hundreds of candidates, selecting only the most relevant ones and paying attention to the motivation of IT specialists. And the ITExpert team has such experience!

The specialists of our IT recruitment agency have been assisting with finding technical candidates since 2015. ITExpert’s clients include Sony, Deloitte, and Depositphotos.

Tell us about the requirements of your vacancies, and we’ll find a Python developer for your product!