Python Developer

Procedure is hiring for Drover.

This is not a DevOps/SRE/cloud-migration role — this is a hands-on backend engineering and architecture role where you build the platform powering our hardware at scale.

About Drover

Ranching is getting harder. Increased labor costs and a volatile climate are placing mounting pressure to provide for a growing population. Drover is empowering ranchers to efficiently and sustainably feed the world by making it cheaper and easier to manage livestock, unlock productivity gains, and reduce carbon footprint with rotational grazing. Not only is this a $46B opportunity, you'll be working on a climate solution with the potential for real, meaningful impact.

We use patent-pending low-voltage electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) to steer and contain cows, replacing the need for physical fences or electric shock. We are building something that has never been done before, and we have hundreds of ranches on our waitlist.

Drover is founded by Callum Taylor (ex-Harvard), who comes from 5 generations of ranching, and Samuel Aubin, both of whom grew up in Australian ranching towns and have an intricate understanding of the problem space. We are well-funded and supported by Workshop Ventures, a VC firm with experience in building unicorn IoT companies.

We're looking to assemble a team of exceptional talent with a high eagerness to dive headfirst into understanding the challenges and opportunities within ranching.

About The Role

As our founding cloud engineer, you will be responsible for building and scaling the infrastructure that powers our IoT platform, connecting thousands of devices across ranches nationwide.

Because we are an early-stage startup, you will have high levels of ownership in what you build. You will play a pivotal part in architecting our cloud infrastructure, building robust APIs, and ensuring our systems can scale reliably. We are looking for someone who is excited about solving complex technical challenges at the intersection of IoT, agriculture, and cloud computing.

What You'll Do

• Develop Drover IoT cloud architecture from the ground up (it’s a green field project)
• Design and implement services to support wearable devices, mobile app, and backend API
• Implement data processing and storage pipelines
• Create and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code
• Support the engineering team across all aspects of early-stage development -- after all, this is a startup

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience developing cloud architecture on AWS
• In-depth understanding of various AWS services, especially those related to IoT
• Expertise in cloud-hosted, event-driven, serverless architectures
• Expertise in programming languages suitable for AWS micro-services (eg: TypeScript, Python)
• Experience with networking and socket programming
• Experience with Kubernetes or similar orchestration platforms
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform, AWS CDK)
• Familiarity with relational databases (PostgreSQL)
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Nice To Have

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

About the Role

We are looking for enthusiastic Backend Developer Interns to join our team remotely for a 3-month internship. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in backend development, work on real projects, and expand your technical skills. While this is an unpaid internship, interns who successfully complete the program will receive a Completion Certificate and a Letter of Recommendation.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and maintaining backend services and APIs.
• Work with databases (SQL/NoSQL) for data storage and retrieval.
• Collaborate with frontend developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Write clean, efficient, and reusable code.
• Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize backend performance.
• Participate in code reviews and team discussions.
• Document technical processes and contributions.

Requirements

• Basic knowledge of at least one backend language/framework (Node.js, Python/Django/Flask, Java/Spring Boot, or similar).
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and web services.
• Familiarity with relational and/or NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.).
• Knowledge of Git/GitHub for version control.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
• Good communication skills and eagerness to learn.

What You’ll Gain

• Real-world experience in backend development.
• Mentorship and exposure to industry practices.
• Completion Certificate at the end of the internship.
• Letter of Recommendation based on performance.
• Opportunity to strengthen your portfolio with live projects.

Internship Details

• Duration: 3 months
• Location: Remote (Work from Home)
• Stipend: Unpaid
• Perks: Completion Certificate + Letter of Recommendation

● 5+ years of experience as a Data engineer or related role.

● 5+ years of experience in application development using Python

● Strong experience with SQL and good to have NoSQL.

● Experience with Agile engineering practices.

● Preferred experience in writing queries for RDBMS, cloud-based data warehousing solutions like

Snowflake.

● Ability to work independently or as part of a team.

● Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS, is good to have

● Experience with ETL/LT tools and methodologies.

● Experience working on real-time Data Streaming and Data Streaming platforms

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Backend Engineer to join our team. The role involves developing and maintaining backend systems using Django and Python, while also managing on-premises hardware and deployments. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure our software is reliably configured, deployed, and maintained in an on-prem environment.

Key Responsibilities

Backend Development: Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python (Django or Flask).

On-Prem Deployment: Install, configure, and manage software on on-premises hardware, including servers and networking equipment.

Database Management: Design database schemas, write efficient queries, and optimize data access layers (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.).

API Integration: Implement and maintain RESTful APIs and integrate with third-party services.

Troubleshooting & Debugging: Diagnose and resolve application and infrastructure issues to ensure high availability.

Version Control & CI/CD: Use Git for version control and contribute to continuous integration and delivery pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.).

Security & Compliance: Work with the team to ensure software and infrastructure meet security and compliance requirements.

Documentation: Maintain clear, comprehensive documentation for your code, configurations, and on-prem deployment processes.

1. Need to have an understanding of Elastic Search, Kafka, mongo DB, etc.

2. Should have experience of Jupter noobooks, data bricks

3. Java, Pythons

4. Senior level, 5-10 years of experience

5. It is important they have those skills so that they can take over current work. There are codes written in both Java as well as Python. (Java is legacy but that is the main search engine code). So it will be counter-productive if engineers hired have experience in both.

6. Excellent communication, analytical, research, grasping skills

THE POSITION:

- 3+ years of relevant experience in designing & implementing scalable, resilient backend microservices

- Expert at any backend programming language (Python/GoLang preferrable) and has exposure to API design and scalable architecture

- Hands-on experience on a couple of RDBMS/NoSQL/In-memory DBs

- Great database modelling skills

- Ability to choose the right algorithm, data-structure, and design pattern for the given problem statement

- Knowledge of any cloud based platform like AWS or GCP and scaling on the go

- Understanding of various application security principles and experience with building applications secure by design

QUALIFICATION:

                - We don't care about which college you are from, if you have the power to convert coffee into code, we got you.