Python Developer (Full-Time or Part-Time; Remote)
About Pivot-XY: At Pivot-XY, we leverage advanced economic and financial models alongside AI-based technologies to provide insights into business decisions to enhance shareholder value across various industry segments. As a tech-driven startup, we combine rigorous economic and financial analysis with innovative digital marketing strategies to effectively reach and engage our target audiences.
Key Responsibilities:
- General Python development on our SaaS application, to join our team, working with:
- SaaS back-end systems development on the cloud
- Our data systems (public data such as from SEC’s EDGAR, Yahoo Finance, private data in a multi-tenant system specific to our clients).
- Software in our current stack includes Python, Redis, LLM & RAG integrations, and Azure cloud (not heavy into Azure specialization). While this role does not require Data Science or LLM experience, it is a good role to learn and support other developers with strong experience in those areas enhancing our existing deployed system. We are not tightly coupled to one LLM.
Key Skills:
- Python software development experience working on enterprise software applications or SaaS application development
- Communication: Work effectively with executives, data scientists, economists, corporate consultants, cloud architects, GUI developers and others.
- Azure cloud experience or other cloud experience is beneficial. We will not be tightly coupled to one cloud.
- Finance, economics or fundamental financial analysis as a vertical skill is “nice to have”, but not expected. Please share any related experience or training.
Key Qualifications:
- Education: A bachelor's degree in computer science or related is a minimum.
- Bonus: An advanced degree (MS or PhD) is more competitive.
- Bonus: any vertical experience in financial investment analysis or economics
- Experience: At least 3 years of experience in developing Python enterprise software systems or SaaS applications.
Employment Type:
- Full-time or Part-time (prefer a minimum of 30 hours/week).
- Compensation through equity options until our funding event. We are not currently paying a salary or hourly rate. All at the company are working under the same arrangement.
- Fully remote, with the flexibility to work West Coast hours. Most staff are in Silicon Valley.
- Work-for-Hire agreement – company retains intellectual property rights
Personality Traits:
- Quantitative and detail-oriented
- Adaptable to dynamic, evolving environments
- Motivated by the opportunities and potential of early-stage startups
- Motivated to learn technical and vertical skills. It is always safe to ask questions, make suggestions and offer critical views supported by reasoning.
Application Process: Send an introduction, clarifying how you meet the Key Qualifications and where you exceed – along with a resume to greg.makowski@pivot-xy.com. In the email subject, include “application for Python Developer”.
We are also looking for a Python User Interface developer, to move our system from Streamlet to React or a similar modern UI framework.
