Solutions Architect, Python
Posted:
1/10/2025, 6:37:46 AM
Location(s):
Montreal, Quebec, Canada ⋅ Quebec, Canada
Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Software Engineering
Workplace Type:
Remote
Build something extraordinary
Have you ever wanted to create tools that empower people to tell better stories with data? At Plotly, that’s what we’re all about! We combine cutting-edge technology with a collaborative environment to help data scientists, engineers, and analysts across the world achieve their goals.
Plotly Professional Services is the in-house consulting team at Plotly, working with clients across various industries including finance, healthcare, government, education, energy, and more. Our team builds software solutions using our Dash web framework and Dash Enterprise stack for specific client use cases. We also manage projects to improve our open-source software based on third-party sponsorships.
Your role in the Plotly story
Plotly’s enterprise product, Dash Enterprise, offers a comprehensive solution for deploying and hosting data visualization web applications built with Plotly’s open-source Dash library. Dash allows developers to build beautiful interactive web applications in Python.
As a Solutions Architect, you will act as a software development consultant, managing client-facing projects to help turn customer visions into reality. This will involve leveraging our full product suite, including Dash, Dash Enterprise, and the Plotly graphing libraries, along with tools from the broader Python ecosystem.
Here's a peek at what you'll be working with:
- Core Tech Stack: Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Git
- Large Datasets tools: PostgresSQL, Redis, S3, Azure Blob Storage, Dask, Vaex, Spark, Numpy
- Web applications technologies: Flask, React, Django
- Dash and Plotly graphing libraries
- Enterprise technology stack: LDAP, SAML, Cloud, Data Security, Access, and Process controls
What you'll do
- Manage client projects, including UI/UX design, dashboard goals, and application development
- Collaborate closely with team members and clients, responding to feedback and educating customers as projects progress
- Learn everything about Dash open-source and Dash Enterprise
- Drive effective solutions, considering stakeholder interests and budgets
- Work in a shared code base (public and private repositories).
What you bring to the team:
- 3+ years of programming experience with Python
- Experience with data analysis and data visualization
- Comfortable working with large datasets using tools like PostgresSQL, Redis, S3, and Azure Blob Storage
- Knowledge of software development best practices and management systems (issue tracking, git, Kanban)
- Working knowledge of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
- Knowledge of the Enterprise technology stack (LDAP, SAML, Cloud, Data Security, Access and Process controls) is beneficial
- Autonomously drive your work and coordinate your schedule in a fast-paced environment
- Strong customer-facing interpersonal skills: comfortable leading regular meetings with clients and managing relationships
- Excellent communication skills, both technical and non-technical
Nice-to-haves:
- Familiarity with open-source Dash and Plotly graphing libraries is highly desirable
- Experience with web applications technologies (Flask, React, Django)
- Experience with large datasets (Dask, Vaex, Spark, Numpy)
- Experience with Figma
- Ability to commit to light travel (around 10%) for training sessions or consulting engagements.
Not sure if you're 100% qualified?:
At Plotly, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If this role excites you, but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We’d love to learn how your unique skills could make an impact!
What You Can Expect From Us:
Health & Wellbeing
- Comprehensive health coverage
- Generous PTO
- Parental leave top-up program
Growth & Future
- Stock options for all full-time employees
- Learning & development program
- Work alongside a dedicated team
Flexibility & Community
- Remote-first work
- Home office support
- Employee led DE&I resource group
- Plotly Community Forum
Why You'll Love It Here
Unleash your creativity and shape the future of data analytics!
Founded by innovators and driven by our community of users and customers, we eagerly tackle every challenge, from crafting state-of-the-art UI for seamless data interaction to optimizing our graphing libraries and services for highly reliable performance. Our journey has only begun!
We are a tight-knit and quickly growing team where each member can make an immediate, meaningful impact. We take on complex problems, work hard, and are firm believers in the open-source mission. At Plotly, you'll work alongside a diverse team of first-class engineers, developers, scientists, and builders that challenge the status quo and set a high bar. We encourage each member of our team to explore and expand their skill sets continually, and to approach every problem with curiosity and an open mind. Together, we make it possible for people everywhere to share data and insights that make real impacts in business and around the world.
Plotly is an equal-opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. If you require any accommodations, please let us know during the application process.
Your privacy is important to us. Please take a moment to review our Candidate Privacy Notice. Should you have any concerns, please contact us at [email protected].
Plotly
Website: https://plotly.com/
Headquarter Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Employee Count: 51-100
Year Founded: 2013
IPO Status: Private
Last Funding Type: Series C
Industries: Analytics ⋅ Artificial Intelligence (AI) ⋅ Big Data ⋅ Collaboration ⋅ Data Integration ⋅ Data Visualization ⋅ Education ⋅ Machine Learning ⋅ Software