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Quovo is a FinTech Big Data startup that performs aggregation and analytics for investment advisors, foundations, hedge funds, and even everyday investors. Learn more about us at (www.quovo.com). We're looking for a back-end developer to work on multiple connected layers of our application, using mainly Python and some PHP, with some SQL/JS thrown in for good measure. Fancy yourself a bit of a hacker? This is the job for you. Responsibilities: - Develop and implement new core services in some combination of PHP, Python, and maybe a little JS/database integration. - Example projects: building web crawlers, parsing and formatting unusual data sets, on-the-fly data analysis, and user-facing data management features. - Lead and participate in code reviews. - Ensure continuous quality through code testing, bug fixing, and feature changes based on customer feedback. Skills and experience: - Several years' experience with some combination of Python & PHP. - B.S. / B.A. in Computer Science or equivalent experience. - Passion for details, product, and an interest in economics, investing, or financial services. - Eagerness to learn and collaborate with the Quovo team. Nice to haves: - Database interaction experience, mainly T-SQL. - Experience with JavaScript, especially Angular.js - HTML scraping and other data mining/retrieval experience. - Quantitative/statistics skills. We’re VC-funded, located in the heart of Manhattan, and offer competitive salary and benefits, including stock options, free health insurance, and continuing education reimbursement (plus lots of free food!). Email info@quovo.com with a resume and description of relevant experience, and we'll take it from there…