This month we have two talks from members of the Dictionaries Systems teams of the Oxford University Press (OUP). They develop platforms which power websites, support editorial systems and provide data to their customers via APIs. Door open at 19:00 for a 19:15 start.

From v1 to v2 – How and why we completely rebuilt our Live data platform

by Justin Foley

Justin has been building large-scale systems for the last 18 years across a variety of domains including healthcare, malware analysis and speech recognition. He has a particular interest in agile development processes including strong automated testing and DevOps practices.

Building Microservice REST APIs with Flask

By Jose Vallejo

Jose has worked as a Python developer for 5 years building REST API’s and eCommerce/ERP solutions. He has a strong interest in software security and software engineering.

Job announcements

Torchbox are looking for a Senior Python Developer to take the lead on building a wide range of bespoke apps: https://torchbox.applytojob.com/apply/9rpxkBYWBv/Senior-Python-Developer

OUP Dictionaries have an opportunity for an enthusiastic Python Developer with an interest in DevOps to help us build language data systems: https://jobs.oup.com/uk/jobs/vacancy/python-developer-with-devops-0503-oup-uk---oxford/521/description/