Lead Python Developer

Infosys - Jersey City, NJ

Full-time - Mid Level

Jersey City, NJ

5,001-10,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Infosys is seeking a Lead Python Developer responsible for providing technical expertise and coordinating day-to-day deliverables for the team. The role involves assisting in the technical design of large business systems, building applications, and ensuring data security, retention, and recovery. The candidate will research technologies independently, recommend appropriate solutions, and contribute to best practices and standards throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and coordinate day-to-day deliverables for the team.
• Assist in the technical design of large business systems.
• Build applications and interfaces between applications.
• Understand data security, retention, and recovery.
• Research technologies independently to recommend appropriate solutions.
• Contribute to technology-specific best practices and standards.
• Contribute to success criteria from design through deployment, including reliability, cost-effectiveness, performance, data integrity, maintainability, and scalability.
• Guide and mentor the team during the build and test phases.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution, or three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
• At least 4 years of Information Technology experience.
• Experience in Python programming.

Nice-to-haves

• At least 4 to 8 years of experience in Python programming.
• Experience in end-to-end implementation of projects in Python, from analysis, design, model to coding & testing and promote to production, especially Python server-side backend programming.
• Experience of quartz programming.
• Good knowledge in SQL, Unix shell scripting, data structures, algorithms, collections, Python memory management, and concurrency (GIL).
• Experience in working with Python frameworks like Django / Flask.
• Experience in React.js, RESTful APIs, and web-capable devices and browsers.
• Experience of software engineering design patterns and practices.
• Experience of OOPS concepts.
• Experience of functional programming, basic data structures, and algorithms.
• Experience in the banking and finance domain.
• Experience with agile development, SCRUM, or extreme programming methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written & verbal communication, ability to multitask, work well under demanding situations, prioritize and meet deadlines.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Vacation & Paid Time Off
• Dental Insurance