Lead Python Developer

Infosys is seeking a Lead Python Developer
This position's primary responsibility will be to provide technical expertise and coordinate for day-to-day deliverables for the team. The chosen candidate will assist in the technical design of large business systems; builds applications, interfaces between applications, understands data security, retention, and recovery. The role holder should be able to research on technologies independently to recommend appropriate solutions & should contribute to technology-specific best practices & standards; contribute to success criteria from design through deployment, including, reliability, cost-effectiveness, performance, data integrity, maintainability and scalability; contributes expertise on significant application components, program languages, databases, operating systems, etc., and guides/mentors the team during the build and test phases.

Candidate must be located within commuting distance of Jersey City, NJ or New York, NY be willing to relocate to the area. This position may require travel to project locations

Candidates authorized to work for any employer in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role at this time

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 python frameworks like Django / Flask
• Experience in React.js, RESTful APIs and of 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 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 deadline

The job entails sitting as well as working at a computer for extended periods of time. Should be able to communicate by telephone, email or face to face. Travel may be required as per the job requirements.