Python Lead / Architect

About Persistent

We are a trusted Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what?s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world including 14 of the 30 most innovative US companies, 80% of the largest banks in the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our growth trajectory continues, as we reported $1,186M annual revenue (13.2% Y-o-Y). Along with our growth, we?ve onboarded over 4900 new employees in the past year, bringing our total employee count to over 23,850+ people located in 21 countries across the globe. Throughout this market-leading growth, we?ve maintained strong employee satisfaction - over 94% of our employees approve of the CEO and 89% recommend working at Persistent to a friend.

At Persistent, we embrace diversity to unlock everyone's potential. Our programs empower our workforce by harnessing varied backgrounds for creative, innovative problem-solving. Our inclusive environment fosters belonging, encouraging employees to unleash their full potential. 

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About The Position

We are looking for an experienced Python Lead/ Architect to join our engineering team and help us create dynamic software applications for our clients. In this role, you will be responsible for writing and testing scalable code, developing back-end components, and integrating user-facing elements in collaboration with front-end developers. To be successful as a Python Lead, you should possess in-depth knowledge of object-relational mapping, experience with server-side logic, and above-average knowledge of Python programming. Ultimately, as a top-class Python developer, you should be able to design highly responsive web-applications that perfectly meet the needs of the client.

What You?ll Do

• Be fully responsible for the quality of code for which the team is responsible (either through personal review or thoughtful delegation)
• Write code whenever required (this is not a pure management role)
• Participate in the development and evangelization of the Python coding standards within the organization
• Take full responsibility for delivering solutions into production (working through operations teams)
• Be responsible for training and mentoring developers on the team and recommending actions around hiring, firing and promotion
• Work with the technical project management to create and maintain a prioritized backlog and schedule for the team
• Be responsible for architectural decisions in consultation with other members of the engineering leadership
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Display solid fiscal responsibility by managing and adhering to budgets and always seeking out operating efficiencies and economies

Expertise You?ll Bring

• 4+ years in leading development teams
• Leading teams successfully in a dynamic, fast time to market and customer focused environment
• Leading initiatives where teams were comprised of onshore and offshore resources
• Working with HTML / CSS / JS
• Programming in Python
• Leveraging serverless architecture within AWS or similar cloud platforms
• Developing server-side web applications, REST APIs, and / or microservices
• Working with small, nimble development teams
• Cybersecurity concepts and technologies
• Data pipelines or distributed message queues
• Internet / Web technologies, such as web browsers, AJAX, HTTP, HTML / XML, REST, JavaScript, CSS, XSL / XSLT, XPATH etc
• Strong organizational ability, including quick responses in a fast-paced environment
• Commitment to quality and an eye for detail
• Passion for software security
• Eagerness to learn new technology and solve problems
• Inclusive, roll-up-your-sleeves work ethic ? show a willingness to participate in daily workloads when needed to meet deadlines

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly promotion cycles and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Our company fosters a values-driven and people centric work environment that enables our employees to:

• Accelerate growth, both professionally and personally
• Impact the world in powerful, positive ways, using the latest technologies
• Enjoy collaborative innovation, with diversity and work-life wellbeing at the core
• Unlock global opportunities to work and learn with the industry?s best

Let's unleash your full potential. See Beyond, Rise Above