Job Title: Python Lead Engineer
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (Hybrid)
Role Type: Full Time
About the Role: We are seeking a highly skilled Python Lead Engineer with a strong background in designing and developing scalable, resilient, and highly available microservices applications. The ideal candidate will possess excellent technical skills, hands-on development experience, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. Familiarity with the banking domain is essential, as you will be involved in business-critical applications. You will be working closely with offshore and onshore partners to implement innovative solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the solution design and implementation for business-critical applications.
- Participate effectively in the entire software development life cycle, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
- Design, develop, test, and refine applications to meet specified objectives.
- Collaborate with US partners to understand requirements and implement solutions.
- Work alongside Product Teams, Scrum Masters, QA, and other stakeholders for seamless project execution.
- Analyze business and technology challenges, proposing effective solutions.
- Ensure application development adheres to security and maintenance requirements.
Essential Qualifications (Technical Skills):
- 10+ years of experience as a Python developer with a strong command of Python programming.
- Expertise in designing, developing, and deploying microservices using Python.
- In-depth understanding of high availability, scalability, and resilience in software systems.
- Proficient in Python frameworks such as Flask and libraries like NumPy and Pandas.
- Experience with MongoDB for database management and data retrieval.
- Skilled in designing and implementing secure REST APIs, integrating with front-end applications (e.g., React).
- Familiarity with cloud principles and experience developing applications hosted in cloud environments.
- Knowledge of event-driven architecture using messaging queues such as RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or Kafka.
- Experience with CI/CD technologies including Gradle, Jenkins, GitHub, Artifactory, Harness, and Sonar.
- Proficient in automated unit testing frameworks like Pytest.
- Solid understanding of agile software development lifecycle, object-oriented design, programming styles, and design patterns.
Non-Technical Skills:
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, capable of reasoning through complex issues.
- Proven leadership skills, able to mentor and guide team members in solution design and implementation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the capability to understand team dynamics to achieve goals.
Desired / Good to Have Skills:
- Experience in developing applications hosted on Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Knowledge of the Banking or Lending domain.
- Familiarity with GCP services, particularly Vertex AI and Document AI.
- Understanding of Google Cloud Functions for developing and deploying serverless applications.
- Basic knowledge of machine learning concepts and algorithms, as well as familiarity with frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch.
- Understanding of Google Cloud AI tools like Gemini and Gecko for advanced machine learning applications.
We can offer you:
- A highly competitive compensation and benefits package
- A multinational organization with 55 offices in 20 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
- Laptop and a mobile phone
- 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays)
- Maternity & Paternity leave plans
- A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region)
- Retirement savings plans
- A higher education certification policy
- Commuter benefits (varies by region)
- Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
- On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses
- Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups
- Cutting edge projects at the world s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
- A flat and approachable organization
- A truly diverse, fun-loving and global work culture
SYNECHRON S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative Same Difference is committed to fostering an inclusive culture promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law