Python & Cloud Engineer

Job Description
What's this role about?
We are seeking a hands-on Full Stack Web Technical Lead with strong technical management skills to lead and guide development teams in delivering high-quality web applications. This role requires deep expertise in cloud-native architecture, full-stack web development, and hands-on coding, particularly in Python. The ideal candidate will drive estimations, task breakdowns, code reviews, and guide the team to successfully deliver projects. In addition, the role involves leading small-scale POCs, contributing to the technical roadmap, and staying at the forefront of Generative AI application development.

Here's How You'll Contribute
You'll do this by:

• Technical Leadership & Team Management:
• Lead and mentor a team of full-stack developers, providing technical guidance and oversight throughout the development lifecycle.
• Drive task estimation and planning, creating detailed work breakdown structures, and ensuring that development tasks are clear, achievable, and on time.
• Conduct peer reviews of code, ensuring high standards for quality, performance, and security before approving work for production.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment, ensuring continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
• Hands-On Development:
• Be a hands-on contributor, leading by example with high-quality code. Focus areas include Python for backend development, and expertise in modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Angular).
• Build, deploy, and maintain cloud-native applications on platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, using modern development practices and tools (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
• Design and implement scalable, maintainable, and secure architectures that ensure the integrity of the web application stack (from database to UI).
• Cloud-Native Architecture & Design:
• Lead the design and development of cloud-native architectures, ensuring scalability, security, and performance optimization.
• Integrate cloud-native services into web applications, ensuring efficient use of cloud infrastructure and services such as microservices, serverless computing, and containerized deployments.
• POC Development & Innovation:
• Take ownership of small-scale POCs, delivering them in an agile manner to explore new technologies, frameworks, or solutions, and demonstrate feasibility to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to prototype and validate new ideas, especially in the area of Generative AI and AI-driven applications.
• Generative AI Application Development:
• Lead or contribute to the development of web applications that leverage Generative AI, building solutions that integrate AI models and providing expertise in handling AI workflows and deployments.
• Stay updated on the latest AI trends and technologies, and bring innovative AI-driven solutions to web applications to create a competitive advantage.
• End-to-End Web Application Ownership:
• Take responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of web applications, from architectural design to final deployment.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers, backend developers, and DevOps teams to ensure seamless integration and high-quality user experiences.
• Agile Process & Continuous Improvement:
• Drive agile development processes, participating in sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives, and ensuring smooth and timely delivery of features and fixes.
• Continuously optimize and refactor code to ensure maintainability, scalability, and improved performance.
• Implement best practices in version control, CI/CD pipelines, and testing automation.

Core Skills

• Experience: 8+ years of experience in full-stack web development, with at least 2 years in a technical lead role, overseeing the development process from concept to deployment.

• Technical Expertise:

• Proficiency in Python and experience in building backend services using frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI.

• Strong expertise in front-end development with frameworks like React, Angular, or
• Solid understanding of databases (SQL/NoSQL) and integration of back-end services with front-end interfaces.
• Experience with cloud-native architecture, designing and deploying applications on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including services like Kubernetes, Docker, serverless, and microservices.

• Deep understanding of full-stack web development from front-end to backend, and cloud infrastructure.

• AI/Generative AI: Practical experience in developing applications that leverage Generative AI technologies and AI/ML models.

• Agile: Strong experience in leading teams using Agile methodologies, driving continuous delivery and improvement.
• Leadership: Ability to lead, mentor, and manage developers effectively, with strong communication skills and the ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to solve complex problems and implement scalable, reliable, and secure solutions.
• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Desired Skills
How we'd like you to lead:
Advantage Zensar
We are a technology consulting and services company with 11, 800+ associates in 33 global locations. More than 130 leading enterprises depend on our expertise to be more disruptive, agile and competitive. We focus on conceptualizing, designing, engineering, marketing, and managing digital products and experiences for high-growth companies looking to disrupt through innovation and velocity.

Zensar Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer, encouraging diversity in the workplace. Please be assured that we will consider all qualified applicants fairly, regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans' status.

Zensar Is a Place Where You Are Free To Express Yourself In An Environment That Values Individuality, Nurtures Development And Is Mindful Of Wellbeing. We Put Our People And Customers At The Center Of Everything That We Do. Our Core Values Include

• Putting people first
• Client-centricity
• Collaboration

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