Python Developer

Job Summary

The qualified candidate will be working in the Revenue Fare Management Systems team performing back‑office web application development. Their work will support the railroad's legacy revenue applications and aid in ramping up development efforts for the New Fare Payment System project and the roadmap to merge and unify LIRR and MNR revenue applications.

Work Schedule

This position will be on a hybrid remote schedule, with a greater emphasis on being onsite.

Requirements

• Accomplished at collaborating with cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to develop high‑quality code, expert at solving complex problems, and advise on design issues.
• Understanding of how to develop successful online customer experiences.
• Experience building web‑based applications and APIs.
• Solid understanding of AJAX, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
• Skilled at Python web development and familiar with Django and FastAPI frameworks.
• Experienced and/or certified AWS Cloud Developer.
• Experienced developing and configuring AWS API Gateway.
• Experienced with Docker containerization.
• Experienced with Kubernetes (EKS).
• Experience with AWS IAM (Identity Center).
• Knowledgeable of server and serverless deployment strategies.
• Experience in Windows and Linux OS scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash).
• Solid understanding of SQL and Oracle PL/SQL.
• Familiarity/experience with financial or revenue applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement custom modules and APIs in Python.
• Develop and deploy a real‑time transaction system to support ticket validation.
• Design and build APIs.
• Create development tooling and documentation.
• Build web application front‑ends for internal applications.
• Build web application front‑ends for external customer applications.
• Participate in daily meetings and regular planning and review sessions.
• Interact with cross‑functional teams to ensure complete delivery of web applications.
• Provide documentation and participate in code reviews, planning sessions, and routine status stand‑ups.
• Provide accurate level‑of‑effort time estimates and recommendations for feature prioritization.
• Assist in release and deployment planning and execution activities.
• Create visually appealing interfaces.
• Test cross‑browser, cross‑platform, and cross‑device compatibility.
• Test for compliance with standards such as accessibility in the client’s region or domain.
• Conduct observational user testing and review designs against usability heuristics.

Skills

• PL/SQL – 2 to 4 years of experience.
• SQL – 2 to 4 years of experience.
• Python scripting – 2 to 4 years of experience.