Software Engineer - Application Consultant

Role Description

Join Kyndryl as an Application Consultant and become a catalyst for innovation and transformation. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of driving change and enabling our customers to harness the power of technology to achieve their wildest ambitions. You'll collaborate with a diverse range of industries, tailoring cutting-edge solutions to meet each customer's unique needs.

• Forge strong relationships with customers, gaining insights into their business objectives and long-term aspirations.
• Provide expert guidance on leveraging technology for unprecedented success.
• Conduct thorough needs assessments and document specifications using cutting-edge Business Analysis methodologies.
• Gather requirements from stakeholders and translate them into functional and nonfunctional specifications.
• Guide customers through application modernization endeavors, ensuring systems are future-proofed and optimized.
• Collaborate with application architects and development staff to bring visions to life.
• Consult with customers on compatibility challenges and offer holistic solutions.
• Help customers choose between multiple applications, including packaged solutions.

Qualifications

• Experienced application-focused Python/FastAPI and React role with cloud infrastructure support as a preferred plus.
• Strong hands-on experience building production APIs with Python and FastAPI, Flask, Django, or similar frameworks.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs, service boundaries, validation schemas, async clients, structured errors, and integrations with internal and external systems.
• Practical understanding of AuthN/AuthZ, OAuth/OIDC, JWT/JWKS, secure session handling, encryption, PII handling, secrets, dependency hygiene, and least-privilege thinking.
• Experience with relational data modeling, SQL, migrations, SQLAlchemy or comparable ORM patterns, and production-safe database changes.
• Working knowledge of React, TypeScript, modern routing, form handling, API clients, component systems, responsive UI, and accessibility expectations.
• Ability to write and maintain unit, integration, E2E, accessibility, and regression tests.
• Comfort with Git, pull requests, code review, GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD systems.
• Ability to work directly with stakeholders, clarify ambiguous requirements, document decisions, and mentor less experienced developers.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with meaningful ownership of production web applications.
• 5+ years of hands-on Python backend development in production or production-like systems.
• 5+ years working with React and TypeScript, or enough practical experience to maintain and extend a mature React SPA.
• Demonstrated experience building API-driven systems with authentication, data persistence, testing, and operational support.
• Prior enterprise or public-sector experience is helpful, especially where security, accessibility, documentation, and change control are important.
• 2+ years providing technical leadership, mentoring, code review, or delivery guidance is preferred.

Benefits

• Access to state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients.
• Employee learning programs with access to certifications from Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and more.
• Company-wide volunteering and giving platform to donate, start fundraisers, and volunteer.
• Investment in employee well-being and support through various life moments.