Give yourself a few years at a contracting firm that fulfills projects in both your current specialty and the one you want to move into. Or any other growing co

Give yourself a few years at a contracting firm that fulfills projects in both your current specialty and the one you want to move into. Or any other growing company that uses both technologies. Apply based on your ability to contribute to Java projects but communicate you’re intent: that you’re enthusiastic about Python and want to make the transition. When it comes time for them to staff up on Python projects, you’ll be more of a known quantity than any outside applicant. That’s worth a lot. There will be a risk that you’ll be stuck in Java work, but you just need to stay clear on what you want and be ready to move on again if they make a habit of ignoring that. You don’t want to stay somewhere that would ignore your career ambitions like that anyway.