Lead Java Developer

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Responsibilities

• ▹Lead and mentor a team of developers, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices
• ▹Conduct code reviews, design reviews and architecture discussions
• ▹Drive technical decision-making and provide guidance on solution design
• ▹Foster engineering excellence through continuous improvement initiatives
• ▹Design and implement scalable, resilient and secure enterprise applications
• ▹Define High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documents
• ▹Architect microservices-based and cloud-native solutions
• ▹Ensure applications meet performance, reliability and scalability requirements
• ▹Contribute actively to development, debugging and performance optimization
• ▹Develop RESTful APIs and distributed applications using modern Java frameworks
• ▹Troubleshoot production issues and drive root-cause analysis
• ▹Champion clean code principles and software engineering best practices
• ▹Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, QA and DevOps teams
• ▹Participate in Agile ceremonies and ensure timely delivery of features
• ▹Translate business requirements into technical solutions
• ▹Manage project risks, dependencies and technical roadblocks

Requirements

• ▹12-15 years of experience in Java/J2EE application development
• ▹Strong expertise in Java 8/11/17 and object-oriented design principles
• ▹Extensive experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security and Hibernate/JPA
• ▹Strong understanding of microservices architecture and REST API development
• ▹Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ or JMS
• ▹Experience with AWS, Azure or GCP
• ▹Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git and CI/CD pipelines
• ▹Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools
• ▹Strong experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL or SQL Server
• ▹Expertise in database design, optimization and performance tuning
• ▹Proven experience leading development teams of 5-15 engineers
• ▹Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• ▹Experience mentoring developers and driving technical growth

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Cassandra
• ▹Experience in Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) and design patterns
• ▹Exposure to enterprise architecture and solution design
• ▹Certifications in Java, AWS, Azure or Kubernetes
• ▹Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

Soft skills