Java Lead - Chennai/Bangalore, India

What will you do?

Lead and mentor a team of developers to design, develop, and implement detailed customer applications in partnership with business and marketing stakeholders.

Architect and oversee the development of microservice applications using industry best practices and design patterns.

Ensure high-quality, scalable, reusable, and fault-tolerant code by setting coding standards and conducting thorough code reviews.

Drive the implementation of automated unit tests and API validations to maintain code correctness and reliability.

Lead debugging efforts, troubleshoot complex issues, and optimize application performance proactively.

Collaborate closely with Solution Architects to define and validate API schemas and integration approaches.

Coordinate with front-end teams to ensure seamless integration of UI components with backend APIs.

Partner with Product Owners to gather, clarify, and prioritize business requirements and groom user stories for agile delivery.

Oversee application lifecycle events including feature launches, releases, and deployment windows ensuring smooth coordination.

Champion the creation and maintenance of comprehensive, high-quality technical documentation and share knowledge across teams.

Lead and actively participate in scrum/agile ceremonies, driving continuous improvement in agile processes.

Guide requirement analysis, design discussions, and implementation approaches to align business needs with technical solutions.

Drive feature development, enhancement of existing functionalities, and technical innovation through hands-on coding and review.

Perform and coordinate peer code reviews to uphold coding standards and promote knowledge sharing within the team.

Communicate effectively with business stakeholders and cross-functional departments to align project goals and expectations.

What are we looking for?

Proven expertise in translating complex business and functional requirements into scalable high and low-level system designs with leadership in architectural decisions.

Extensive experience (6+ years) in Java Spring Boot and RESTful microservices development with a deep understanding of concurrency frameworks like Mono and Flux.

Strong leadership in managing relational databases such as Oracle, MS SQL, or Postgres, including performance tuning and schema design.

Advanced skills in automated testing practices with tools including JUnit, and a commitment to ensuring code quality and reliability through CI/CD pipelines.

Proficiency with development and collaboration tools such as Jira, GitLab, Swagger, Postman, SOAP UI, along with monitoring tools like Kibana, ELK stack, and Dynatrace.

Deep knowledge of data structures, design patterns, asynchronous programming, and system integration principles.

Experience in guiding Agile/Scrum teams, advocating iterative development practices, and improving delivery processes.

Proficient in ORM frameworks like Entity, Hibernate, and Dapper, with hands-on experience in API security using OAuth protocols.

In-depth understanding and practical experience with queuing/streaming platforms like Kafka as part of scalable architectures.

Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker), version control (Git), static code analysis (SonarQube), and deployment automation within CI/CD workflows.