Lead - Software Development

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design, development, and deployment of Java/J2EE applications.

• Architect scalable and maintainable systems following best practices.

• Guide the team in adopting modern development techniques, tools, and frameworks.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product managers, and architects to align on requirements and design.

• Conduct code reviews and ensure code quality, performance, and security standards.

• Troubleshoot and resolve critical issues across environments.

• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning and estimation.

• Coach and mentor junior and mid-level engineers.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 8–12 years of hands-on Java development experience.

• Strong experience in Java and J2EE technologies.

• Proficiency in Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Hibernate/JPA.

• Experience with RESTful services, SOAP, and API design.

• Strong hands-on with SQL and relational databases like Oracle/PostgreSQL/MySQL.

• Familiarity with NoSQL databases like MongoDB or Cassandra is a plus.

• Exposure to messaging systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ.

• Good exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Jenkins, and build tools like Maven/Gradle.

• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, Event Driven Architecture, containerization (Docker), and Kubernetes.

• Knowledge of performance tuning and scalable application architecture.

• Strong leadership and team management capabilities.

• Excellent verbal and written communication.

• Analytical thinking with a solution-oriented mindset.

• Ability to handle multiple priorities and drive results in a fast-paced environment.