Lead Java Developer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Lead and guide a team of developers, ensuring compliance with coding standards and best practices.

• Perform code assessments, design evaluations, and architecture discussions.

• Propel technical decision-making and offer insights on solution architecture.

• Promote engineering excellence via continuous improvement initiatives.

• Design and develop scalable, resilient, and secure enterprise applications.

• Create High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documentation.

• Architect solutions based on microservices and cloud-native methodologies.

• Ensure that applications fulfill performance, reliability, and scalability criteria.

• Actively participate in development, debugging, and performance enhancement.

• Create RESTful APIs and distributed applications utilizing modern Java frameworks.

• Address production issues and conduct root-cause analysis.

• Advocate for clean code principles and best practices in software engineering.

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, QA, and DevOps teams.

• Engage in Agile ceremonies and guarantee timely feature delivery.

• Convert business requirements into technical solutions.

• Manage project risks, dependencies, and technical challenges.

⛳️ Requirements

• 12–15 years of experience in Java/J2EE application development.

• Strong proficiency in Java 8/11/17 and principles of object-oriented design.

• Extensive experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, and Hibernate/JPA.

• Solid understanding of Microservices Architecture and REST API development.

• Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or JMS.

• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Acquaintance with monitoring and observability tools.

• Strong experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server.

• Expertise in database design, optimization, and performance tuning.

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

• Proven track record of leading development teams comprising 5–15 engineers.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication abilities.

• Experience in mentoring developers and fostering technical advancement.

• Capability to balance hands-on development with leadership duties.

• Preferred experience in Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Event-Driven Architecture (EDA), and design patterns.

• Exposure to enterprise architecture and solution design is advantageous.

• Certifications in Java, AWS, Azure, or Kubernetes are beneficial.

• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans.

• Opportunities for professional development and training.

• Flexible work hours and remote work options.

• Generous vacation and paid time off.