GM IT Platform Engineering - Java

Position Purpose:

• We are looking for a passionate technologist to design, architect, develop and deploy software solutions. The successful candidate will be able to Build high quality, innovative and fully performing software in compliance with coding standards and technical design.
• Design, architect, modify, refactor, develop, write and implement high quality software applications.
• Measure and tune application performance as per non-functional requirement. Perform code review to ensure high code quality.
• Support SDLC cycle, DevSecOps, integration with monitoring and observability tools.
• Participate in the testing process through test case review and analysis. Exposure to test and deployment automation.
• Good collaboration with Onshore and Offshore teams
• Requires a bachelor''s degree in a related area and 12+ years of experience in Development. Has knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices and procedures within a particular field. Rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job. Work under immediate supervision. Primary job functions do not typically require exercising independent judgment. Typically reports to a manager.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

• Software Development & Design

  Produce high-quality, innovative, and fully functional software in strict accordance with established coding standards and architectural guidelines. Design, architect, refactor, and implement complex software applications, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability. Conduct thorough performance analysis(JVM tuning); measure, tune, and optimize applications to satisfy defined non-functional requirements (latency, throughput, resource utilization, etc.).

• Code Quality & Governance

  Lead and participate in formal code-review processes to uphold excellence in code quality, security, and consistency. Enforce adherence to software development lifecycle (SDLC) policies and best-practice frameworks.

• DevSecOps & Automation

  Integrate applications with CI/CD pipelines, implementing automated build, test, and deployment workflows. Incorporate security controls and monitoring/observability solutions (e.g., logging, metrics, tracing) within the delivery pipeline.

• Testing & Release Management

  Contribute to the testing strategy, including test-case design, review, and analysis. Drive test automation and support continuous delivery practices to ensure reliable, repeatable releases.

Contributing Responsibilities

• Work effectively with cross-functional teams located on-shore and off-shore, fostering transparent communication and knowledge sharing. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers as required.
• Guide / mentor / review other team members deliveries and set up technical best practices
• Implement / Improve DevOps Pipeline for production delivery.
• Interact with functional and technical architects to design enterprise solutions.
• Conduct / Drive workshops and technical forums within the department on tech trends.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Technical Skills:
• Java (up to Java 17 ideally), Concurrency, GC Tuning, Collections, Garbage Collectors
• Spring Boot, Rest APIs, JMS, EJB, Hibernate
• DevSecOps, Jenkins, Maven, Sonar, Git, Artifactory, exposure to python/shell scripting
• Good understanding of RDBMS and No-SQL DBs, performance tuning, and internal architecture.
• Strong problem-solving skills, Algorithms, Data structures, OS concepts
• Proficient in application design, enterprise & Integration patterns, event driven architecture.
• Exposure to microservices, distributed systems, application observability, and distributed tracing.
• In dept understanding of modern messaging and caching systems like Kafka/Ignite/Redis.
• Develop scalable and resilient systems deployed in multiple DCs.
• Identify performance bottleneck and optimize to improve latency and throughput.
• Create and maintain technical documentation design / architecture / deployment / flowcharts.
• Behavioral Skills:
• End to end application tech ownership, maintain book of work, collaboration with global teams.
• Lead a team of developers and provide technical guidance, code review, and mentoring.

Specific Qualifications:

• 12+ years of technical experience (Preferred BFSI industry)
• Exposure to migrating legacy applications to latest tech stack
• Good to have exposure to cloud platforms, and containerization technologies

Skills Referential

Technical Skills:

• Java (up to Java 21 ideally),
• Jvm, GC Tuning, Collections, Garbage Collectors
• Jenkins, Maven, Sonar, Git, Artifactory
• Python and Bash scripts
• DSA, Distributed system
• SQL, No SQL

Behavioral Skills:

• Problem solving
• Collaboration
• Mentorship
• Curiosity for technology

• Education Level:

  B.E or equivalent