Java Developer

Company Name: IBM
Experience: 10+ Years
Location: Kochi (Hybrid Model)
Interview Mode: Virtual
Interview Rounds: 3 Rounds
Notice Period: Any

Job description:

Your role and responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of large-scale, distributed, cloud-native applications, services, and solutions, prioritizing high availability, scalability, robustness, fault tolerance, and observability.
• Champion modern software engineering practices by conducting code and design reviews and fostering a DevOps-driven culture.
• Assess and recommend alternative architectures and technologies that align with business needs and service performance KPIs.
• Collaborate within an agile team to accurately estimate and deliver complex features on time.
• Engage in customer meetings and provide technical support to the team, helping resolve technical issues.
• Work closely with engineering leaders, product managers, and designers to ensure seamless alignment between software development and user expectations.

Required education

• Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

• Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Strong expertise in data structures, algorithms, enterprise systems, asynchronous architectures, and object-oriented programming.
• Proficient in Java, Python, and JavaScript; familiarity with C/C++ or Go is a plus.
• Hands-on experience in designing and developing RESTful services using microservices architecture patterns.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, and FE libraries and frameworks (preferably React), development tools like Babel, Webpack, NPM.
• Extensive experience in containerized application development using Docker, along with orchestration platforms like Kubernetes or OpenShift.
• In-depth knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, build automation, and infrastructure tools such as Jenkins, Gradle, Ansible, Terraform, etc.
• Strong proficiency in Linux (RHEL) OS, including security practices and troubleshooting.
• Practical experience with data management, integration, system integration, distributed databases, and messaging platforms.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related Engineering field.
• Expertise in microservices architecture, design patterns, and API development.
• Experience with both relational and NoSQL databases, along with messaging brokers like RabbitMQ or Kafka.
• Strong understanding of data representation, serialization, data exchange, and modeling languages, including XML, XML Schema, XSLT, and JSON.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as IBM Cloud, AWS, or Azure.
• A collaborative team player with excellent problem-solving skills and a growth-focused mindset.
• Proven ability to provide technical leadership, drive results, and effectively mentor development teams.