Java Technical Lead

Photon (https://www.photon.com) is a fast growing global technology company, leading the industry in Digital Transformation for Enterprise. Photon is known for creating amazing mobile-first digital customer experiences and designs; and delivers technical expertise across all levels of corporate infrastructure.

Note: Work from Office (All 5 days)

Position Summary:

Senior Java Spring Boot Engineer/Lead

This role will work closely with digital, marketing, CRM, and omnichannel teams to deliver high-performance services that power email, SMS, and customer engagement experiences across millions of users.

Key Responsibilities

Java Spring Boot microservices

SMS and Email delivery systems

• Develop secure and scalable REST APIs used across retail, e-commerce, and professional service systems.

• Collaborate with marketing, CRM, loyalty, and digital product teams to implement event-driven customer communication workflows.

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

(Kafka / Pub/Sub)

• Participate in system design, architecture reviews, performance tuning, and production support.

• Ensure compliance with data governance, privacy, and security standards for customer communications.

Required Skills & Experience

4 - 12 years

SMS and Email platforms

• Strong REST API development experience with high-performance, high-volume systems.

cloud environments

• Solid understanding of SQL/noSQL databases, caching, and distributed system design.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), Kubernetes, and DevOps tools.

• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and production support skills.

Preferred Qualifications

retail, e-commerce, or loyalty program technologies

• Knowledge of marketing automation, campaign orchestration, and customer segmentation tools.

• Experience with event-driven architecture, real-time notifications, and large-scale messaging systems.

• Exposure to API governance and secure coding practices aligned with enterprise standards.