Role Description
Role Proficiency:Act creatively to develop applications by selecting appropriate technical options optimizing application development maintenance and performance by employing design patterns and reusing proven solutions. Account for others' developmental activities; assisting Project Manager in day to day project execution.
Outcomes
- Interpret the application feature and component designs to develop the same in accordance with specifications.
- Code debug test document and communicate product component and feature development stages.
- Validate results with user representatives integrating and commissions the overall solution.
- Select and create appropriate technical options for development such as reusing improving or reconfiguration of existing components while creating own solutions for new contexts
- Optimises efficiency cost and quality.
- Influence and improve customer satisfaction
- Influence and improve employee engagement within the project teams
- Set FAST goals for self/team; provide feedback to FAST goals of team members
Measures Of Outcomes
- Adherence to engineering process and standards (coding standards)
- Adherence to project schedule / timelines
- Number of technical issues uncovered during the execution of the project
- Number of defects in the code
- Number of defects post delivery
- Number of non compliance issues
- Percent of voluntary attrition
- On time completion of mandatory compliance trainings
Code
Outputs Expected:
- Code as per the design
- Define coding standards templates and checklists
- Review code – for team and peers
Documentation
- Create/review templates checklists guidelines standards for design/process/development
- Create/review deliverable documents. Design documentation
Requirements
test cases and results
Configure
- Define and govern configuration management plan
- Ensure compliance from the team
Test
- Review/Create unit test cases scenarios and execution
- Review test plan created by testing team
- Provide clarifications to the testing team
Domain Relevance
- Advise software developers on design and development of features and components with deeper understanding of the business problem being addressed for the client
- Learn more about the customer domain and identify opportunities to provide value addition to customers
- Complete relevant domain certifications
Manage Project
- Support Project Manager with inputs for the projects
- Manage delivery of modules
- Manage complex user stories
Manage Defects
- Perform defect RCA and mitigation
- Identify defect trends and take proactive measures to improve quality
Estimate
- Create and provide input for effort and size estimation and plan resources for projects
Manage Knowledge
- Consume and contribute to project related documents share point libraries and client universities
- Review the reusable documents created by the team
Release
- Execute and monitor release process
Design
- Contribute to creation of design (HLD LLD SAD)/architecture for applications features business components and data models
Interface With Customer
- Clarify requirements and provide guidance to Development Team
- Present design options to customers
- Conduct product demos
- Work closely with customer architects for finalizing design
Manage Team
- Set FAST goals and provide feedback
- Understand aspirations of the team members and provide guidance opportunities etc
- Ensure team members are upskilled
- Ensure team is engaged in project
- Proactively identify attrition risks and work with BSE on retention measures
Certifications
- Obtain relevant domain and technology certifications
Skill Examples
- Explain and communicate the design / development to the customer
- Perform and evaluate test results against product specifications
- Break down complex problems into logical components
- Develop user interfaces business software components
- Use data models
- Estimate time and effort resources required for developing / debugging features / components
- Perform and evaluate test in the customer or target environments
- Make quick decisions on technical/project related challenges
- Manage a team mentor and handle people related issues in team
- Have the ability to maintain high motivation levels and positive dynamics within the team.
- Interface with other teams designers and other parallel practices
- Set goals for self and team. Provide feedback for team members
- Create and articulate impactful technical presentations
- Follow high level of business etiquette in emails and other business communication
- Drive conference calls with customers and answer customer questions
- Proactively ask for and offer help
- Ability to work under pressure determine dependencies risks facilitate planning handling multiple tasks.
- Build confidence with customers by meeting the deliverables timely with a quality product.
- Estimate time and effort of resources required for developing / debugging features / components
Knowledge Examples
- Appropriate software programs / modules
- Functional & technical designing
- Programming languages – proficient in multiple skill clusters
- DBMS
- Operating Systems and software platforms
- Software Development Life Cycle
- Agile – Scrum or Kanban Methods
- Integrated development environment (IDE)
- Rapid application development (RAD)
- Modelling technology and languages
- Interface definition languages (IDL)
- Broad knowledge of customer domain and deep knowledge of sub domain where problem is solved
Additional Comments
Job Title: Lead Java Developer – Spring Boot (Java 8+) Location: [Trivandrum/Kochi/Chennai] Job Type: [Hybrid] Experience: 6+ years Department: Software Development / Engineering Reports To: Function Manager ________________________________________ Job Summary: We are seeking a Lead Java Developer with strong expertise in Java 8 and above, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture to lead a high-performing backend development team. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical knowledge with leadership capabilities to guide development efforts, ensure code quality, and mentor junior developers. ________________________________________ Key Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of Java developers to deliver high-quality, scalable backend services and APIs using Java 8+ and Spring Boot.
- Architect, design, and implement enterprise-grade microservices.
- Collaborate with product owners, architects, and cross-functional teams to define technical solutions and delivery roadmaps.
- Ensure adherence to software development best practices, coding standards, and architectural guidelines.
- Conduct code reviews, mentor junior developers, and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Manage sprint planning, task assignment, and delivery tracking using Agile methodologies.
- Proactively identify technical risks and provide mitigation strategies.
- Optimize application performance, scalability, and maintainability.
- Participate in hiring processes and contribute to team building. ________________________________________ Technical Skills Required:
- Strong hands-on experience with Java 8 or above.
- Expert in Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Security, and Spring Cloud.
- Deep understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful API design.
- knowledge of RDBMS (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and ORM frameworks (e.g., Hibernate).
- Proficient in unit testing and TDD (JUnit, Mockito).
- Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and build tools (Maven/Gradle).
- Good understanding of containerization tools like Docker
- Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and DevOps practices is a plus.
- Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolution. ________________________________________ Leadership & Soft Skills:
- Proven experience in leading and mentoring backend development teams.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work in fast-paced, agile environments.
- Stakeholder management and cross-team collaboration.
Skills
Java,Healthcare,Spring Boot,Microservices
