Lead Java Developer

Location: Hyderabad

Experience: 5–10 years

Added Advantage:

About the Role:

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Java Developer/ Technical Lead who can take ownership of solution architecture, lead a team, and drive the design and implementation of scalable microservices. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in Java-based backend systems, modern microservices architecture, AWS cloud services, and system integrations. Experience in frontend development (React), Apache NiFi is an added advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Design, architect, and deliver scalable Java microservices in a cloud-native environment.
• Own end-to-end architecture for new modules, including API design, data modeling, and event flows.
• Lead technical discussions and provide architectural guidance to developers.
• Ensure systems meet high availability, performance, and security standards.
• Development & Code Quality
• Write clean, maintainable, high-performance Java code (Java 11+ preferred).
• Lead code reviews and enforce engineering best practices.
• Ensure high-quality, testable code with unit/integration tests.
• Optimize service performance and API latency using caching, queues, and async patterns.
• Cloud & DevOps
• Design and deploy services using AWS (Lambda, SQS, SNS, Step Functions, API Gateway, CloudWatch, ECS/EKS, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, Secrets Manager, etc.).
• Work with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions/Jenkins/CodePipeline).
• Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting for distributed systems.

Team Leadership

• Mentor developers and guide them in complex feature development.
• Perform technical grooming, estimation, and sprint planning.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, and DevOps for smooth delivery.
• Push for engineering excellence and continuous improvement.

Required Skills:

• Strong proficiency in Java 8+/11+/17.
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, REST APIs.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture, distributed systems, event-driven design.
• Experience in AWS cloud (Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, S3, Step Functions, DynamoDB, RDS).
• Strong SQL and NoSQL knowledge.
• Experience with messaging/queues, caching, authentication/authorization.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD, Git, containerization (Docker), and cloud deployments.
• Strong debugging and performance optimization skills.

Bonus / Added Advantage

• Apache NiFi experience
• Full-Stack (React)
• Experience with React.js, TypeScript, Redux, hooks, component-based architecture.
• Ability to collaborate with frontend developers or build UI screens independently.

Other Advantages

• Experience building high-scale APIs for enterprise integrations.
• Knowledge of automotive retail systems, lending workflows, or CRM systems.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Datadog, CloudWatch, ELK).
• Exposure to PHP/Laravel systems is a plus (for cross-team collaboration).

Soft Skills

• Strong communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Experience leading 4–10 member engineering teams.
• Proactive problem solver with end-to-end ownership mindset.
• Necessary Certifications needed