Lead Software Engineer

Role: Lead Software Engineer

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🌍 Interview Rounds

• 2–3 Technical Rounds (US Panel)
• 1 Final Face-to-Face in Pune
  

🧩 Role Overview

Lead Software Engineer

secure, scalable key management system

Java 21

Hexagonal Architecture

Microservices

Kafka

Postgres

cryptographic operations

🛠️ Core Responsibilities

• Lead design, development & testing of Java-based cloud-native applications.
• Architect & implement microservices using Spring Boot, Kafka, Postgres, and Redis.
• Enforce coding standards, CI/CD best practices, and code quality metrics (TDD, DDD).
• Mentor and guide junior developers.
• Conduct system design, refactoring, and performance tuning.
• Oversee database management – schema design, query optimization, data migration.
• Build RESTful APIs and manage async messaging with Kafka.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers in Agile teams.
• Maintain a deep understanding of secure coding practices and vulnerabilities.
  

Must-Have Skills

• 8+ years experience in microservices-based cloud-native development.
• 3+ years in team leadership roles.
• Hands-on expertise in:
• Java 21, Spring Boot, Hibernate
• Kafka (3+ years current project usage)
• RESTful APIs, Postgres (schema design & optimization)
• Hexagonal Architecture, Batch Processing
• Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS/Lambda
• TDD/DDD, JUnit, Cypress, WireMock
• CI/CD using Jenkins, Git, Jira/Confluence
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with cryptographic operations, HSMs, or key management systems.
• FinTech project experience.
• Thought leadership—participation in tech talks, interviewing, mentoring.
• Familiarity with Scrum/Agile, and global delivery model.