Principal Software Developer (Java)

Key Responsibilities:

1. Define and drive the software solutions' technical architecture and design, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
2. Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and other stakeholders to understand and translate requirements into technical specifications.
3. Oversee the development and implementation of back-end services, APIs, and front-end interfaces using Java and related technologies.
4. Conduct code reviews, ensure code quality and adherence to the best practices, and lead efforts to continuously improve development processes and tools.
5. Ensure that program and code quality is of the highest standards
6. Experience working and delivering under critical timelines.
7. Implement, maintain, and support development processes and methodologies
8. Ensure that programs and code meet the highest security standards and comply with corporate policies
9. Oversee, maintain, and support the production, staging, and testing environments
10. Develop and maintain consistent documentation practices and standards
11. Assist in evaluating and recommending new technologies
12. Oversee testing and quality assurance
13. Excellent communication and ability to communicate with senior stakeholders.
14. Capture and report KPI’s

Required Skills & Qualifications:

1. Strong knowledge of the Java 17, Microservices, Spring Boot, Tomcat, Hibernate/JPA, Git, and Maven
2. Strong knowledge in AWS cloud, Docker and Kubernetes
3. Strong knowledge in designing the Rest APIs and their security
4. Strong knowledge of REST service development and best practices
5. Strong knowledge of Spring Boot integration with the external partner APIs
6. Strong knowledge of design patterns including Microservices design patterns
7. Strong knowledge of DevOps tools and CI/CD processes using Gitlab or Jenkins.
8. Strong knowledge of ORM tool (Hibernate/JPA)
9. Good knowledge of JIRA Plugin Development (preferred)
10. Strong knowledge of schema design using SQL/NoSQL Databases like Oracle or Cassandra
11. Strong knowledge of deploying Microservices in Kubernetes environment
12. Self-starter, able to work independently and as a member of an agile team
13. Relevant Experience: 10+