.NET Developer

Tech Lead

Location: On-site, Panaji, Goa

About Joyful

 Joyful is a leading AI-powered stakeholder communication management platform for voice of stakeholder analysis and contact center solutions. Our mission is to use AI to make all interactions between a company and its stakeholders joyful by removing friction. Joyful is a part of Germinait Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Our Joyful modules, Engage and Listen, help businesses understand and manage stakeholder interactions across digital channels. We enable companies to provide exceptional customer experiences while maximizing the productivity and efficiency of their support teams, all through one seamless platform.

At Joyful, we're committed to fostering meaningful interactions between stakeholders and brands by providing actionable insights, personalized replies, and a joyful experience for customers, users, and employees alike.

The Opportunity

We're seeking a talented Technical Lead who will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and scaling Joyful’s AI-powered products. In this role, you will lead technical architecture decisions, guide the engineering team, and ensure our platform remains robust, scalable, and delightful to use. You’ll work closely with product, design, and business teams to deliver impactful features while maintaining high code quality and performance.

In addition to technical leadership, you’ll champion Vibe Coding—our approach to writing clean, collaborative, and joyful code that engineers love to create and maintain. This means setting the tone for high-quality, maintainable code while fostering an environment where building software is an energizing, shared experience.

What You'll Do

• Technical Leadership & Architecture:
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, high-performance, and secure software solutions for Joyful’s Engage and Listen platforms.
• Define technical roadmaps, architecture patterns, and coding best practices
• Ensure adherence to software development standards and conduct regular code reviews
• Make critical build-versus-buy and technology adoption decisions
• Team Management & Collaboration:
• Mentor and coach a team of engineers, fostering a culture of learning, ownership, and innovation
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, UX, QA) to align technical solutions with business goals
• Drive agile development practices, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog prioritization
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks in development, deployment, and delivery processes
• Vibe Coding Culture:
• Lead by example in practicing Vibe Coding—writing code that is clean, well-structured, and joyful to work with
• Encourage pair programming, open collaboration, and frequent peer reviews
• Maintain high coding standards while keeping the process creative and energizing for the team
• Promote a development culture where engineers feel motivated, supported, and proud of the work they ship
• Hands-On Development:
• Contribute directly to code when needed—particularly for complex modules, integrations, and performance optimization
• Oversee the development of APIs, microservices, and integrations with third-party platforms
• Ensure robust CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and monitoring systems are in place
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement:
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies in AI, cloud, and enterprise communication platforms
• Propose and implement innovative solutions to improve product performance, security, and maintainability
• Drive proof-of-concepts for new features or architectural improvements
• Ensure systems are designed for high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery

What You'll Need

• 6+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role
• Proven expertise in Java (Spring Boot), REST APIs, and microservices architecture
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong understanding of relational and NoSQL databases
• Experience building scalable, high-availability systems in B2B SaaS or AI-powered products
• Solid knowledge of software design patterns, performance optimization, and security best practices
• Familiarity with frontend technologies (Angular, React, or similar) is a plus
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Passion for AI technologies and building software in a positive, high-energy coding environment

Why Join Joyful?

• Be at the forefront of the AI revolution in stakeholder management
• Lead impactful projects with a culture of Vibe Coding—where high-quality engineering meets great team energy
• Work with a highly skilled and passionate team
• Enjoy significant growth opportunities in a rapidly scaling organization
• A culture that values innovation, ownership, and collaborative problem-solving
• Work from our beautiful office in Goa, combining cutting-edge tech work with a high quality of life

At Joyful, we believe strong technical leadership is key to making every interaction seamless, intelligent, and joyful. If you’re excited about solving complex technical challenges while mentoring teams to deliver exceptional products, we’d love to meet you!

Minimum 7 years experience : Individual Contributor ( Back-end plus Cloud- Infra)

Banking/Payments Domain : Worked on projects from scratch and scaled

Experience with Payment Gateway Companies is a plus

Tech Stack

Java SpringBoot,AWS,GCP,REST

Worked on CI/CD (Manage and setup )

Different SQL and NO-SQL Databases -,PostgreSQL,MongoDB

Responsibilities:

End to end coding ; from software architecture to managing scaling,of high throughput(100000)RPS high volume transactions.

DIscuss business requirements and timelines with management and create a task plan for junior members.

Manage the day to day activities of all team members and report their work progress

Mentoring the team on best coding practices and making sure modules are Live

on time.

Management of security vulnerabilities.

Be a full individual contributor which means can work in a team as well as alone.

Attitude:

Passion for tech innovation and solve problems

GoGetter Attitude

Extremely humble and polite

Experience in Product companies and Managing small teams is a plus

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Java + AWS Developer to join our backend development team. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in building scalable backend systems using Java and AWS services. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain high-performance microservices and cloud-native applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, deploy, and maintain backend services and APIs using Java (preferably Java 8 or above) and Spring Boot
• Design and implement microservices architecture with a focus on scalability and reliability
• Leverage AWS services such as EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, SNS/SQS, and CloudWatch for cloud-native development
• Work with Relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB)
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline
• Write clean, efficient, and testable code following best practices
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and Agile ceremonies
• Monitor and troubleshoot applications in production using AWS CloudWatch or other logging tools
• Ensure secure, reliable, and efficient integration between services

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• 4–6 years of hands-on experience in Java development with strong knowledge of Spring Boot
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, Microservices, and API security
• Strong experience with AWS Cloud Services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, CloudWatch, API Gateway, etc.)
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools (ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes)
• Proficient in working with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Good understanding of event-driven architecture and messaging systems (e.g., SNS, SQS, Kafka)
• Experience with version control systems like Git
• Exposure to CI/CD and DevOps practices is a plus
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Certification (e.g., AWS Certified Developer – Associate) is a plus
• Experience in Agile/Scrum development environments
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation

Technical Leader reporting to the CTO/CEO. Your responsibilities include the following, but are not limited to:

1. Architecting, Designing and Developing Software Programmes based on requirements provided
2. Designing and Developing with a high quality of code that is modular, scalable and re-usable at all times
3. Promote SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) to ensure all of the services are Highly-Available and Fault Tolerant at all times
4. Communicate effectively the system requirements to other software development teams
5. Involve pro-actively with client and their requirements
6. Evaluate and select appropriate software or hardware and suggest integration methods
7. Oversee assigned programs (e.g. conduct code review) and provide guidance to team members
8. Assist with solving technical problems when they arise
9. Ensure the implementation of agreed architecture and infrastructure
10. Address technical concerns, ideas and suggestions
11. Monitor systems to ensure they meet both user needs and business goals

• 6-13 years’ experience designing for high performing digital products across various domains
• Degree in design-related field or equivalent experience.
• Good understanding of design patterns, industry trends, and great approaches to solve problems
• Expertise in core UX disciplines including information architecture, interaction design, application of design systems, and UI design.
• Creative problem-solver with a strong eye for detail
• Experience and understanding of Responsive Web Design
• Experience with iOS and Android Mobile App Design
• Must have Software Proficiency with Figma, Sketch, Miro
• Proficient in wire-framing and comfortable producing concept sketches and user flows
• A passion for UX and User Research
• A strong portfolio which demonstrates work across a range of clients
• Strong experience of user research and usability testing
• Passionate about Design Thinking.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Experience with accessibility, localization, and internationalization.
• Experience working directly with developers to ensure the successful implementation of a design specifications
• Familiarity with content strategy, content management, taxonomy and large scale digital publishing.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Knowledge with QA and testing methods is a plus.
• All candidates will be required to submit a portfolio of work samples and/or links to their work.