Core Java Developer

JOB DETAILS:

* Job Title: Engineering Manager (Client facing)

* Industry: Technology

* Salary: Best in Industry

* Experience: 8-12 years

* Location: Bengaluru

Role & Responsibilities

We are seeking a visionary and decisive Engineering Manager to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will lead and inspire a talented team of software engineers, driving innovation and excellence in product development efforts. This is an exciting opportunity to influence and shape the future of our engineering organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a high-performing team of software engineers.
• Develop and implement engineering strategies that align with organizational goals.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to define and prioritize product features.
• Implement and uphold Agile methodologies to optimize team performance and efficiency.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations, fostering continuous professional growth within the team.
• Oversee the entire software development lifecycle, from initial conception through to deployment.
• Manage budgets, resources, and capacity planning for engineering projects.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies, ensuring the team is equipped with the latest industry trends.
• Ensure adherence to best engineering practices, maintaining high coding standards.
• Hands-on coding experience required – actively contribute to coding and technical design decisions.
• Tech stack: Java, Spring, microservices, cloud technologies, and building large-scale systems.
• Experience in collaborating directly with clients – ensuring client requirements are met and managing relationships effectively.

Ideal Candidate

• Strong Client-Facing Engineering Manager Profile
• Must have 8+ years of engineering experience, with substantial exposure to back-end development, scalable distributed systems, and modern web services
• Must have 2+ years of experience in people and delivery leadership, owning engineering execution and leading teams to deliver complex products
• Must have proven experience working directly with external stakeholders / clients, translating client requirements into engineering plans and delivering solutions with high customer impact
• Strong technical foundation with experience in backend engineering, REST APIs, databases (SQL/NoSQL), and building reliable, high-performance systems
• Strong problem-solving and design capabilities; experience with system design, architecture reviews, and engineering best practices
• Must have expertise in agile methodologies and project management tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of presenting technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• (Cross-Functional Collaboration): Must be skilled in working with product, design, sales, and client teams to drive requirements, delivery, and client success
• (Execution & Delivery): Demonstrated ability to manage end-to-end delivery, coordinate releases, prioritise effectively, and deliver results in time
• (Company): Product companies
• (Stability): Must have stayed for at least 2 years with each of the previous companies
• (Education): B.Tech in computer science, engineering or a related field from Tier 1, Tier 2 colleges (Master's preferred)

Responsibilities:

● Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications using Java technologies.

● Implement robust solutions using Spring MVC, Spring Boot, and Hibernate frameworks.

● Develop and optimize database operations with MySQL.

● Analyze and solve complex problems by applying knowledge of data structures and algorithms

Requirement -

Programming Languages & Technologies: Strong knowledge of Java (Core Java, Java 8+).

● Frameworks: Proficiency in Spring MVC, Spring Boot, and Hibernate. ● Algorithms and Data Structures: Good understanding and practical application of DSA concepts.

● Databases: Experience with MySQL – writing queries, stored procedures, and performance tuning.

● Version Control Systems: Experience with tools like Gi

Skills Required:

- 4+ years of technical experience in a developer role

- Strong proficiency with Core Java

- Database experience preferably with DB2, Sybase, or Oracle

- Complete SDLC process and Agile Methodology (Scrum)

- Strong oral and written communication skills

- Excellent interpersonal skills and professional approach

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or other technology/engineering discipline

Skill Desired:

-Strong proficiency with Scala on Spark

- Previous experience in front office and back office reports

- Strong understanding Order Life Cycle management from Equities or Listed derivatives perspective

- Previous experience in Trade Surveillance or working with data from the order lifecycle

- Good to have knowledge on Hadoop Technologies

- High quality software architecture and design methodologies and patterns

- Work experience as level-3 support for applications

- Layered Architecture, Component based Architecture

- XML-based technologies

- Unix OS, Scripting, Python or Perl

- Experience in development on other application types (Web applications, batch, or streaming)

We are building for the future of work by changing the way the world looks at information and data paradigms. The Meaning Engine by India-based Needle Innovision enables building solutions by processing meaningful data out of anything stored anywhere - structured, unstructured data types, distributed, at scale and more. 

In our quest to do more, we are looking for a fantastic Java Tech Lead to join us in a hybrid setting from New Delhi. Below are some (seriously important) green flags that we are looking for from you: 

🟢 Ability to build and repeat the vision, not just work on tasks in the new phase of your career

🟢 The excitement to architect awesome products and resilient teams

🟢 Preparedness to move into enterprise-ready environments 

🟢 Build team motivation, delegate smartly and create a career path

This could be an awesome launching pad for someone who enjoys working towards big-picture goals, has a keen interest in leadership, and has a deep understanding of Java technologies.  Our teams are sustained on values of care and we offer a generous number of vacation days, the opportunity to craft your calendar with flexible schedules and very soon an insurance plan for you and your loved ones. We offer a starting salary range of 10-14LPA.

What you will do: 

• Collaborate with the client to understand problem statements and provide solutions for the same.
• Explain client requirements to the project team and plan and delegate work requirements
• Ensure the applications are released to production in the committed timeline
• Work with the QA team to ensure the code developed by the team passes the necessary quality check.
• Document application changes and development updates
• Set and evolve standards and best practices for our application development team 
• .Guide and mentor junior developers and engage in regular learning activities
• Oversee development process compliance and CI activities.

What you will bring: 

• 4 years minimum detail-oriented experience as a Senior Software Engineer.
• Experience in client interactions and/or are looking forward to doing that (preferred if, you have worked in B2B application development for large enterprises 🟢)
• Prior experience of at least one large project with a few people under your belt. (🟢)
• Expert-level knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, Oracle/Postgres.
• Expert-level knowledge on one or all of Hibernate/JPA/MyBatis.
• Experience in RESTful services and fundamentals of MVC architecture.
• Experience in working with and configuring web and application servers, such as Apache/Nginx/Tomcat.
• Proficient understanding of build tools, such as Maven/Gradle and code versioning tools, such as Git/SVN.
• Ability to review specifications documents and provide technical inputs on successfully implementing business solutions.

As a Java Tech Lead, you would be expected to understand business requirements, represent Needle to external stakeholders, and have experience in working in agile teams.

If leading a squad that implements digital transformation solutions at the intersection of data science and AI excites you, and if our awesome bite-sized team inspires you to be a part of our quest, we think you could be the one to help build the impact, we are looking to building here. 

Lets talk!