Java Developer

Lead Java Developer (Spring Boot)

Job Type: Full-Time

Location: Chennai/Pune

Work Mode: Hybrid

Experience: 7+ Years

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and development of scalable backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Mentor and guide a team of developers to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Take ownership of solution architecture, coding standards, and design patterns.
• Develop and manage RESTful APIs and integrate third-party services.
• Collaborate with front-end teams, QA, and stakeholders to align technical implementation with business goals.
• Oversee deployments in hybrid cloud environments in coordination with DevOps teams.
• Conduct code reviews, lead design discussions, and manage agile development processes (Scrum/Kanban).
• Monitor application performance and drive improvements proactively.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex software issues across systems and services.

Required Skills:

• 7+ years of professional experience in Java development.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Spring Boot and microservices architecture.
• Working knowledge of Node.js and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience with REST APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and modern DevOps practices.
• Proven ability to lead distributed teams and manage deliverables in a remote/hybrid work setup.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

• Contribute to all stages of the software development lifecycle
• Design, implement and maintain Java-based applications that can be high-volume and low-latency
• Analyze user requirements to define business objectives
• Envisioning system features and functionality
• Define application objectives and functionality
• Ensure application designs conform with business goals

About the role:

You will own a functional area - from product conception to its delivery to customers. You are expected to design and code independently in multiple tech components related to your functional area. You must also develop a deep understanding of non-functional requirements, such as reliability and availability, scale, horizontal scalability, etc. over time to make tech stack decisions accordingly. You are expected to actively mentor junior engineers. You own

the codebase quality.

We are looking for seasoned engineers who are quality-conscious, product thinkers, business cognizant and smart. Engineers get to significantly amplify the impact of their work or creations with scale. The scale also demands that engineers to produce super-efficient solutions.

What you’ll do

• Strong experience with Java 8, Spring and Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data,
• Working experience in Microservices
• Version Control: Git
• Strong understanding of functional/reactive programming, OOP, design
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• SDLC: Working experience in Agile methodology
• Strong interpersonal skills and time management skills

What you’ll need

• B.Tech or M.Tech equivalent with at least 3 years of experience
• Deep expertise in at least one programming language & tech stack.
• Strong object-oriented design skills, ability to apply design patterns, and an uncanny ability to design intuitive module and class-level interfaces
• Experience in building data-driven web application design and development is a plus
• Good understanding of multiple tech solutions and ability to pick the correct one for the given situation
• Prior work experience in an agile environment or continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI or CD)
• Ability and experience in designing high-level software designs of the scalable system, taking NFR (non-functional requirement) into consideration

What You Will Do

● Create beautiful software experiences for our clients using design thinking, and lean and agile methodology.

● Work on world-class software products using the latest cutting-edge technologies and platforms.

● Work in a dynamic, collaborative, transparent, non-hierarchical culture.

● Work in collaborative, fast-paced, and value-driven teams to build innovative customer experiences for our clients.

● Help to grow the next generation of developers and positively impact the industry.

Basic Qualifications

● Experience: 5+ years

● Hands-on development experience in backend, Java, SpringBoot, Hibernate, SQL, MongoDB, Jenkins, Microservices, etc.

● Server-side development experience mainly in JAVA.

● Passion for software engineering and following the best coding concepts.

● Good to great problem-solving and communication skills.

● Experience in working with cross-border, distributed teams is a must. Nice to have Qualifications ● Product and customer-centric mindset

● Great OO skills, including design patterns.

● Experience with large-scale enterprise systems Get to know us better: https://www.zemosolabs.com.

• You are a great teammate with proven capabilities working on SaaS product and a passion for writing exception code.
• You are hungry for an opportunity to join a start-up and become a member of core platform team driving the company forward.
• Has good analytical and problem-solving skills and is able to break down a solution into smaller units of work and produce a solution roadmap.
• Has written high quality, well-tested shared components that can be leveraged by multiple systems. Can step into specific projects to supply additional management, coding and engineering capacity as needed.
• Has expert knowledge in distributes systems and high-volume transactions.
• Understand the product mission, goals, and tasks and execute with the team to achieve them.
• Understand the design and architecture and build modules in accordance with it or recommend and make the necessary changes that adds more stability to our product.
• Improve the quality of our front-end code and our overall front-end user experience.
• Takes requirements (business features, technical debts and internal enhancements) and designs resilient solutions. 

• 1+ years of hands-on experience in Java/Kotlin.
• Demonstrable understanding of Design Patterns.
• Experience in Context & Dependency Injection or Spring framework, Hibernate/JPA.
• Experience in RESTful/SOAP web services in integrating with 3rd Party API Integrations.
• Proficient in SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases.
• Experience in multi-threading and concurrency is a plus Experience in JMS messaging using Apache Zookeeper and Kafka is a plus.
• Experience in Angular is a plus. Knowledge of modern CI/CD environments: Git, Gradle, GitLab Familiarity with tools like Postman, SOAPUI, IntelliJ

• Willing to learn our tech-stack (Kotlin | CDI | Angular).
• Develop API integrations using RESTful/SOAP web services.
• Significant technical academic course work or equivalent work experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge on cloud infrastructure is a plus.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING: 

• Compile and analyze data, processes, and codes to troubleshoot problems and identify areas for improvement. 
• Collaborate with the front-end developers and other team members to establish objectives and design more functional, cohesive codes to enhance the user experience. 

• Develop ideas for new programs, products, or features by monitoring industry developments and trends. 
• Record data and report it to proper parties, such as clients or leadership. 
• Participate in continuing education and training to remain current on best practices, learn new programming languages, and better assist other team members. 
• Take the lead on projects, as needed. 
• Be involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle. 

• Build high-quality reusable code that can be used in the future. 
• Develop functional and sustainable web applications with clean codes. 
• Conduct UI tests and optimize performance. 
• Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve applications. 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Programming or relevant field. Master’s Degree in a related field is preferred. 
• 5-7 years of relevant experience 
• Must be an expert programmer, skilled at computer languages such as HTML, C+++, C#, PHP, Python and Java. 
• Must understand Spring Core, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, JMS, Mysql, Redis, CouchDb, Micro Services, Docker, Kubernetes 
• Must be able to interpret and follow instructions related to the ultimate functionality of our IT-based product 

• Familiarity with front-end languages such as HTML, JavaScript and CSS 
• Must be comfortable with technology architecture and how a computer and its software functions. 
• Deadline driven, organized and understand how people view and understand content on the front-end 
• Proven experience in highly complex environments 
• Strong technical documentation skills 

• An ability to solve multifaceted technical issues in a fast-paced environment 
• Self-motivated and accountable for your work 
• Passionate about learning and continuous improvement 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Ability to work overtime