Java Developer

Role: Sr. Java Developer

Experience: 6+ Years

Location: Bangalore (Whitefield)

Work Mode: Hybrid (2-3 days WFO)

Shift Timing: Regular Morning Shift

About the Role:

We are looking for a seasoned Java Developer with 6+ years of experience to join our growing engineering team. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and cloud-based deployment using AWS or DevOps tools. This is a hybrid role based out of our Whitefield, Bangalore location.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in agile development processes and scrum ceremonies.
• Translate business requirements into scalable and maintainable technical solutions.
• Design and develop applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.
• Ensure robust and reliable code through full-scale unit testing and TDD/BDD practices.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline setup and cloud deployments.
• Work independently and as an individual contributor on complex features.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize application performance.

Mandatory Skills:

• Strong Core Java and Spring Boot expertise.
• Proficiency in AWS or DevOps (Docker & Kubernetes).
• Experience with relational and/or non-relational databases (SQL, NoSQL).
• Sound understanding of Microservices architecture and RESTful APIs.
• Containerization experience using Docker and orchestration via Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with Linux-based development environments.
• Exposure to modern SDLC tools – Maven, Git, Jenkins, etc.
• Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines and cloud-based deployment.

Soft Skills:

• Self-driven, proactive, and an individual contributor.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Able to plan, prioritize, and manage tasks independently.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Exposure to frontend technologies like Angular, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS.

Senior Software Developers collaborate with Business and Quality Analysts, Designers, Project Managers and more to design software solutions that will create meaningful change for our clients. They listen thoughtfully to understand the context of a business problem and write clean and iterative code to deliver a powerful end result whilst consistently advocating for better engineering practices. By balancing strong opinions with a willingness to find the right answer, Senior Software Developers bring integrity to technology, ensuring all voices are heard.

For a team to thrive, it needs collaboration and room for healthy, respectful debate. Senior Developers are the technologists who cultivate this environment while driving teams toward delivering on an aspirational tech vision and acting as mentors for more junior-level consultants. You will leverage deep technical knowledge to solve complex business problems and proactively assess your team’s health, code quality and nonfunctional requirements.

Job responsibilities

• You will learn and adopt best practices like writing clean and reusable code using TDD, pair programming and design patterns
• You will use and advocate for continuous delivery practices to deliver high-quality software as well as value to end customers as early as possible
• You will work in collaborative, value-driven teams to build innovative customer experiences for our clients
• You will create large-scale distributed systems out of microservices
• You will collaborate with a variety of teammates to build features, design concepts and interactive prototypes and ensure best practices and UX specifications are embedded along the way.
• You will apply the latest technology thinking from our Technology Radar to solve client problems
• You will efficiently utilize DevSecOps tools and practices to build and deploy software, advocating devops culture and shifting security left in development
• You will oversee or take part in the entire cycle of software consulting and delivery from ideation to deployment and everything in between
• You will act as a mentor for less-experienced peers through both your technical knowledge and leadership skills

Job qualifications:

Technical Skills

• You have experience using one or more development languages (Java, Nodejs, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, etc.) with experience in Object-Oriented programming
• You can skillfully write high-quality, well-tested code and you are comfortable with Object-Oriented programming
• You are comfortable with Agile methodologies, such as Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum and/or Kanban
• You have a good awareness of TDD, continuous integration and continuous delivery approaches/tools
• Bonus points if you have working knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS, Azure, Kubernetes and Docker

Professional Skills

• You enjoy influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed
• Presence in the external tech community: you willingly share your expertise with others via speaking engagements, contributions to open source, blogs and more
• You’re resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple perspectives

Other things to know:

Learning & Development

There is no one-size-fits-all career path at Thoughtworks: however you want to develop your career is entirely up to you. But we also balance autonomy with the strength of our cultivation culture. This means your career is supported by interactive tools, numerous development programs and teammates who want to help you grow. We see value in helping each other be our best and that extends to empowering our employees in their career journeys.

The role of software engineer here is, to develop the application software that is being used on compactors and to do thorough software testing methodically. Expertise is needed on both embedded & application development.

• Expertise on Object oriented programming.
• Highly proficient in C# & C++. Expertise on .NET Framework, ASP.NET, JavaScript, HTML & CSS.
• Proficient in windows frameworks like WPF, WCF, etc for developing desktop applications.
• Knowledge on Microsoft Azure / other cloud technologies.
• Good knowledge on C programming and some exposure to embedded software development.
• Good at unit testing and testing frameworks like gmock, gtest, etc.
• Good at developing solutions in efficient way. Good at solving problems, quick grasper & solid analysis skills.
• Automating manual activities, drive the test automation strategy by architecting new solutions.
• Analyse test results and debug test failures in fast & efficient manner.
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills – written, verbal and presentation.