Java Product Lead

Job Description:

We are looking for a highly experienced Java Developer with expertise in Spring Boot and Microservices architecture. The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of experience in building scalable, high-performance applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain Java-based applications using Spring Boot and Microservices.
• Create and implement RESTful APIs and integrate with third-party services.
• Design and build scalable, resilient microservices.
• Perform code reviews and optimize applications for performance and security.
• Deploy and manage applications on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and deployment.
• Diagnose and resolve technical issues and production bugs.

Required Skills:

•  Java 8+ or 11+ (strong proficiency)
•  Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security
•  Microservices architecture and distributed systems
•  RESTful APIs and API gateways
•  SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.)
•  Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
•  Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
•  CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI)
•  Message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ)

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Technical Lead with a strong background in Java, SaaS architectures, firewalls, and cybersecurity products, including SIEM and SOAR platforms. The ideal candidate will lead technical initiatives, design and implement scalable systems, and drive best practices across the engineering team. This role requires deep technical expertise, leadership abilities, and a passion for building secure and high-performing security solutions.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and development of scalable and secure software solutions using Java.
• Architect and build SaaS-based cybersecurity applications, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to the development team.
• Ensure best practices in secure coding, threat modeling, and compliance with industry standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Security, and DevOps to deliver high-quality security solutions.
• Design and implement security analytics, automation workflows and ITSM integrations.
•  Drive continuous improvements in engineering processes, tools, and technologies.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and lead incident response for critical production systems.

Basic Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, electronics engineering or a related field
• 3-6 years of software development experience, with expertise in Java.
• Strong background in building SaaS applications with cloud-native architectures (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• In-depth understanding of microservices architecture, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, etc.).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in an agile, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with a track record of mentoring engineers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cybersecurity solutions, including SIEM (e.g., Splunk, ELK, IBM QRadar) and SOAR (e.g., Palo Alto XSOAR, Swimlane).
• Knowledge of zero-trust security models and secure API development.
• Hands-on experience with machine learning or AI-driven security analytics.

Job Title: Java Microservices Developer (AWS or Any Cloud)

Location: Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad

Budget: Up to 36 LPA

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Java Microservices Developer with expertise in AWS or any other cloud platform to join our dynamic team. The role involves designing and developing microservices-based applications with scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud solutions. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to create efficient cloud-native architectures using Java, Spring Boot, and various cloud services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable microservices-based applications using Java, Spring Boot, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.).
• Build and deploy cloud-native applications with integration of cloud services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions, etc.
• Architect RESTful APIs and services with integration into third-party and internal systems.
• Utilize cloud infrastructure tools and services like IAM, API Gateway, CloudFormation, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Docker to optimize deployment and performance.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and deployment on cloud platforms.
• Monitor and troubleshoot microservices in production environments using cloud monitoring and alerting tools like CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Google Cloud Operations Suite, etc.
• Ensure security and compliance for cloud-native applications, adhering to best practices in identity management, encryption, and secure networking.
• Collaborate with the DevOps team to optimize cloud resource usage and automate infrastructure provisioning.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in Java development, with at least 2+ years of experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Proficiency in Java 8 or above, Spring Boot, and developing microservices architectures.
• Hands-on experience with cloud services like AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda), Azure (Virtual Machines, Blob Storage, Azure Functions), or Google Cloud (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions).
• Expertise in containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience in building and integrating RESTful APIs and event-driven architectures.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines with cloud tools like AWS CodePipeline, Azure DevOps, or Google Cloud Build.
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, DynamoDB, CosmosDB, etc.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, networking, and compliance.

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of Kafka, RabbitMQ, or other message brokers.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools.
• Experience with front-end technologies like React or Angular is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to work in an Agile environment.

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Who are we?  

Whatfix is the #1 Digital Adoption Platform (DAP) for Enterprises. We are disrupting the way Learning, Training and Application Support content is consumed. We provide large enterprises with a SaaS platform that helps accelerate product adoption and reduce support & training efforts by providing contextual and step by step guidance inside any web application at the exact time a task is being performed. The product has redefined the way companies onboard, train, and provide support to users. 

What sets us apart from the rest?

With over 100 of the Fortune 500 companies already onboard as customers, Whatfix has been named among the top 20 B2B tech companies alongside the likes of Adobe, PayPal, and Cisco.

With a YoY growth of 300%, we have also been recognized among the top 50 fastest growing SaaS companies worldwide in the SaaS 1000 list and as a Market Leader by Gartner in the Digital Adoption space. 

We are pleased to have an Employee rating of 4.6 on Glassdoor and our Customer obsession can be seen in our reviews on platforms like G2 Crowd & Gartner Peer Insights.

The employees are happy, the customers are happy, but what about the investors? Take a look for yourself - Sequoia Capital || Stellaris || Cisco || Eight Roads || Helion Ventures

“Hustle Mode ON” is something we live by.

Our Team:

The Engineering team at Whatfix provides end to end engineering throughput that forms part of core platforms and services that drive Whatfix business.

Our team is responsible for creating the Customer Platform and everything around it be it Analytics, Infrastructure or Core Algorithms. The team owns and is responsible for all pieces that we design, build and support end to end for Whatfix product/ business.

 Your Opportunity:

As part of the Core Engineering Team @Whatfix, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference by being a part of the development team that builds future forward products. At Whatfix it’s all about scale. One of the key attributes of this job is that you are required to continuously innovate and apply technology to provide business 360 views of Whatfix customers.

 Your Responsibility:

1. Define architecture blueprints & take complete technical ownership of high-level design, tech stack, non-functional attributes of one or more components of various platforms
2. Design, build, test and deploy cutting edge solutions at scale, impacting millions of customers worldwide
3. Work closely with other architects in the team and ensure architectural consistency and technical excellence of the products and platforms
4. Work with engineering teams in building high-quality and highly resilient scalable products and platforms at Whatfix
5. Work with cross-functional teams to address all technical dependencies
6. Drive some of the company-wide tech initiatives striving towards continuous technical excellence of our platforms
7. Actively participate in technical innovations, external presentations, technical publications etc.
8. Identify right open source tools to deliver product features by performing research, POC/Pilot and/or interacting with various open-source forums
9. Deploy and monitor products on Cloud platforms

 Our Ideal Candidate:

You have a deep interest and passion for technology. You love writing and owning code and enjoy working with people who will keep challenging you at every stage. You have strong problem solving, analytic, decision-making and excellent communication with interpersonal skills. You are self-driven and motivated with the desire to work in a fast-paced, results-driven agile environment with varied responsibilities.

 Your Qualifications:

1. 11+ years of experience as an Engineer
2. Ability to work with teams in a collaborative and productive manner
3. Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures and algorithms
4. A self-motivated learner and builder with strong customer focus and obsession with quality

 Must-Have:

1. Strong Expertise in Backend Technologies- Java, Spring Boot, etc 
2. Expertise in working with AWS or other cloud infrastructures like Azure or Google Cloud, and using Infrastructure-as-Code tools
3. Analyze Functional & Non-Functional requirements with effort estimation and deployment strategies
4. Hands-on in Architecting and developing large scale applications
5. Hands-on debugging skills
6. Design for performance, scalability, fault tolerance and high availability

 Good to have:

1. Experience in Client-side technologies such as jQuery
2. Experience in Front End Technologies is good to have (Javascript, React)
3. Experience with Storage systems - NoSQL (Cassandra/MongoDB)
4. Leveraging cutting edge technologies like Kubernetes, Docker, etc. to design and build new infrastructure features

  Behavioural traits: 

1. Excellent communication and technical leadership skills
2. Can-do attitude to take BIG problems by their horns and solve them
3. Ability to inspire others & be a role model and mentor for upcoming engineers in the organization
4. Entrepreneurial spirit to conceive ideas, turn challenges into opportunities and build products

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status

• Good experience in Javabackend/J2EE, Eclipse, Javascript, XML, Data Structures, Database 
• Should have good experience working in Springboot.
• Good experience in JSON / RESTful API / Web Services.
• Experience with Design Patterns.
• Experience in AWS and Queuing systems is an advantage
• Basic estimation experience
• Self starter and quick learner
• Should be able to work in a growing environment that is very dynamic and challenging
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Highly self motivated and directed
• Ability to work without a lot of supervision
• Experience in working in a team-oriented and collaborative environment.