Java Tech Lead

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with a specialization in computer science or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer in a product development setting.
• Love of technology and experience with one or more programming languages: Java and Python.
• Experience in full-stack development, including designing APIs and integration patterns, implementing security, and implementing frameworks for unit and end-to-end testing.
• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Experience in one or more frameworks like FastAPI, Spring, GRPC, Flask, etc.
• Extensive experience in a test-driven development environment.
• Understanding of CI/CD practices, including code check-in policies, automated unit tests, automated code deployments, etc.
• Ability to grasp new technologies and use them effectively to create industrial-strength software.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Good communication skills. You can communicate well in the English language with product managers, your team members, and external stakeholders to understand their needs and convey yours in a clear, precise mannerverbally or in writing.
• Strong collaboration skills. You have demonstrated the ability to work with both senior and junior technical professionals and get work done. You quickly earn the trust of the people you work with. People enjoy and have fun working with you.
• Deadline oriented. You understand that deadlines are meant to be met. Challenges will surface, and obstacles and roadblocks will cause delays, but you plan for them in advance and still ship your features on time to meet your commitments.
• Bias for action. Your default setting is to take action and not wait for things to happen. You love to learn about new technologies and advancements in the software industry.

Benefits at 314e Corporation:

• Medical Benefits
• Office Game space
• Referral Program
• Holiday parties

Job Summary:

We are seeking a seasoned Java Backend Developer Lead to drive the design, development, and deployment of robust backend systems. This role requires hands-on coding expertise, architectural vision, and the ability to mentor and lead a team of developers in delivering high-performance, scalable applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the backend development team in designing and implementing microservices-based architectures using Java (preferably Java 11+).
• Architect and develop RESTful APIs and backend services using Spring Boot, Hibernate, and related frameworks.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Ensure code quality through code reviews, unit testing (JUnit/TestNG), and integration testing.
• Optimize application performance and scalability through profiling and tuning.
• Guide team members in adopting best practices in software engineering, including Agile methodologies.
• Work closely with product managers, frontend developers, and QA teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Maintain documentation and ensure knowledge sharing across the team.

Required Skills:

• Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and REST API development.
• Experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis).
• Familiarity with messaging systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Strong leadership and communication abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of backend development experience, with at least 2 years in a lead role.
• Exposure to security best practices and performance testing tools like JMeter.

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Java Developer with over 4 years of hands-on experience in building robust and scalable backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and deploy high-performance, scalable, and secure backend services using Java 8+, Spring Boot, and Microservices.
• Participate in the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC), from requirements gathering to production deployment and support.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, DevOps engineers, and product owners to deliver end-to-end features.
• Optimize application performance and ensure high availability and responsiveness.
• Write clean, maintainable, and reusable code while following best practices (coding standards, unit testing, CI/CD, etc.).
• Develop RESTful APIs and ensure their quality and consistency.
• Handle integration with external systems and third-party services.
• Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and mentor junior developers.

Technical Skills Required:

• Languages: Java 8 or above
• Frameworks: Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security
• Architecture: Microservices architecture and design patterns
• Databases: MySQL/PostgreSQL, MongoDB (optional)
• Messaging: Kafka, RabbitMQ (optional)
• API Development: RESTful APIs, Swagger/OpenAPI
• Version Control: Git, GitHub/GitLab
• Tools: Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, Docker
• Testing: JUnit, Mockito
• Cloud (optional): AWS/Azure/GCP exposure
• CI/CD & DevOps tools (optional): Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes

Nice to Have:

• Experience in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of API Gateway, Service Registry (e.g., Eureka), and Circuit Breakers (e.g., Hystrix or Resilience4j).
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.).

Responsibilities of a Senior Software Engineer (Backend):

• You will be a guide in the entire application lifecycle including research, design, development, testing (dev owns quality), along with continuous deployment and delivery
• Lead design with a major focus on best user experience, performance, scalability and future expansion
• You will act as a mentor for less-experienced peers through both your technical knowledge and leadership skills to bring in continuous improvements and implement best practices.
• You will apply the latest technology thinking from our tech radar, adopt best design practices to solve complex problems and ensure our product is the best in usability.
• You will work directly with the CEO and the cross functional product teams, align on the needs of the products and operations.
• You will analyze business, technology challenges and suggest solutions
• Build an “Awesome” team

This opportunity is for you if,

• You have 4-6 Years of work experience in building highly-interactive applications using Java, Spring MVC, Spring JMS, Spring JDBC, Spring IOC, Spring Boot, MySQL, MiBatis, ReactJS, Java Script, jQuery, AWS, JMS and have knowledge on wide range of web technologies, tools and Frameworks.
• You have experience in working with Restful webservices
• You have strong knowledge and understanding of design patterns and domain driven design
• You understand fundamental design principles behind building scalable, resilient, and maintainable applications 
• You have functional knowledge of inclusive design: accessibility, and related tooling
• You have consumer web development experience for high-traffic, public facing web applications
• You have knack for writing clean, readable, re-usable code
• You have good knowledge on TDD and CI/CD practices.
• You have experience in managing and publishing releases using Git branching and tools like NPM and YARN.
• You have penchant for learning
• You are a great analytical & logical thinker and someone who loves solving problems
• You are passionate, energetic, enthusiastic and a go-getter
• You are “ FUN @ Work “

Who We are?

At e6data (https://e6x.io/" target="_blank">https://e6data.io) we’re building core algorithms that make querying 25 - 200X more performant (i.e. faster and/or cheaper) than every other analytics platform in the world. This results in billions of dollars of value unlocked across faster analytics, savings on computing/infra, and new use cases become possible.

Our core team has 100+ years of combined experience and 10+ patents across diverse but complementary disciplines like real-time databases, time-series databases, SQL OLAP engines, distributed computing platforms, stream processing, and log analytics. Two of the founding team are second-time founders with past exits.

We are passionate about solving the deepest and most important problems in computer science and believe in making our technology available to customers regardless of their location, size, or budget. Our vision is for e6data to power every analytical workload in the world - regardless of deployment scenario (cloud, on-premise, edge), across every use case (end-user queries, ETL / data pipelines), and every latency requirement (batch, streaming / real-time).

What you will do?

• Write awesome code
• Your primary focus will be on building our product around our core algorithms. You will collaborate with our Performance Engineering and DevOps teams.
• Identify tactical and long-term product improvements (could be code, script, etc.) so that e6data development is based on frictionless onboarding of customers
• Build our internal Data Platform using e6data
• Adding scalable functionality to the core e6data engine for new features like UDFs, SQL functions, etc

What we are looking for?

• Worked with Java for a minimum of 4 years
• Knowledge of SQL Query planning will also be good to have
• A passion for continuous learning and growth (both at a personal and team level)
• Strong team player
• Experience (or enjoys) working in a startup will be an added advantag