
Position: Lead Software Engineer (Java)
Experience: 8+ Years (including 1–2 Years as Team Lead)
Role Overview
The Lead Software Engineer will be responsible for driving the architecture, design, and development of high-performance applications. This role combines technical expertise with leadership, ensuring delivery of scalable, secure, and business-driven solutions. The candidate must bring strong Java development experience, hands-on exposure to modern frameworks, and proven leadership in product-based environments.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead and mentor a team of Java developers, fostering technical excellence and collaboration.
• Take ownership of system architecture and design decisions, ensuring scalability and robustness.
• Drive end-to-end software development: requirement analysis, design, coding, testing, deployment, and support.
• Conduct thorough code reviews and enforce best practices in coding, testing, and deployment.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams—QA, DevOps, Product, and Project Management.
• Troubleshoot and resolve development and production issues with minimal turnaround time.
• Manage project priorities, timelines, and ensure high-quality, timely deliverables.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging tools, frameworks, and practices to improve efficiency and system quality.
Required Technical Skills
• Java (8+) – Strong proficiency with Core Java and advanced features.
• Spring Framework – Expertise in Spring Core, Spring MVC, Spring Boot.
• Microservices – Practical experience in designing and consuming RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Hibernate / JPA – Strong ORM and database interaction skills.
• OOP & Design Patterns – Solid understanding and application in enterprise-grade projects.
• Build & Versioning Tools – Proficiency with Maven/Gradle, Git, JIRA.
• Testing Frameworks – Hands-on experience with JUnit, Mockito.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, or containerized environments is a plus.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Proven track record of 1–2 years in a team lead or senior developer role.
• Strong communication, leadership, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage priorities independently with minimal supervision.
• Prior experience in a product-based organization is mandatory; exposure to IoT or Telematics products will be an added advantage.

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Job Description – Senior Java Developer (Spring Boot / Microservices)
Location: Chennai, India
Experience: 4+ Years
Availability: Immediate Joiner
About the Role:
We are looking for a highly skilled Java Developer with over 5 years of hands-on experience in building scalable backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture. The ideal candidate will have strong problem-solving skills, deep knowledge of backend frameworks, and a solid understanding of JUnit-based testing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend systems using Java and Spring Boot
- Develop and deploy RESTful microservices in a distributed architecture
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
- Write clean, scalable, and testable code following best practices
- Implement unit and integration tests using JUnit and other testing frameworks
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving team processes
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a timely manner
Key Skills:
- Strong proficiency in Java
- Expertise in Spring Boot and related modules (Spring Data, Spring Security, etc.)
- Solid understanding of Microservices architecture, REST APIs, and inter-service communication
- Experience with JUnit and writing automated test cases
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git)
- Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus
- Exposure to messaging systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ is a plus
- Familiarity with databases (SQL/NoSQL)



You have 3 to 14 yrs of software engineering & product delivery experience with strong
background in datastructures & algorithms
• You’ve proven software development credentials having successfully built complex
products
• You are experienced with one or more general programming languages (e.g. Java, C/C++,
Go). Ability to learn other coding languages as needed.
• You’ve proven software development credentials having successfully built complex
products
• You have a strong foundation in the fundamentals of computer science, with familiarity in
data structures, algorithms and a strong command of object-oriented principles.
• You have experience in one or more of the following areas: Server Backend, Distributed
and Parallel Systems, Full Stack Development (frontend and backend), Scalable Enterprise
Platforms and Applications, Application Security and Incident Management, Android,
iOS, and Machine Learning.
• You have a spark that separates you from the crowd and ability to think out of the box and
on your feet
• You possess multi-dimensional skills that make you a valuable co-worker in a fast,
changing and ambiguous environment
• You have the ability to learn other coding languages as needed real quick
• You are comfortable in working with a team that deals with ambiguity every day
• B. E. /B. Tech. in Computer Science or MCA from a reputed university.
• 3.5 plus years of experience in software development, with emphasis on JAVA/J2EE Server side
programming.
• Hands on experience in core Java, multithreading, RMI, socket programing, JDBC, NIO, webservices
and design patterns.
• Knowledge of distributed system, distributed caching, messaging frameworks, ESB etc.
• Experience in Linux operating system and PostgreSQL/MySQL/MongoDB/Cassandra database.
• Additionally, knowledge of HBase, Hadoop and Hive is desirable.
• Familiarity with message queue systems and AMQP and Kafka is desirable.
• Experience as a participant in agile methodologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills.
• This is not a fullstack requirement, we are looking for a purely backend expert.
- Experience in corporate training with minimum 3.5 years of experience in Technical training
- Exposure into Core Java & Advanced Java
- Candidate should have good Presentation, verbal & written communication Skills.
- Good to have knowledge on FET
Job brief
We are looking for a Java Developer with experience in building high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications.
You will be part of a talented software team that works on mission-critical applications. Java developer roles and responsibilities include managing Java/Java EE application development while providing expertise in the full software development lifecycle, from concept and design to testing.
Java developer responsibilities include designing, developing and delivering high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems.
Responsibilities
- Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle
- Write well designed, testable, efficient code
- Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications
- Prepare and produce releases of software components
- Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review
Requirements and skills
- BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
- Proven hands-on Software Development experience (Microservices & Springboot)
- Proven working experience in Java development
- Hands on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms
- Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns.
- Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)
- Experience in the Spring Framework
- Experience in developing web applications using at least one popular web framework (Spring MVC)
- Experience with test-driven development


Baetho is a solution focused company aimed at creating and democratizing
the development of customer experience applications through our
proprietary no code platform.
At Baetho, we offer a fun environment and the chance to work with a highly
skilled and motivated team. Our culture is focused on employee happiness,
customer satisfaction and high-quality execution. If you have the right vibe
and believe in fairness and freedom, you’re a great fit for us.
Working Days: 5 days a week, Monday to Friday (some weekend work
required)

• You will design high level architecture solutions, write high quality code, do code reviews
• You will take ownership to run and maintain the services in Cloud infrastructure
• You will continuously evaluate relevant technologies, influence and drive architecture and design discussions
You must have
• Strong desire to work at an early stage startup
• Strong desire to learn and improve yourself every day
• Strong hands-on development experience
• Proficiency in Computer Science fundamentals – object oriented design, data structures, algorithm - design, and complexity analysis
• Strong knowledge of sql/nosql databases
• Strong experience in developing Rest APIs
• Hands-on experience in developing and deploying MicroServices
• Experience with designing scalable architecture
• Strong knowledge of git
• Experience with redis, memcache
• Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ
• Experience with ElasticSearch, Solr
• Experience with running applications in production, CI/CD
• Experience with performance tuning
• At least 2 year experience in leading a small team of developers
It would be nice if you also have
• Experience with Google Maps or similar technologies
• Experience with geospatial applications/libraries
You’ll spend time on the following Developing high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems and delivering high-availability and performance. Write maintainable/scalable/efficient code. Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle. Continue to innovate and build solutions to support business growth and launch new features. Object-Oriented Analysis and design using common design patterns. Given a fuzzy product requirement, work with other stakeholders, product to understand & refine the requirements and change them to tech requirements Work in a cross-functional team, collaborating with peers during entire SDLC. Managing the developed applications and live support.
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We’re Excited About You If You Have Excellent coding skills in Java/J2EE Strong problem-solving skills, data structures and algorithms. Have experience in building and maintaining large scale web applications in service-oriented architecture. Good Understanding of Java 8 with proven hands-on skills Experience in Spring Framework - Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring REST Experience in Spring Reactive Good understanding of SQL and MYSQL Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations Understands version control branching strategies Understands different major language paradigms (object oriented / functional /reactive) Understanding of AWS is a plus Can reason about complexity of algorithms (time and space) Can debug code at ease and ensure quality code is produced Good verbal and written communication skills
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