Java Technical Lead

🚀 Hiring: Java Developer at Deqode

⭐ Experience: 2+ Years

📍 Location: Mumbai

⭐ Work Mode:- 5 Days Work from Office

⏱️ Notice Period: Immediate Joiners

(Only immediate joiners & candidates serving notice period)

We are looking for a Java Developer (Mid/Senior) to join our Implementation & Application Support team supporting critical fintech platforms. The role involves backend development, application monitoring, incident management, and close collaboration with customers. Senior developers will handle escalations, mentor juniors, and drive operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities (Brief)

✅ Develop and support Java applications (Spring Boot / Quarkus).

✅Monitor applications and resolve production issues.

✅Manage incidents, perform root cause analysis, and handle ITSM tickets.

✅Collaborate with customers and internal teams.

✅(Senior) Lead escalations and mentor junior engineers.

Top Skills Required

✅ Java, Spring Boot, Quarkus

✅Application Support & Incident Management

✅ServiceNow / JIRA / ITSM tools

✅Monitoring & Production Support

✅Kafka, Redis, Solace, Aerospike (Good to have)

✅Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD (Plus)

About Tarento:

Tarento is a fast-growing technology consulting company headquartered in Stockholm, with a strong presence in India and clients across the globe. We specialize in digital transformation, product engineering, and enterprise solutions, working across diverse industries including retail, manufacturing, and healthcare. Our teams combine Nordic values with Indian expertise to deliver innovative, scalable, and high-impact solutions.

We're proud to be recognized as a Great Place to Work, a testament to our inclusive culture, strong leadership, and commitment to employee well-being and growth. At Tarento, you’ll be part of a collaborative environment where ideas are valued, learning is continuous, and careers are built on passion and purpose.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and self-driven Senior Java Backend Developer with strong experience in designing and deploying scalable microservices using Spring Boot and Azure Cloud. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in modern Java development, containerization, messaging systems like Kafka, and knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy microservices using Spring Boot on Azure cloud platforms.
• Implement and maintain RESTful APIs, ensuring high performance and scalability.
• Work with Java 11+ features including Streams, Functional Programming, and Collections framework.
• Develop and manage Docker containers, enabling efficient development and deployment pipelines.
• Integrate messaging services like Apache Kafka into microservice architectures.
• Design and maintain data models using PostgreSQL or other SQL databases.
• Implement unit testing using JUnit and mocking frameworks to ensure code quality.
• Develop and execute API automation tests using Cucumber or similar tools.
• Collaborate with QA, DevOps, and other teams for seamless CI/CD integration and deployment pipelines.
• Work with Kubernetes for orchestrating containerized services.
• Utilize Couchbase or similar NoSQL technologies when necessary.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and contribute to best practices and standards.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong experience in Java (11 or above) and Spring Boot framework.
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture and deployment on Azure.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, and exposure to Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in Kafka, with real-world project experience.
• Working knowledge of PostgreSQL (or any SQL DB) and data modeling principles.
• Experience in writing unit tests using JUnit and mocking tools.
• Experience with Cucumber or similar frameworks for API automation testing.
• Exposure to CI/CD tools, DevOps processes, and Git-based workflows.

Nice to Have:

• Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Developer Associate)
• Familiarity with Couchbase or other NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with other cloud providers (AWS, GCP)
• Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

Soft Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work in an agile environment and contribute to continuous improvement.

Why Join Us:

• Work on cutting-edge microservice architectures
• Strong learning and development culture
• Opportunity to innovate and influence technical decisions
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment

Role & Responsibilities :

- Lead the design, analysis, and implementation of technical solutions.

- Take full ownership of product features.

- Participate in detailed discussions with the product management team regarding requirements.

- Work closely with the engineering team to design and implement scalable solutions.

- Create detailed functional and technical specifications.

- Follow Test-Driven Development (TDD) and deliver high-quality code.

- Communicate proactively with your manager regarding risks and progress.

- Mentor junior team members and provide technical guidance.

- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues with RCA and long-term solutions

Required Skills & Experience :

- Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science or related field with a solid academic track record.

- 6+ years of hands-on experience in backend development for large-scale enterprise products.

- Strong programming skills in Java; familiarity with Python is a plus.

- Deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving.

- Proficient in Spring Boot and RESTful APIs.

- Experience with cloud technologies like ElasticSearch, Kafka, MongoDB, Hazelcast, Ceph, etc.

- Strong experience in building scalable, concurrent applications.

- Exposure to Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Test-Driven Development (TDD).

- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Technologies :

- Java

- Spring Boot, J2EE

- ElasticSearch

- Kafka

- MongoDB, Ceph

- AWS

- Storm, Hazelcast

- TDD, SOA

• Understand the requirement and convert that into API design.
• Write the code independently 
• Unit testing and bug fixing
• Write code with standards and conventions and follow best practices.
• Know how to engineer a full-fledged system and not just write code to make things work.
• Knowledge of agile methodologies, scrum.
• Should be able to guide juniors.
• Communication with clients for requirement understanding.
• Code Merging and deployment

• REST APIs in Spring Boot and Spring Framework
• MySQL Database, complex SQL queries (like joining multiple tables)
• Spring Security, JWT Tokens
• Third party Integration
• Unix basic commands
• Apache Tomcat, Deployment of War in Unix environment.
• Jira or any other Issue/Task tracking systems.

Job Description:                                           

• Strong experience in Java Development
• Deep expertise and hands-on experience with Web Applications
• Expertise in Java, Spring Boot is an added advantage.
• Experience in Microservices
• Hands-on design experience with Web Services (REST, SOAP, etc ..).
• Strong grasp of security principles.

Nice to Have

• Spring Zuul
• Kafka
• cryptography and certificates

Abilities:

• Developer with  strong ability to develop web applications using Java
• Should be able to Code, design, and implement
• Maintain code integrity and organization