Lead Backend Developer

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Architecture: Serve as a technical authority, define cloud-native standards, and own end-to-end system design for complex, distributed, and high-scale solutions.
• Engineering Excellence: Lead modernization initiatives, transition legacy systems to microservices, and ensure performance, scalability, and security.
• Platform & Cloud Enablement: Champion GCP-native services (GKE, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Spanner), influence CI/CD, and drive FinOps strategies.
• Mentorship & Organizational Impact: Mentor Lead and Senior Engineers, foster engineering rigor, and collaborate with Product Management to translate business strategy into technical solutions.

Required Skills, Experience & Background

• 12+ years of professional experience building enterprise-grade software systems.
• Proven experience operating at a Lead or Principal Engineer level.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java or another major programming language (e.g., Go, Python, C#).
• Deep expertise in microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems.
• Strong experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and data modeling.
• Expertise in cloud-native design principles (stateless services, scalability, resiliency).
• Strong experience building and operating systems on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Proficiency with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, GKE).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, and observability.
• Experience with Big Data and data engineering technologies (e.g., BigQuery, Spark).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field (required).
• Master’s degree in computer science or related field (preferred).

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master’s in Computer Science or related field
• 5–8 years of backend development experience
• Strong in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices
• Hands-on experience with MySQL/PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams

Preferred Traits

• Proactive mindset with a knack for identifying and fixing bottlenecks
• Detail-oriented with a passion for clean, maintainable code

Team-oriented with a drive for continuous learning and improvement

Hi,

As discussed, please refer to below Job description and revert with you updated resume –

About Client : Client is a digital accelerator to Startups, SMEs, MSMEs, and large enterprises with a significant contribution across 22+ industries including BFSI, Healthcare, Ecommerce & Retail, Education & eLearning, Insurance, Tech Startups, Government & Semi-Government, and more. Backed with an impressive experience of 25+ years and a fast-growing family of 4000+ engineering professionals our capabilities span across IT Consulting, Strategy Planning & Execution, Business Process Re-engineering, IT Modernization, and Business Analysis Consulting, our solutions are devised meticulously to address the needs of specific industries.

We are a CMMI Level 5 organization global IT Solution provider and Outsourcing company headquartered in Mumbai and footprints with 10 delivery centres in India and 15 global offices. Our success portfolio boasts of 7500+ projects accomplished across 1500+ clients in 50+ countries with client retention rate as high as 85%

Job Description :

Java Architect (10+ Years)

Location: Navi Mumbai, CBD Belapur

Domain: Banking (Payment Gateway Project)

NOTE: 1st and 3rd Saturdays working as per banking norms

Education: B.E. or Graduation in Computer Science or related field

Key Responsibilities:

• Architectural Leadership: Lead the architecture and design of complex, scalable, and secure banking applications, focusing on payment gateway solutions.

• Technology Stack Mastery: Provide expertise in Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Microservices, Hibernate, REST API, Oracle SQL, and cloud-native architectures using AWS.

• Spring Validation & Authorization: Ensure secure and validated input handling using Spring Validation, and implement robust authorization mechanisms with Spring Security.

• Cloud Integration: Design and implement cloud-native architectures using AWS, including services like EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and API Gateway.

• Security Standards: Ensure adherence to banking security st OAuth2, JWT, and encryption protocols.

• Database Design: Oversee the design and optimization of relational databases, focusing on Oracle SQL and knowledge of NoSQL databases like MongoDB.

• Performance Optimization: Implement strategies for application performance tuning, caching, and scalability.

• Collaboration & Mentorship: Work closely with cross-functional teams, providing technical guidance and mentoring to developers.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure architectural alignment with business objectives and technical constraints.

• Code Quality & Reviews: Conduct regular code reviews, ensuring compliance with best practices and architectural standards.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Extensive Experience: 8+ years in Java development and architecture, with a proven track record in the banking domain, particularly in payment gateway projects.

•Technological Proficiency: Deep expertise in Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Microservices, Hibernate, REST API, Oracle SQL, Spring Validation, Spring Security for authorization, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins.

• Cloud & DevOps Knowledge: Good understanding of cloud-native applications and DevOps practices.

• Security Focus: Experience in implementing security protocols and practices in a banking environment.

• Leadership & Communication: Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Innovative Thinking: Ability to think critically and provide innovative solutions to complex problems.

Required Documents:

• 10th and 12th passing certificates and marksheets.

• Graduation marksheets and passing certificate.

• Graduation degree (Convocation) certificate. • All employer offer letters and relieving letters (with stamp and CIN number on letterhead)

Regards

Amit Kumar Pandey

• 3+ year of experience in Development in JAVA technology.
• Strong Java Basics
• SpringBoot or Spring MVC
• Hands on experience on Relationl Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
• Proficient in REST API development
• Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)
• Microservices
• Any Caching Mechanism
• Good at problem solving

Good to Have Skills:

• 4+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced internet start-up environment.
• Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.
• Understanding of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.