Senior Java Developer

Job Title: Solution Architect

Work Location: Tokyo

Experience: 7-10 years

Number of Positions: 3

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Solution Architect to join our dynamic team in Tokyo. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in designing, implementing, and deploying cutting-edge solutions involving Machine Learning (ML), Cloud Computing, Full Stack Development, and Kubernetes. The Solution Architect will play a key role in architecting and delivering innovative solutions that meet business objectives while leveraging advanced technologies and industry best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into scalable and efficient technical solutions.
• Design and implement complex systems involving Machine Learning, Cloud Computing (at least two major clouds such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud), and Full Stack Development.
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of cloud-native applications with a focus on NoSQL databases, Python, and Kubernetes.
• Implement algorithms and provide scalable solutions, with a focus on performance optimization and system reliability.
• Review, validate, and improve architectures to ensure high scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency in cloud environments.
• Guide and mentor development teams, ensuring best practices are followed in coding, testing, and deployment.
• Contribute to the development of technical documentation and roadmaps.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and propose enhancements to the solution design process.

Key Skills & Requirements:

• Proven experience (7-10 years) as a Solution Architect or similar role, with deep expertise in Machine Learning, Cloud Architecture, and Full Stack Development.
• Expertise in at least two major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Solid experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration and deployment.
• Strong hands-on experience with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, etc.).
• Proficiency in Python, including experience with ML frameworks (such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc.) and libraries for algorithm development.
• Must have implemented at least two algorithms (e.g., classification, clustering, recommendation systems, etc.) in real-world applications.
• Strong experience in designing scalable architectures and applications from the ground up.
• Experience with DevOps and automation tools for CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with microservices architecture and containerization.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and high-performance computing.
• Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, etc.).
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and Scrum.
• Knowing Japanese Language is an additional advantage for the Candidate. Not mandatory.

Title: Technical Lead, CAST AI center

Location: Bangalore

Reports to: Director, Professional Services

The Person:  The successful candidate will be an intelligent, highly energetic self-starter with excellent communication, technical skills with a very solid technical background in the application development world. Experience of working in Application Modernization / DevOps / Cloud readiness assessments / Flaw Interception & Security projects is mandatory. Prior experience in working with any professional services teams would be a big plus. And you know, love and understand complex technologies, and always seek out engaging technical discussions and has the appetite to work in a fast-paced consulting environment.

Role & Responsibilities: As a lead, you will help address various customer’s problems  - Identifying the applications which can be transformed to cloud, identifying the security vulnerabilities to reduce the business risk, assist Customer modernize their applications by providing MRI like visibility of the software in assessing the complexity, functionality etc, identifying the productivity of the vendor teams to help optimize the efficient use of budget, identifying regulatory requirements like storage of personal data in the applications and help business to be compliant and various other use cases.

Role combines a thorough understanding of the product and recommending the CAST solutions.

• Lead project teams in all technical aspects of project execution, by giving guidance to consultants and project stakeholders, by delivering advanced technical configuration of CAST products
• Should able to analyze an enterprise application using AIP platform of all the phases in the product life cycle
• Work in complete autonomy to deliver project deliverables, for advanced technical deliverables, with required level of quality
• Understand and interpret the various CAST metrics to customers in solving specific use case of CAST customers
• Must have troubleshooting skills
• Able to proactively identify risks related to application /deliverables and propose a mitigation plan
• Capable to execute Pilots and Assessments
• Take responsibility for analyzing a customer application using the CAST product to provide end to end process including the customer process and communication
• Provide custom solutions to customer requirements
• In synchronization with Project Manager, detect potential risks and issues, engage and track remediation plans. Contribute proactively to designing remediation plan for Senior level.
• Contribute to improvement of internal process, tooling and quality process
• Design, build and collect technical materials as part of project executions in a spirit of reusability for future engagements and maintain knowledge on best practices, tools and reusable components for CAST analysis

Experience of the AD world, excellent problem solving & solution-oriented skills, communication skills and a very strong drive are key characteristics for success.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in a technical discipline; a master’s degree would be a plus
• Effective communication skills in English is mandatory for non-native English speakers (oral and written)
• Minimum 8+ years of technical consultancy experience software development / software implementation in the software industry
• Strong technical expertise and experience in either J2EE or .NET and one of the common databases such as Oracle, DB2 or SQL Server
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) including an ability to communicate effectively at senior levels within client organizations
• Strong knowledge of the AD ‘world’ is mandatory
• Ability to work independently toward stated business goals

Our Client is focused on democratizing Insurance through technology. It is a cloud-based platform connecting distributors to the Insurance Ecosystem to sell and manage Insurance programs. They are creating a middleware connecting consumers, traditional insurance institutions, intermediaries, and service partners on a single platform. Basically, give distributors the ability access to the entire Insurance ecosystem via 1 API / 1 platform.

Their goal is simple - Provide a new way to do Insurance, which is secure, easy, and focuses on the consumer while staying compliant with the frameworks laid down by the regulator.

Description

This is a mission-critical role. They are a small, diverse, agile and high-performance, engineering team. They are looking for versatile developers who will:

• Innovate their existing product and work on creating tools that crunch integration times and time to market
• Improve through peer-learning and transmit them to the firm's dev ecosystem.
• Take ownership and get the job done.

They are clear. They need role shapers, not role takers.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for design, development and delivery our web-based application in an agile manner built on Java Spring Boot, React, My SQL and Mongo DB.
• You will be expected to write code on day-to-day basis while testing it on real world use cases
• You will be an independent owner of your feature on the platform.
• You will be a part of the core software development team and are expected to participate in all development cycles.
• You will be responsible for closure of business requirements end-to-end by working cross-functionally and will be expected to mentor and drive other members of the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer / Technology domain.
• 4-7 years of relevant work experience, preferably in a start-up environment/ building SaaS products.
• Excellent coding skills with ability to deliver in a hyper growth phase.
• Hands on experience in JAVA and practical experience in developing and designing scalable software solutions.
• Excellent Problem-solving skills & understanding of data structures in a complex environment.
• Extensive experience in Spring, Hibernate and SpringBoot
• Experience in building REST Services
• Experience in integrating third party APIs (Payment gateways, SMS gateways, Accounting software APIs, APIs of CRM tools etc.) into web applications
• Experience in working with SQL and no SQL DBs (Preferably Mongo DB)
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker is a plus
• Knowledge of how insurance processes and past experience in working on insurance applications is a plus.

Job Description:-

In this role, you will be an integral part of our team responsible for developing and maintaining new applications that support assessment systems. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to an important regional initiative.

Role Responsibilities:

Analysis and Design: Collaborate with stakeholders and the Application Systems team to deeply understand application requirements. Develop technical design documents following business standards.

Programming and Testing: Actively engage in application programming to meet business requirements. Conduct unit testing and assist in functional, load, and user acceptance testing when needed.

Project Review and Enhancement: Review ongoing projects and provide valuable recommendations for improvement. Be open to assisting in related tasks as directed by the line Manager.

The Successful Applicant

To excel in this role, you should possess the following qualifications and skills:

Java Expertise: Strong experience in Java Application Design, Coding, and Implementation.

Front-End Development: Excellent skills in front-end development using Angular 10, Bootstrap, and Typescript.

Technology Stack: Proficiency in Java, Spring Suite, Hibernate, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Rest APIs, and Micro-services is highly desirable.

Agile Methodologies: Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, including refactoring, TDD, and continuous integration.

Client Interaction: Exceptional client-facing and presentation capabilities.

Team Collaboration: Ability to work effectively both autonomously and within a team.

If you are a skilled Full-stack developer passionate about creating innovative solutions and meet the above-mentioned qualifications, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you believe you fit this position.

**Work remotely / Work From Home with BigStep Technologies throughout your tenure**

Desired candidates must have 7+ years of total experience in backend development with good expertise in MEAN Stack (MongoDB, ExpressJS, AngularJS, Node.js) and JavaScript, along with strong development and coding skills, good analytical and problem-solving skills.

Roles and Responsibilities :

What You'll Do

• Create the system architecture for any product from scratch as well as drive it for more than one development teams
• Design and deliver solutions that enable fast and efficient deployment of quality code to production
• Document the architectural blueprint and end to end design through flowcharts and diagrams.
• Set coding standards for development teams and ensure all released code is following standards
• Oversee the code review process, performing reviews when necessary
• Establish strong communication channels and relationships with the development teams, supporting them throughout the release cycle
• Continuously evaluate the existing software to identify areas of improvement and ensure architectural integrity as additional features are added.
• Lead DevOps and implement tooling and process improvements when you identify gaps
• Work with various stakeholders and identify the scope of the work, provide high level estimations, create a timeline and come up with the approach and design for the same.
• Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies and processes to ensure the highest quality product platform.
• Coach and mentor the development teams to improve the overall expertise and skills of the team.
• Take care of the development of critical components and POCs for new technologies to be used.
• Deliver high quality deliverables individually/as a team adhering to industry best practices.
• Troubleshoot any errors or issues that arise in the application/infrastructure components quickly and efficiently.

What You Bring

• 7+ years in software development or product engineering
• Proficient in MEAN Stack
• Good experience in backend development with Node.js
• Expertise in developing RESTful APIs
• Have created multi-transactional and highly redundant systems from ideation to production
• Customer-centric mindset
• Expertise in Agile SCRUM best practices
• Expertise in implementing front-end of applications using HTML5, Angular.js
• Proficient in MVC, OOPS concepts, Web Development Concepts, HTML, JSON, REST API development
• Strong coding skills, good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to break down complex technical concepts into something digestible by non-technical stakeholders

1. Full Stack developer (Java/JavaScript): (experience 3 to 6 years) 

• Experience in designing multithreaded/concurrent/distributed systems.
• Experience in Java/Kotlin or JavaScript is required (3+ years).
• Experience in working on scalable non-blocking server side frameworks like Spring stack(2+ years)
• Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases, Message brokers. ex: Postgres/MySQL, MongoDB/DynamoDB/Redis/Neo4j, Kafka (2 +years)
• Experience in Front end language and frameworks. JavaScript, must be an expert in one of the front end frameworks (ex: React) (2+)
• Understand cloud technologies and should have deployed applications or products in popular cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, MS Azure, etc (2+ years).

Optional:

• Experience with BigData is a big plus
• Knowledge of functional programming principles is a plus.

• Experience in HTML5 and CSS3