Senior Java Developer

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership:
• Provide technical leadership by guiding and mentoring software engineers in creating robust and scalable solutions.
• Lead the recruitment process to identify and onboard top-tier engineering talent.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and growth within the technical team.
• Architectural Vision:
• Collaborate closely with engineering leadership, senior technical stakeholders, and product managers to shape the architectural vision and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Actively participate in code reviews and technical design discussions and contribute hands-on expertise to development efforts.
• Drive the evolution of development processes, establish meaningful metrics, and cultivate a team culture emphasizing technical excellence.
• Lead POCs and technical evaluations
• Hands-on Technical Involvement:
• Demonstrate deep technical involvement through direct contributions to the codebase, technical design discussions, and the development of domain expertise.
• Utilize your extensive experience to guide the team in developing large-scale distributed systems, employing languages such as Java, Python, C++, Ruby, Go, or JavaScript.
• Process Evolution and DevOps:
• Innovate and evolve development processes to enhance efficiency and agility.
• Leverage a background in DevOps to oversee the operational aspects of widely deployed SaaS products.
• Implement and optimize CI/CD environments for seamless software delivery.

Must-Have:

• Managerial and Technical Expertise:
• Possess 3+ years of managerial experience and a solid 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
• Demonstrate prior success in leading and growing cross-functional development teams of 10-20 individual contributors.
• Software Delivery Excellence:
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality software within tight deadlines, emphasizing agility in a collaborative and cross-functional environment.
• Technical Proficiency:
• Hands-on experience developing and designing large-scale distributed systems using languages like Java, Python, C++, Ruby, Go, or JavaScript.
• DevOps and SaaS Background:
• Background in DevOps with experience in the operation of widely deployed SaaS products.
• Communication and Organization:
• Exceptional organizational skills and effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Nice to Have:

• CI/CD and Cloud Platform Experience:
• Previous experience in designing CI/CD environments.
• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, or equivalent cloud platforms.
• Data-Driven Decision Making:
• Demonstrated experience using data to measure success, drive improvements, and inform strategic decisions.
• Global Team Collaboration:
• Previous experience working on geographically dispersed teams.

**Responsibilities:**

- Lead the backend development team, providing mentorship and guidance to junior developers.

- Design, develop, and maintain robust backend systems using Node.js and NestJS with TypeScript.

- Implement event sourcing and message queue solutions using technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.

- Utilize strong PostgreSQL knowledge to design, optimize, and manage databases effectively.

- Implement DevOps practices and tools to ensure continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), containerization with Docker, and orchestration with Kubernetes.

- Collaborate closely with frontend developers to integrate backend services with user interfaces seamlessly.

- Lead and contribute to architectural discussions and decisions to ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of our systems.

- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues promptly, demonstrating strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

**Requirements:**

- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

- 5+ years of experience in software development, with a significant focus on backend technologies.

- Proven leadership experience as a team lead or senior developer, with a track record of mentoring junior developers and leading successful projects.

- Profound expertise in Node.js and NestJS with TypeScript.

- Experience with event sourcing and message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).

- Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, including database design, optimization, and management.

- Solid understanding of DevOps practices and tools (CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure).

- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including frontend developers.

- Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.

- Excellent communication and leadership skills.

We are a 20-year old IT Services company from Kolkata working in India and abroad. We primarily work as SSP(Software Solutions Partner) and serve some of the leading business houses in the country in various software project implementations specially on  SAP and Oracle platform and also working on Govt & Semi Govt projects as outsourcing partner all over PAN India.

Designation-Full Stack-Java Developer
Location-Mumbai,Pune & Kolkata-Remote
Sal-Nego

Experience Required: 3 - 7 years

Skills Required:

 Develop applications using Java/JEE, Microservices, Spring, Spring Boot, JPA, Hibernate,

Spring MVC and Spring Data

 Nice to have Spring Integration

 Very strong in data structure and algorithm

 Experienced in Object-Oriented design

 Must have strong experience in Java and Spring Framework

 Excellent communication skills

 Must possess strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills

 JSP, Servlets, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Angular, React

 Hands on experience in developing RESTFUL Microservices using spring boot and Web

Services using REST, JSON, SOAP, XML

 Linux / Unix operating systems

 SQL and databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle

 Nice to have Cassandra, MongoDB

 Requirement analysis (use cases, user stories etc.)

 Worked in Agile Methodology & Scrums

 Used CI/CD or DevOps platform technologies e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Jenkins,

Artifactory etc.

 Proven ability to work cross-functionally

Tech Lead

 Key goals and responsibilities

· Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use

· Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache

· Ensure best coding practices to build efficiencies and scalability of the tech stack; to be implemented by the team.

· Ensure defect-free software deployment and maintenance thereof.

· Focus on critical trouble shooting issues; be obstacle remover for the team.

· Create and maintain project documentation and tech specs.

· Review the code periodically from technical and security point of view with due recommendations.

· Track team on performance and task management to deliver to timelines and quality.

· Thorough understanding of React.js, Vue Js and its core principles

· Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools

· A knack of benchmarking and optimization

· Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial

· Good understanding of quality JavaScript code (Object oriented and commonly used design patterns )

· Capable of debugging complex issues in JavaScript

· Understanding of JS debug tools and chrome dev tools

Your key qualifications & competencies:

· Understanding of web markup, including HTML5 and CSS3

· Familiarity with RESTful APIs

· Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token

· Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js)

· At least 5+ years of hands on coding experience

· Strong understanding of OOPS Concepts and data structure

· Have practical knowledge/experience in JAVA , Microservices , Springboot , hibernate and MySQL database

· Have prior experience in scrum and agile methodologies

· Should have 5+ years of experience in modern JavaScript frameworks such as React.js /Vue/AngularJS /Knockout

· Must have experience on AWS, or Google cloud. Must have knowledge of GIT.

· Should have sound understanding of http and REST. Be a proponent of strict code quality standards using JSLint etc.

· Should have atleast 3+ years of leading teams and proven record of adherence to ambitious deadlines.

· Should have strong understanding of object oriented and functional programming in JavaScript.

• Liaise with fellow developers.
• Designing and implementing microservices which use the spring boot framework.
• Working in compliance with the full Software Development Life Cycle.
• Connecting microservices to interact with databases.
• Understanding of how streaming technologies work such as Kafka.
• Identifying and finding solutions to bugs.
• Ensure you've written adequate test cases to verify design requirements are being met.
• Create well written documentation for the individual microservices.

Position Summary

The Java Software Developer designs and develops computer applications using the Java programming language. Managing small-to-large scale projects, with respect to business impact, throughout the development life cycle. In this role, you can expect to leverage your 5+ years of Java engineering skills and knowledge to develop, test, and release features assigned to you and the Software Development team. You will be challenged daily to solve problems, expand your knowledge of the existing platform, and the technologies that can be used to continuously improve it.

Essential Functions

• Owns assigned projects throughout the development life cycle, from design through quality testing. Develops high quality code that delivers desired functionality using the technology selected for the project.
• Utilizes techniques including pair programming to ensure code quality. Additionally, maintains code quality through best practices, unit testing, and code quality automation.
• Supports continuous integration process.
• Collaborates closely with team members to determine best practices and client requirements for software.
• Develops intuitive software that meets and exceeds the needs of the company.
• Professionally maintains all software and provides regular updates that address client and/or company concerns.
• Analyzes and tests programs and products before formal launch. Addresses and troubleshoots coding problems quickly and efficiently to ensure a productive workplace.
• Ensures software security by developing programs to actively monitor the sharing of private information.
• Actively seeks ways to improve business software processes and interactions.
• When needed, provides valuable coaching and training for team members to ensure all employees are confident in the use of software applications.
• Regularly modifies software to fix errors, adapt to new hardware, improve overall performance, and/or upgrade interfaces.
• Directs system testing and validation procedures. Provides software programming and documentation development.
• Provides project proposals and project status updates to clients and departments, as needed. Prepares recommendations and project plans for the installation of new systems or modifications of an existing system.
• Works closely with clients and departments to resolve technical issues - including (but not limited to) software system design and maintenance.
• Regularly participates in an agile delivery process by helping size stories. Owns, researches, and recommends new solutions.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent problem-solving skills and technical aptitude to solve complex issues.
• Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority projects.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to quickly adapt to a changing environment.
• Skilled in object-oriented (OO) design and design pattern.
• Skilled with Java 8 features, such as lambdas and streams.
• Demonstrated knowledge of API design standards, patterns, and best practices (especially Swagger and OpenAPI 3.0, REST, SOAP, MQ, JSON, Microservices etc.).
• Expert understanding of Spring Framework, Spring MVC REST, ORM/Hibernate and JDBC. As well as Hibernate/JPA and Object-relational mapping, including performance considerations.
• Experienced with RDBM systems: MYSQL Server, Oracle.
• Strong understanding of relational databases and writing SQL queries.
• Familiarity with the following front-end technologies: HTML, Javascript, CSS, Angular, Git, SQL, Maven

Experience

• Experience as a Java Developer, Java Engineer, or similar role required (i.e., Spring Framework / Spring boot and J2EE development required).
• Experience designing and developing REST API / web applications.
• Experience working with Agile methodologies (Scrum) and cross-functional teams (Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Developers, Designers, Business Analysts) a major plus.
• Advanced knowledge and experience in Cloud/SAAS integration, a plus.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field of study or equivalent level of education and experience.

Responsibilities :

• Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable code

• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.

Skills :

• Should have 2 - 4+ years of experience in Java
• Hands on experience in designing and building Java application using various frameworks is must
• Experience in Spring, Spring cloud and Spring Boot
• Experience in Angular,SQL,GIT.
• Experience in Maven and Gradle
• Should Possess good knowledge in creating test plans and test strategies.
• Knowledge of implementing various testing methodologies, test automation tools
• Designing and documenting detailed test cases to cover all levels of tests
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Good logical sense, strong technical skills and the ability to learn new technologies quickly

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• total work: 2 -4 years (Required)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: ₹60,000.00 - ₹100,000.00 per month