Software Engineer / Core Engineer

Job Description – Technical Lead (Java Spring Boot + Angular) – Capital Markets / Financial Services Project

Location: Whitefield, Bangalore (Work from Client Office)

Experience: 8–14 Years

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead with strong expertise in Java Spring Boot and Angular to lead the development of enterprise-grade applications for a large-scale Banking/Financial Services project. The ideal candidate will combine hands-on technical leadership with strong architecture, design, and stakeholder management capabilities while driving the delivery of high-performance, secure, and scalable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of 8–10 developers across front-end and back-end technologies.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and Angular.
• Drive technical solutioning, architecture discussions, and application modernization initiatives.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, security guidelines, and development best practices.
• Conduct code reviews, design reviews, sprint planning, and technical grooming sessions.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, reliability, and resiliency.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root-cause analysis.
• Support CI/CD implementation and DevOps best practices.
• Mentor team members and foster a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.

Technical Skills Required

• Strong experience in Java 8/11/17, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs.
• Hands-on expertise in Angular 8+, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3.
• Experience with Hibernate/JPA and relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Good understanding of distributed systems, API design, and secure application development.
• Experience with Git, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to cloud technologies, preferably AWS.
• Knowledge of messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ is advantageous.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Domain Experience (Preferred)

• Experience in Banking, Financial Services, Credit Cards, Lending, Payments, Risk, Fraud, Customer Servicing, or Digital Banking platforms.
• Understanding of secure, high-volume transaction processing systems and regulatory/compliance-driven environments.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong client-facing and leadership capabilities.
• Ability to drive technical decisions and influence architecture direction.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

NOTE: One client round has to be taken F2F from Bangalore Office.

Sound technical exposure in React, Node, API, Java, JPA, Hibernate, Kafka, REST API,

Postgre DB.

• Strong experience in systems design principles.

• Must have strong exposure in PSQL queries and stored procedures.

• Experience in Lending/Fintech domains will be preferable.

• Design, implement and maintain Java-based applications that can be high-volume and

low-latency.

• Familiarity with browser testing and debugging.

• Analyze user requirements to define business objectives.

• Identify and resolve any technical issues arising.

• Develop technical designs for application development.

• Conducting software analysis, programming, testing, and debugging.

• Manage Java and Java EE application development.

• Understanding of strategic handling of technical projects. i.e. adhering to stakeholder

expectations and processes.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience:
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in software development.
• Experience with NEWGENOne and SnapLogic platforms would be a plus.
• Strong background in .Net and Java development.
• Technical Skills:

• Expertise in developing and managing iPaaS integrations.
• Solid understanding of web services, APIs, and data integration techniques.
• Knowledge of SQL and database management.
• Analytical Skills: Exceptional logical thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Soft Skills:
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Solution-oriented mindset with a proactive approach to addressing challenges.
• Certifications: Relevant certifications in BPM, iPaaS, .Net, or Java are a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Knowledge of additional programming languages and frameworks

JOB DESCRIPTION :

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Gurucul is transforming enterprise security with user behavior and predictive analytics. If you enjoy

working in a fast-paced, rapidly growing and progressive environment, this is the position for you.

Gurucul offers competitive compensation packages and full benefits for all full-time employees.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Technical Lead

Seeking a Java Technical Lead Developer, who will create scalable multi-tier web applications in an agile

software development environment. Applicant should have significant hands-on experience in designing

and coding server components.

The ideal candidate must be able to design and develop enterprise-scale information security software

in collaboration with the engineering team in India and with their counterparts in the US.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• 8 to 14 years experience working as a Java developer on Web/EE applications, ideally multi-tenant SaaS products and at least 3 years as a tech lead.
• Expert in core Java development and Java EE technologies.
• Solid experience building server-side components for enterprise applications.
• Good understanding of browser-side development using any one of the frameworks like Angular, React etc.
• Good understanding of Single-page applications architecture.
• Good understanding of HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, Javascript and object-oriented javascript Should be well versed with server-side and client-side design patterns and anti-patterns.
• Experience using Spring and Hibernate in a commercially available software product.
• Good experience in MVC Architecture like Grails, Spring MVC, Servlets and JSP API programming.
• Exposure to maven/Gradle build script.
• Exposure/Experience with Hadoop and related big data technologies.
• Experience with Git/Gitlab.
• Experience in JMS, Kafka, and Logstash would be considered an added advantage.
• Good understanding of REST APIs and JSON.
• Expert in RDBMS like MySQL 8, SQL, SQL query design, tuning, and experience working with very large databases.
• Experience in multi-threading, and building cluster-aware applications.
• Strong communication skills.
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience with DevOps pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Gitlab, and Nexus would be a big plus.
• Experience in working in SCRUM as a scrum master.

WHAT TO EXPECT

• Provide inputs in the architecture and design of enterprise applications targeting Fortune 500 companies.
• Development of web-based Enterprise Applications using cutting-edge technologies.
• Gain an insight into enterprise security challenges as it relates to information/Application and infrastructure protection.
• Work closely with a brilliant team based in the USA and India that has successfully launched several software companies.

LOCATION

• The position is based in Pune (India)

About the role:

We're looking for a seasoned backend specialist skilled in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and robust Java development. The role encompasses crafting and maintaining AEM templates, components, and integrations while upholding clean coding practices.

Responsibilities:

AEM Development & Maintenance:

• Develop and maintain AEM templates, components, and workflows.
• Collaborate with front-end teams to ensure seamless integration of web components into AEM.
• Implement and manage content structures within the AEM platform, including content types, taxonomies, and metadata.

Java Development:

• Write clean, scalable, and maintainable Java code to enhance the backend capabilities of AEM.
• Optimize performance of AEM instances, leveraging Java best practices and tools.
• Work with other Java-based tools and frameworks that integrate with the AEM ecosystem.

System Integration:

• Integrate AEM with other enterprise systems, databases, and third-party services using APIs, web services, or other methods.
• Ensure data consistency and reliability across integrations.
• Ensure backend solutions adhere to clean coding practices.
• Conduct and participate in regular code reviews to maintain code quality.
• Stay updated on the latest AEM patches and updates, and ensure timely application for security and performance.

Performance & Scalability:

• Monitor AEM backend performance and optimize as necessary to ensure smooth operation.
• Work with infrastructure teams on scaling solutions, ensuring the AEM platform can handle growth in traffic and content.
• 8 years’ experience in development, with atleast 4+ years in AEM
• Strong expertise in Java with a focus on backend development.
• Proven experience working with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and understanding of its architecture and components.
• Proficiency in developing and managing OSGi components and services, with an understanding of OSGi configurations, lifecycle, and modularity aspects.
• Deep knowledge of JCR standards, including experience with node structures, versioning, and query languages like XPath or SQL2.
• Experience with AEM built in and exgternal search engine
• Knowledge of clean coding practices and principles with a track record of applying them in past roles.
• Familiarity with RESTful services, and integration patterns with AEM.
• Strong understanding of version control systems, preferably Git.
• Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and tools.
• Comfortable with server configurations, caching strategies, and optimizing AEM dispatcher setups.
• Knowledge of CDN.
• Maintain code quality through regular code reviews, unit testing, and following established best practices.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and incorporate them into projects as deemed fit.
• Good communication including written, diagrammatic, and oral to unwind complexities in solutions to technical and non-technical personnel.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Keep up with the latest trends, be a disruptive thinker and have experience of driving cultural change in organizations.
• Passionate innovator.
• Self-motivated and capable of leading initiatives with little or no supervision.
• Flexible to meet changing requirements and priorities.
• Good inter-personal skills combined with willingness to listen and learn.
• Able to react positively under pressure to deliver solutions in a timely manner.
• Enjoy results-oriented and thought-provoking work with a strong desire to progress career.
• Able to work in a global, multi-cultural environment.
• Able to express compassion and have engineering empathy.
• Willing to travel as required by role, when needed.

Academic requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or related computer engineering degree is preferred but relevant work experience and proven background is foremost.

Job Description for Java:

• Experience in JAVA programming and application development using Spring MVC, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Hibernate and Microservices

• Experience in building products with Full stack technologies, with excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, OOPs and OOA/D

• Experience in MySQL, Mongo dB (or other NOSQL db’s), REST, Web Sockets, JavaScript, Ajax

• Experience with GO a plus

• Experience with one of JavaScript Frameworks (React, Angular, Vue etc.)

• Experience in Rest API development using Spring MVC or Spring Boot

• Able to define, design, implement complex, and scalable systems

• Good team player and communication skills

• Experience with agile development methodologies with Test Driven Development (TDD)

• Experience with Jenkins Setup CI/CD (Continuous Integration / Continuous delivery)

What you will get:

1. To be a part of the Core-Team 💪
2. A Chunk of ESOPs 🚀
3. Creating High Impact by Solving a Problem at Large (No one in the World has a similar product) 💥
4. High Growth Work Environment ⚙️

What we are looking for:

1. An 'Exceptional Executioner' -> Leader -> Create an Impact & Value 💰
2. Ability to take Ownership of your work
3. Past experience in leading a team

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or in any related engineering discipline.
2. (2-4) years of experience in building scalable web applications.
3. Backend Maverick with proficiency in Java
4. Experience in requirement analysis, failure analysis, API design, distributed
5. Experience with React.js and modern JavaScript libraries and tooling.
6. consistency
7. Deep understanding of the "behind-the-scenes" of HTML rendering, CSS, and Javascript.
8. Ability to troubleshoot complex systems problems, debug, and find root causes.
9. Ability to effectively articulate and drive solutions to meet technical and business challenges
10. Excellent verbal and written communication skills