Software Engineer I (Full Stack)

Lead Java Developer for Chennai based Product Company

About the Role

We are looking for a highly experienced Lead Java Developer with 8 to 15 years of expertise in Java development, AWS cloud infrastructure management and product development for 3 products. There is a clear path to leadership role within the organization. If you are not from Chennai, you should be willing to relocate to Chennai.

The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background with hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, and AWS or other cloud infrastructure management. This role requires a strategic thinker who can drive product vision, align cross-functional teams, and ensure the successful execution of cloud-based solutions, while providing the necessary support to the team in planning, coordination, and execution of various projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage product road map ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, and the stakeholders to design & develop scalable cloud solutions.
• Lead product development lifecycle, from ideation to deployment and iteration.
• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation.
• Develop technical documentation, user guides, and best practices for cloud infrastructure management.
• Ensure compliance with security, governance, and best practices in cloud deployments.
• Act as a liaison between business and technical teams to balance priorities and manage expectations.
• Conduct research on technical solutions and present findings to the project team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• At least 8 to 10 years of experience in product management, & handling multiple projects simultaneously.
• More than 5 years of hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot & related technologies.
• Strong technical background with hands-on experience in AWS OR Azure, OR Google Cloud Platform.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure, networking, security, and scalability best practices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience working with google play store, app store, setting up app store accounts and handling deployments.
• Experience identifying, studying documentation and integrating with third parties for various needs such as identity verification, SMS integration and many such requirements.
• Proven ability to define product strategy and execute on complex technical roadmaps.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate business requirements to user stories.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as AWS CloudWatch, or ELK stack.
• Familiarity and experience with React Native architecture and libraries.
• Prior experience in a SaaS, PaaS, or cloud-native environment.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or PMP.

Remuneration

• Base Salary + Annual Performance Bonus (tied to KPIs, roadmap execution, team performance, delivery milestones)
• Equity/ESOPs - After 1st year of employment, Vesting: 4 years with 1-year cliff

Benefits

• Work-Life Balance & Paid time off
• Flexible working hours
• Work-from-home allowance (1–2 days a week or for emergencies)
• Company sponsored team offsites / retreats

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience with building B2B and consumer quality products, enabling business capability and objectives through technology.
• Strong cloud infrastructure experience with AWS.
• Experience in engineering practices such as code refactoring, design patterns, design driven development, continuous integration, building highly scalable applications and application security.
• Experience working with a development team using Agile methodology.
• Experience in container technologies like Docker/Kubernetes a plus.
• Hands-on skills working with SQL and No-SQL databases
  Broad experience across the following application development technologies and in depth skills with at least one: NodeJS, React, GraphQL,Python, R, Java/C++ and/or other open source application development frameworks.
• Ability to strategically balance test coverage, documentation and timelines (API/ Unit testing).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills paired with the ability to develop creative and efficient solutions.
• Able to work under competing priorities, manage expectations effectively and support the team under pressure; distinct user focus and quality mindset.

*JAVA DEVELOPER*– (Mumbai churchgate- Onsite)

*Job brief*

Java developer roles and responsibilities include managing Java/Java EE application development while providing expertise in the full software development lifecycle, from concept and design to testing.

*Requirements and skills*

•          6 to 10 years of experience in application development.

•          Hands on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms.

•          Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate).

•          Experience in the Spring Framework.

•          Experience in microservices development, Azure repo knowledge.

•          Good to have knowledge of containerization/docker, azure pipeline/CICD.

•          Good to have knowledge of frontend technologies. Ex- angular, JavaScript, TypeScript.

Responsibilities-

• Deliver technical strategies and solutions, application development, and end-users services
• Lead projects to implement new or enhance existing functionalities including articulating requirements and translating them into effective technical solutions
• Build and maintain strong relationships and partnerships with team members across globe and customer stakeholders
• Work collaboratively as a team player to develop mutually acceptable solutions, and act as a mentor to the team
• Solve problems and provide support, taking responsibility to make decisions when appropriate
• Effectively communicate with team members and customers, Be able to articulate technology to a non-technical audience
• Build relationships with technical team members in all offices
• Track and manage dependencies across lines of business and platforms, Maintain technical risks register with mitigations
• Create or maintain architectural artifacts like architectural overview, architectural decisions, integrations diagram, non-functional requirements
• Collaborate with other technical team members and create a forum for sharing knowledge
• Come up with innovative ideas to improve quality in delivery
• Deploy, administer and support Microservices components in a RedHat OpenShift environment
• Should be hands-on and be ready to write complex code while mentoring junior developers to learn
• Thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment and lead by example

• 15-20 years experience working on projects utilizing: Java, Web Development/REST (preferably with Spring), Linux, JUnit, Mocking, Maven, JavaScript, GIT
• Experience in the following areas are preferred – Microservices, Spring Boot, Spring Security with OAuth2, SOAP and SOAP UI, Jenkins configuration, AngularJS, RedHat PaaS (RHEL, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Camel, Fuse)
• Well versed in front end and back end development
• Good understanding of encryption technology
• Knowledge of infrastructure especially cloud infrastructure is desirable
• Should be conversant with DevOps methodologies
• At least 3 years of experience as a technical lead – coaching, presenting architectural/design elements to customers and team members
• Should possess strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Should have experience reviewing code for team members and etching out a concrete code quality plan
• Should have at least two years of experience working on projects using Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Should have 2+ years of experience using JUnit on projects
• Consistent incorporation of best practices and standards while coding; in particular: secure coding practices
• Good Exposure to building secure and scalable applications
• At least 4+ years handling customers directly should have presented architecture artifacts and technical solutions to customers and influenced customers
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills – should be able to influence customer stakeholders and senior management
• Team player and ability to work proactively, provide mentorship and directions to the team and making technical decisions independently

• BE/MCA or equivalent area
• 15-20 years of software industry experience

Responsibilities

• Understand both functional and non-functional requirements and translate them into tasks that can be worked upon individually or in a team.
• Use your skills in programming and system design to develop robust and scalable software.
• Perform POCs and build solutions that require integration with other systems.
• Provide estimations for a Sprint or Tasks, and share inputs in design and architectural choices.
• Work in a fast-paced environment and contribute to all phases of SDLC.
• Maintain minimal yet essential engineering documentation to complement the product.
• Collaborate with engineers, product, and business teams as part of Agile delivery.
• Perform code reviews and provide guidance to the team in building software and following the defined process.
• Carry an ownership attitude when working on any solution.

Requirements

• Strong at problem-solving using Java 8 and above.
• Good understanding of SDLC using agile methodologies iterative development.
• Basic skills in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are desired.
• Hands-on knowledge of using Spring Boot or Quarkus for building Microservices or API driven solutions.
• Good knowledge of SQL and experience in using any RDBMS like MySQL, PostgreSQL.
• Understanding or exposure to Cloud-Native development using AWS is an added advantage.
• Any experience in working on projects built using Microservice architecture, esp if using React and Java with Docker is an added advantage.

• Design and development of three-tier - high performance and scalable enterprise product.
• Own feature development from definition, design through delivery.
• Hands-on full stack developer who is passionate about Go Language, Java/J2EE development, UI, SQL, building highly scalable and resilient applications, and focused on solving complex business problems
• Orientation to contribute both as a technical lead as well as an individual contributor.
• Lead the team to deliver high-quality software, by reviewing their work and mentoring them.
• Ability to research, follow up and resolve complex challenges.
• He/She will have responsibility for unit-level design, coding, unit testing, integration testing, and participating in the full SDLC
• He/She will be expected to produce high-quality code that can pass critical peer review, and work under a high-pressure and timeline-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or Engineering equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years experience in product development
• Responsible, organized, and possess critical thinking with good interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to demonstrate good analytical problem-solving abilities and strong leadership aptitude
• Able to work at both abstract and detailed level
• Must be fluent in English, and strong communication skills.
• Motivated self-starter that likes to work as part of a team

Technical Requirements

• Strong experience in Core Java 8 and above, Collections and Data structures.
• Develop solutions using core java, Spring / Spring Boot, JSON, Rest API, and other web technologies.
• Hands-on with UI development with strong experience in HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, Responsive UI. An added advantage for exposure to Angular. Knowledge of Liferay will be added advantage. Ability to design and develop UIs and end-to-end integration.
• Object-oriented analysis and design using common design patterns.
• Enforcing and Writing code following good standards (well documented with good code coverage and properly tested code).
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL, and ORM technologies (Hibernate and Mybatis). Ability to model & design databases for high availability and high volume.
• Ability to design and build a scalable platform with APIs.
• Strong programming skills, as well as the ability to review complex code bases written by others.
• Strong knowledge of test-driven development and continuous integration
• Exposure to security, application clustering, and load balancing techniques.
• Passion for collaboration and working on agile teams. Prior experience with working on fast-paced milestones using flexible and adaptive methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.