Sr. Java developer

Location: Bangalore 

Experience: 7-10 years 

Job Type: Full-time 

Overview:

We are seeking a skilled Java Lead with 7-10 years of experience for our Bangalore office. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Java development, team leadership, and client-facing roles.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead a team of Java developers, providing guidance and mentoring to ensure high-quality code and timely delivery.

- Collaborate with clients to understand requirements, present solutions, and manage expectations.

- Design, develop, and maintain complex Java-based applications.

- Ensure the team adheres to best practices in coding, testing, and documentation.

- Manage project timelines, deliverables, and resources effectively.

- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, ensuring smooth project execution.

Required Skills:

- Java Development: Extensive experience in Java, including frameworks like Spring and Hibernate.

- Team Leadership: Proven ability to lead and mentor a team of developers.

- Client Interaction: Strong client-facing skills with experience in requirement gathering and solution presentation.

-Project Management: Experience in managing project timelines and resources.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience with microservices architecture and cloud platforms.

- Familiarity with agile development methodologies.

Requirements: Job Description

• Excellent knowledge in Core Java (J2SE) and J2EE technologies.
• Hands-on experience with RESTful services, API design are must.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture is must.
• Knowledge of design patterns is must.
• Strong knowledge in Exception handling and logging mechanism is must.
• Agile scrum participation experience. Work experience with several agile teams on an application built with microservices and event-based architectures to be deployed on hybrid (on-prem/cloud) environments.
• Good knowledge of Spring framework (MVC, Cloud, Data and Security. Etc) and ORM framework like JPA/Hibernate.
• Experience in managing the Source Code Base through Version Control tool like SVN, GitHub,Bitbucket, etc.
• Experience in using and configuration of Continuous Integration tools Jenkins, Travis, GitLab, etc.
• Experience in design and development of SaaS/PaaS based architecture and tenancy models.
• Experience in SaaS/PaaS based application development used by a high volume of subscribers/customers.
• Awareness and understanding of data security and privacy. Experience in performing Java Code Review using review tools like SonarQube, etc.
• Good understanding of end-to-end software development lifecycle. Ability to read and understand requirements and design documents.
• Good Analytical skills and should be self-driven.
• Good communication with inter-personal skills. Open for learning new technologies and domain.
• A good team player and ready to take up new challenges. Active communication and coordination with Clients and Internal stake holder

Requirements: Skills and Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in developing Java/J2EE based Enterprise Web Applications
• Languages: Java, J2EE, and Python
• Databases: MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Redshift, MongoDB
• DB Script: SQL and PL/SQL
• Frameworks: Spring, Spring Boot, Jersey, Hibernate and JPA
• OS: Windows, Linux/Unix.
• Cloud Services: AWS and Azure
• Version Controls/ Devops tools: Git, Bitbucket and Jenkins.
• Message brokers: RabbitMQ, and Kafka
• Deployment Servers: Tomcat, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Build Tools: Gradle/Maven

• 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.

About the company:

Company is building the platform to drive global careers for millennials from emerging

economies. Leap work at the exciting intersection of the 2 hottest trends around - edtech & fintech!

And we love that we succeed as a business while powering the dreams of talented students! They create modern financial products and services that help Indian students pursue a global career. From choosing the right university and the best financing option to lining up job interviews and introductions, Leap Finance invests heavily in your success.

Summary :

Leap is building the core engineering team and looking for an Android developer who can

take ownership and deliver independently.

The best candidates will check all OR many of these boxes :

● 3-6 years of experience in an engineering role

● Essential skills required are Java, Springboot, MySQL, PostgreSQL & Kotlin Backend

Technologies.

● Good to have experience in Node.js, Nest.js

● Experience with an early-stage start-up

Why is this a great opportunity for the right candidate :

● Experienced founding team

● Right to win - The founding team knows the business & its secrets inside out. We are

starting with a significant head start and a precise plan of action

● Barriers to entry - This is a specialized play with natural barriers to entry, allowing for

significant value creation for all equity holders

● Backed by marquee global investors

● Exposure to all aspects of company building - exposure to investors, fund-raising,

decision making, building the team & culture

● All of the above perks of joining a high potential company very early, along with a

competitive market salary.

Key Responsibilities:   

• Should have hands-on experience with Java   

• Strong experience in Spring Boot, Micro Services   

• Should be well versed with Agile Development methodologies   

• Should have strong debugging and communication skill   

• Should participate in design discussions and provide application designs, architecture, timeline estimations   

• Problem-solving mind and attitude   

• Ability to interface well with externally facing departments and directly with customers   

• Effective communication skills – written, spoken, listening, and presentation   

• Great Team player and experience working with global teams and global organizations Genuine interest in learning and knowledge sharing   

Primary Skills:   

• 2 years of Spring Boot and Microservices.   

• 3+ years of experience in Core Java.   

• Proficiency with Spring Framework.   

• Innovate new approaches algorithms, libraries, tools, platforms, for relevant development areas   

• Strong programming skills in Core JAVA / J2EE expert level   

• Good at data structures, algorithms, problem-solving, and design patterns   

• Knowledge of Web Services, Spring, ORM Frameworks, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud Gateway, OAuth2.0, Spring Security, JWT, Eureka, Hystrix, Apache Cassandra   

• Should be well familiar with SQL/NO-SQL database   

• Knowledge of Spring Batch, Kubernetes, Docker is a plus point    

Responsibilities

• Understand existing business operations tool used by customer support and business teams.
• Work with Engineering Manager to upgrade the system to improve system stability and response times.
• Independently lead design and implement new features as per business requirements provided by Product Management team.
• Develop elegant, modular and maintainable solutions. Document all design, operations steps for knowledge sharing purposes.
• Guide junior team members on feature implementation and provide relevant training on existing modules.

Must-know Technologies

• Java EE
• Java Server Facelets (JSF)
• Java Persistence API (JPA), Hibernate
• SQL
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Payara/GlassFish/similar application server environments

Preferred Skills

• 2-8 years of overall experience in software design and development.
• Ability to analyze existing application, implement new features and re-architect the application in case of inefficiencies.
• Strong object-oriented skills and ability to apply design patterns.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers on development, code review, project planning.

• Required 4+ years of experience in Java.
• Hands on professional experience using Core Java, Java Restful APIs, Gradle, Spring, Spring Boot and related frameworks.
• Hands on experience creating/consuming web services and data Data queries in SQL
• 2+ years’ experience of working with geographically dispersed teams, that fall across different time zones
• Experience with distributed architecture including web services and technologies
• Developing POCs
• Working knowledge of JIRA or other ALM tools to create a productive, high quality development environment

• java 8+
• springcore 
• springboot
• MongoDB
• Angular
• Agile