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Job Title : Lead Java Developer (Backend)
Experience Required : 8 to 15 Years
Open Positions : 5
Location : Any major metro city (Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad)
Work Mode : Open to Remote / Hybrid / Onsite
Notice Period : Immediate Joiner/30 Days or Less
About the Role :
- We are looking for experienced Lead Java Developers who bring not only strong backend development skills but also a product-oriented mindset and leadership capability.
- This is an opportunity to be part of high-impact digital transformation initiatives that go beyond writing code—you’ll help shape future-ready platforms and drive meaningful change.
- This role is embedded within a forward-thinking digital engineering team that thrives on co-innovation, lean delivery, and end-to-end ownership of platforms and products.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design, develop, and implement scalable backend systems using Java and Spring Boot.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to build intuitive and reliable digital products.
- Advocate and implement engineering best practices : SOLID principles, OOP, clean code, CI/CD, TDD/BDD.
- Lead Agile-based development cycles with a focus on speed, quality, and customer outcomes.
- Guide and mentor team members, fostering technical excellence and ownership.
- Utilize cloud platforms and DevOps tools to ensure performance and reliability of applications.
What We’re Looking For :
- Proven experience in Java backend development (Spring Boot, Microservices).
- 8+ Years of hands-on engineering experience with at least 2+ years in a Lead role.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Good understanding of containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Exposure to DevOps and Infrastructure as Code practices.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to design solutions from first principles.
- Prior experience in product-based or startup environments is a big plus.
Ideal Candidate Profile :
- A tech enthusiast with a passion for clean code and scalable architecture.
- Someone who thrives in collaborative, transparent, and feedback-driven environments.
- A leader who takes ownership beyond individual deliverables to drive overall team and project success.
Interview Process
- Initial Technical Screening (via platform partner)
- Technical Interview with Engineering Team
- Client-facing Final Round
Additional Info :
- Targeting profiles from product/startup backgrounds.
- Strong preference for candidates with under 1 month of notice period.
- Interviews will be fast-tracked for qualified profiles.
Responsibilities:
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle
• Write well designed, testable, efficient code
• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review • Designing, implementing, and maintaining Java applications that are often high-volume and low-latency.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems
Skills: • Expert hands on knowledge of latest technology, good exposure to web technologies and open to all technologies like Java, J2EE, Spring boot , Microservices, Cloud computing, any DB • Very good exposure to DevOps concepts and tools, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery • Quick learner, believes in continuous learning and acts as a catalyst for building the culture within the organization • Analytical thinking skills, problems solving with strong exposure to root causing tools and techniques and ability to come up with solutions in complex situations.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming
• Familiar with various design and architectural patterns
• Skill for writing reusable Java libraries
• Experience with both external and embedded databases
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with build tools such as Ant, Maven, and Gradle • Deep insight of Java and JEE internals such as memory management, transaction management, etc. • Implementation of API. • Problem solving skills, analytical mind, and a positive attitude. • Experience with test-driven development. • Experience in the Spring, Spring Boot, and Hibernate • Knowledge of developing REST API. • Results oriented and focused on meeting deliverable timelines. • Good communication skills • Problem-solving attitude • Ability to establish priorities • Teamwork and willingness to listen to others • Eagerness to learn new ideas, concepts, and technologies. • Understand Java EE Architecture
• Clear understanding of web services and SOA related standards like REST/OAuth/JSON • Good knowledge of MicroServices. • Expertise developing enterprise-level web applications and RESTful APIs using MicroServices, with demonstrable production-scale experience. • Working experience in Industry Standard protocols related API Security • Strong background working with Linux/UNIX environments. • should have hands-on experience in developing software with agile or scrum methodologies and are ready to lead our junior developer's team.


Technical Proficiency :
Must have :
- Strong development experience in Python in the environment of Unix/Linux/Ubuntu
- Strong practical knowledge of Python and its libraries.
- Current working experience with cloud deployment of AWS/Azure/GCP, Microservice architecture, and Docker in Python.
- Good knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps practices
- Good Experience of Python with Django/ Scrapy/ Flask frameworks.
- Good Experience in Jupyter/ Docker/ Elastic Search, etc.
- Solid understanding of software development principles and best practices.
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to drive large-scale projects with a deep understanding of Agile SDLC, high collaboration, and leadership.
Good to have :
- Expected to have migration experience from one version to the other, as this project is about migration to the latest version.
- Preferred if had an OpenEdx platform experience or any LMS platform.

Programming Languages: Perl, Python, java. Perl programming with strong OOPs knowledge.
- UI: HTML, JS
- System: Linux must have – good knowledge and shell scripting experience.
- Prior experience in infrastructure automation, monitoring will definitely help.
Description:
The person in this role:
- Will be involved in developing new monitoring scripts, enhancement & defect fixes on existing monitors
- Have to be on-call to support any incoming production/P1 internal issues which need urgent attention (team members are on call for a week and we have a weekly rotation policy within the team)
Preferred skills:
Perl
- Shell scripting
- Unix
- Jenkins




