Tech Lead (Java)

Job Description

Position Title: Java Technical Lead

Position Type: Full Time, Permanent

Department: Research and Development

Reports to: R&D Manager, Indian Development Centre.

Company Background:

-CGLIA is a software development company building highly available, highly secure, cloud-based enterprise software products that helps speed the research process resulting in new drugs, new devices, and new treatments to improve the health and wellbeing of world population.

- At CGLIA, our work shows our dedication and passion for innovative quality software products that are intuitive and easy to use and exceeds every aspect of customer expectations.

- CGLIA, is the place that develops world-class professionals who would like to be innovative, creative, learn continuously, and build a solid foundation to build products that are special and delight the customer.

Job Summary:

As a Technical Manager, you will be providing the guidance to all the team members in designing, implementing and delivering the technical solutions.

Also, responsible to maintaining the existing product line with high quality and timely deliverables by working closely with product teams.

In this role, you will be hiring the new development staff, oversee each aspect of the development process, and act as a liaison between development team and upper management. Also ensures that team is fully trained and able to perform their jobs.

Should possess strong leadership skills and ability to resolve the challenges quickly.

Responsibilities:

• Participate and contribute to project planning and effort estimation.
• Demonstrate exceptional requirements gathering skills and support requirement gathering sessions.
• Contribute to technical design of business solutions.
• Support leadership team in development RFP’s and service offerings.
• Review and analyse relevant documentation to ensure the understanding of an organization function and capabilities.
• Conduct relevant research to increase understanding in support of developing comprehensive solutions.
• Comply with all the relevant policies and procedures and complete all the documents that are required.
• Conducting performance reviews, handling the employee complaints
• Willing to undertake additional tasks and responsibilities as may be reasonably expected of the role and as necessary in order to achieve the objectives of the organization.

Qualifications: (Education, Experience, Skills and Knowledge)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or any equivalent degree.
• At least 8 plus years of hands on experience in developing cloud-based software along with 2 plus years of Management experience.
• Expertise with more than one of the Software Development Methodologies.
• Expertise in designing and developing cloud based high available distributed applications and must have extensive experience in object-oriented design.
• Strong hands on experience in using Java, Hibernate, Spring technology stack (Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Cloud, Spring Batch, Spring security etc.) along with open source technologies.
• Experience building web and mobile applications using frontend technologies Angular (Angular 1/Angular 2), Bootstrap, Material Design, UX/UI, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS.
• Demonstrated Experience on databases like MySQL, MS SQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle.
• An understanding on handling of large data sources. (Desirable)
• Expertise on the Code Static Analyzer tools like SonarQube, PMD and, DevOps Tools.
• Expertise in using any Unit testing Frameworks like Junit.
• Knowledge in Security related to Web Applications and mobile applications. and other open source and commercial tools.
• Demonstrable and substantial experience in leading and managing teams of software developers.
• Impeccable written English skills, and Oral communication skills along with outstanding interpersonal skills.
• Results-oriented, detail-oriented, and well organized.

Technical Manager: Requires sufficient Managerial Skills and sufficient technical skills.

Main function has to be focused on people. He or She can and should learn new things in technology, that is required for the role.

Experience: 12–15 Years

Job Type: Full-time

Role: Java Lead / Technical Lead

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Java Lead with 12–15 years of hands-on software development experience to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable enterprise applications. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Core Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, SQL, and cloud technologies, along with proven experience in technical leadership and mentoring development teams.

The candidate will work closely with architects, product managers, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into robust and scalable technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of Java-based enterprise applications.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to a team of Java developers.
• Design and develop scalable, secure, and high-performance microservices and RESTful APIs.
• Participate in architecture and technical design discussions and contribute to key technical decisions.
• Review code and ensure adherence to coding standards, design principles, and best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide effective solutions.
• Work closely with product managers, business analysts, QA, DevOps, and other stakeholders.
• Mentor developers and conduct technical knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Identify opportunities for improving application performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Ensure effective implementation of unit testing, integration testing, CI/CD, and automated deployment practices.
• Participate in production support, root-cause analysis, and resolution of critical issues.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and recommend suitable solutions where applicable.

Required Skills

• 12–15 years of experience in Java/J2EE application development.
• Strong expertise in Core Java, OOP, Collections, Multithreading, Exception Handling, and Java 8+ features.
• Strong hands-on experience with Spring Framework and Spring Boot.
• Excellent experience in Microservices architecture and RESTful web services.
• Strong understanding of design patterns, SOLID principles, and software architecture.
• Good knowledge of SQL and relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle.
• Experience with Hibernate/JPA.
• Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with Git and Maven/Gradle.
• Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is preferred.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ is an advantage.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Proven experience in leading or mentoring technical teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to drive technical discussions and make sound engineering decisions.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, agile environment.
• Strong ownership and accountability for technical deliverables.
• Ability to balance hands-on development with technical leadership responsibilities.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on large-scale, distributed enterprise applications.
• Experience with cloud-native application development.
• Knowledge of event-driven architecture.
• Experience with system design and high-level/low-level design.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Java Backend Lead with strong expertise in backend application development, system design, and technical leadership. The candidate will be responsible for developing scalable applications, guiding the development team, and ensuring high-quality delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor backend development teams.
• Design and develop scalable, high-performance backend applications.
• Develop applications using Core Java, Java 8/11/17+ and Spring Boot.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Work with databases such as Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL or similar.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure coding standards and best practices.
• Troubleshoot performance, production, and technical issues.
• Collaborate with architects, product teams, QA, and other stakeholders.
• Participate in system design, technical discussions, and solution development.
• Ensure application security, scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Guide the team in Agile/Scrum development practices.

Mandatory Skills

• 10–15 years of overall IT experience.
• Strong hands-on experience in Java.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot and Microservices.
• Experience in REST API development.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Experience in system design and application architecture.
• Good experience in technical leadership and team mentoring.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Knowledge of Kafka/RabbitMQ.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Exposure to CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
• Experience working in Agile environments.

Lead Developer – Java, React, Node.js & AI/ML

Location: Mumbai

Experience: 8–10 Years

Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

We are looking for a Lead Developer with 8–10 years of experience in software development, with strong expertise in Java, React, and Node.js. The candidate should have at least 1 year of hands-on professional experience in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and experience in building modern, scalable technology solutions.

Key Skills

Java, React, Node.js, AI/ML, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Key-Value Caching, Vector Databases, ChromaDB, pgvector

Candidate should have strong software development experience along with good knowledge of modern databases, caching technologies, and vector search solutions.

Skills

·      Proven experience as a Technology Lead or Senior Developer with strong hands-on expertise in Java Spring Boot, Tomcat, MySQL, RESTful and SOAP APIs, ORM frameworks, Redis, JavaScript, and AngularJS/ReactJS.

·      Solid understanding of application architecture, security principles, design patterns, and industry best practices.

·      Demonstrated capability to lead and mentor development teams through the design, development, testing, and deployment of web applications using Java Spring Boot and related technologies.

·      Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a strong ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve technical issues to ensure application stability and performance.

Responsibilities

·      Design and implement high-level and low-level architectures for complex software systems.

·      Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and Business Analysts to understand business needs and translate them into effective technical solutions.

·      Enforce software development best practices, including code reviews, performance optimizations, and quality assurance standards.

·      Lead and manage a team of developers, providing technical guidance and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality solutions.

Job Description

We are looking for a hands-on Technical Lead Engineer (Full Stack) to spearhead the design, development, and delivery of our scalable web platforms and core application ecosystems. In this role, you will bridge the gap between front-end experiences and robust back-end systems. You will lead an agile development team through technical architecture, feature implementation, integration, testing, deployment, and production support.

The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise in both frontend and backend modern frameworks, a passion for system design, and practical experience building secure, scalable, and high-performance distributed web applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Lead end-to-end full-stack software development, architectural design, and system evolution.
• Backend Architecture: Design scalable, fault-tolerant backend architectures, optimizing high-volume data ingestion pipelines and processing engines.
• Frontend Excellence: Direct the development of highly responsive, intuitive, and modular user interfaces that ensure a seamless user experience.
• API & Integrations: Architect secure RESTful APIs and integrate external enterprise platforms, third-party microservices, and identity providers.
• Team Mentorship: Mentor developers, run strict code reviews, define engineering best practices, and guide sprint-level execution.
• Data & Messaging: Maintain and optimize relational, NoSQL, and time-series databases alongside message queues for real-time application events.
• Production Ownership: Own technical troubleshooting for live production bottlenecks, system latency issues, and deployment bugs.
• Documentation: Create clean technical documentation, structural architecture diagrams, and system deployment guidelines.

Required Skills

• Experience: 6+ years of software development experience with at least 2+ years leading engineering teams or owning technical delivery.
• Backend Core: Advanced hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, multithreading, and REST API development.
• Frontend Core: Mastery of modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks (such as React, Angular, or Vue.js), HTML5, and responsive CSS architectures.
• Data Platforms: Proficient with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL/Caching systems (Redis, MongoDB).
• Messaging Systems: Experience implementing asynchronous workflows using message brokers like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Design Patterns: Strong grasp of microservices patterns, distributed system caching, load balancing, and failover mechanisms.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience deploying workloads to Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration via Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience setting up continuous integration and automated deployment pipelines (CI/CD).
• Exposure to system observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).

Education Requirement

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. Candidates with equivalent exceptional hands-on full-stack engineering experience will be highly considered regardless of formal degree background.

Job Description – Squad Lead

Location: Kochi, Kerala

Experience: 10+ Years

Role: Squad Lead

Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and technically strong Squad Lead to join our engineering team in Kochi. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of software development experience, with strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Angular, and AI technologies.

The Squad Lead will be responsible for leading a cross-functional engineering squad, driving technical excellence, mentoring team members, and ensuring the successful delivery of scalable and high-quality software solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a software engineering squad, ensuring successful delivery of projects and product initiatives.
• Provide strong technical leadership and hands-on guidance to the development team.
• Design and develop scalable, secure, and high-performance applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices.
• Drive the adoption and integration of AI/GenAI technologies into products and engineering solutions.
• Collaborate with frontend teams and contribute to applications developed using Angular.
• Define technical approaches, architecture, coding standards, and best practices.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering and quality standards.
• Mentor and coach developers, helping them grow technically and professionally.
• Work closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Architects, QA, DevOps, and other stakeholders.
• Break down complex requirements into actionable technical tasks and sprint deliverables.
• Participate in solution design, estimation, planning, and technical discussions.
• Identify technical risks and proactively drive their resolution.
• Ensure timely delivery while maintaining high standards of code quality, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Promote Agile/Scrum practices and foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in software development, with significant experience in technical leadership.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Strong understanding and practical experience with Microservices architecture.
• Experience developing and integrating RESTful APIs.
• Good experience with Angular and modern frontend development practices.
• Exposure to AI/ML, Generative AI, or AI-powered application development.
• Proven experience in leading software engineering squads/teams.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, scalability, and performance.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Good to Have

• Experience with AWS and cloud-native application development.
• Knowledge of AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS, RDS, API Gateway, and CloudWatch.
• Experience with CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and DevOps practices.
• Exposure to event-driven architectures and messaging platforms such as Kafka.
• Experience with cloud security, observability, and application performance monitoring.

Leadership Competencies

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

• Proven experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.
• Strong ownership and accountability for delivery.
• Ability to make sound technical decisions and influence stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage priorities and deliver under tight timelines.
• A continuous-learning mindset with an interest in emerging technologies, particularly AI and cloud.

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

Role: Java Backend Lead

Experience: 9.5+ Years

Location: Hyderabad / Bangalore

Notice Period: Immediate to 15 Days

Interview Process: All Rounds Virtual

Mandatory Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in Java
• Spring Boot
• Microservices
• Kafka
• Strong technical/lead experience

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Java Backend Lead with 9.5+ years of experience in backend application development and technical leadership.

The candidate should have strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and Kafka, along with experience leading technical teams and delivering scalable backend solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Develop and maintain Microservices-based applications.
• Work extensively with Kafka for event-driven applications.
• Provide technical leadership and guide development teams.
• Participate in architecture, design, coding, code reviews, and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver projects successfully. 

Location: Bangalore

Department: Engineering

Reports to: SVP

Experience required: 6+ years

About Tracxn:

Tracxn (Tracxn.com) is a Bangalore-based product company providing a research and deal sourcing platform for Venture Capital, Private Equity, Corp Dev, and professionals working around the startup ecosystem.

We are a team of 600+ working professionals serving customers across the globe. Our clients include Funds like Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, GGV Capital, and Large Corporations such as Citi, Embraer & Ferrero.

Founders

• Neha Singh (ex-Sequoia, BCG | MBA - Stanford GSB)
• Abhishek Goyal (ex-Accel Partners, Amazon | BTech - IIT Kanpur)

About Technology Team: 

Tracxn's Technology team is 60+ members strong and growing. The technology team is subdivided into multiple smaller teams, each owning one or more services/components of the technology platform. Ours is a young team of motivated engineers with a minimal management structure where almost everyone is actively involved in technical development and design activities. We have a team-centric culture where the ownership and responsibility of a feature or module lie with a team compared to an individual.

We value ownership, continuous learning, consistency, and discipline as a team.

Our Tech Stacks:

We work on an array of technologies, including but not limited to backend and frontend systems such as Java, Python, Spring Boot, Node.js, ReactJS, Next.js, Webpack, and Storybook; cloud and serverless platforms like AWS, etc; data and infrastructure technologies such as Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch), MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, Kafka, and Ansible; large-scale web crawling solutions; modern data pipelines and ETL workflows; and AI/ML-driven projects.

Job Overview:

We are looking for experienced software engineers with 6+ years of overall software development experience, including backend development and proven people-management skills. The ideal candidate will lead the engineering team(s), drive technical excellence, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality software solutions.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of software engineers
• Own technical planning, architecture discussions, and execution
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders
• Drive best practices in software development, testing, and deployment
• Conduct code reviews and ensure high engineering standards
• Manage delivery timelines, resource planning, and technical risks
• Support hiring, onboarding, and performance management of engineers

Job Requirements :

Professional Experience

•  Proven experience leading or managing software engineering teams
• Track record of delivering complex, scalable software systems
• Experience driving technical initiatives and influencing architectural decisions
• Strong collaboration experience with product, design, and cross-functional teams.

Technical Leadership & Management

•  Ability to mentor, coach, and grow engineers across different experience levels
• Experience conducting performance reviews and providing technical feedback
• Strong ownership of team delivery, timelines, and quality
• Experience balancing hands-on technical work with people management

Backend & System Architecture Expertise

• Strong proficiency in modern backend architectures, design patterns, and microservices architecture.
• Proficiency in at least one server-side programming language (e.g., Java, Python, etc.)
• Solid understanding of API design principles and implementation
• Hands-on experience with relational and non-relational databases and knowledge of data pipelines and data warehousing concepts.

Technical Competencies

• Strong system design and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of caching strategies, performance optimization, and scalability
• Understanding of data modeling and query optimization
• Familiarity with search and indexing technologies
• Understanding of security best practices in backend systems

Culture:

• Work with performance-oriented teams driven by ownership and passion.
• Learn to design systems for high accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• No strict deadlines, focus on delivering quality work.
• Meritocracy-driven, candid culture. No politics.
• Very high visibility regarding which startups and markets are exciting globally.

Job Description – Java Backend Lead

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Java Backend Lead to design, develop, and lead the development of scalable, high-performance backend applications. The candidate will be responsible for technical leadership, architecture, coding, code reviews, and mentoring developers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable Java backend applications.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the backend development team.
• Design and implement application architecture and backend solutions.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure coding standards and best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex application, performance, and production issues.
• Work closely with Product, Frontend, DevOps, QA, and Architecture teams.
• Mentor and guide junior and senior developers.
• Participate in technical discussions, design reviews, and architectural decisions.
• Ensure application performance, scalability, security, and reliability.
• Implement automated testing and support CI/CD processes.
• Participate in production deployments and provide production support.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Java 8/11/17+.
• Strong knowledge of Spring Boot and Spring Framework.
• Extensive experience developing REST APIs and Microservices.
• Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming, Design Patterns, and SOLID principles.
• Experience with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle.
• Good understanding of JPA/Hibernate.
• Experience with Kafka or other messaging technologies.
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong understanding of system design and distributed systems.
• Experience with application performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Good understanding of unit testing and automated testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito.