Technical Lead

Role: DevOps Engineer

Exp: 4 - 7 Years

CTC: up to 28 LPA

Key Responsibilities

•   Design, build, and manage scalable infrastructure on cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure, or OCI)

•   Administer and optimize Kubernetes clusters and container runtimes (Docker, containerd)

•   Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for multiple services and environments

•   Manage infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform and/or Pulumi

•   Automate operations with Python and shell scripting for deployment, monitoring, and maintenance

•   Ensure high availability and performance of production systems and troubleshoot incidents effectively

•   Monitor system metrics and implement observability best practices using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.

•   Collaborate with development, security, and product teams to align infrastructure with business needs

•   Apply best practices in cloud networking, Linux administration, and configuration management

•   Support compliance and security audits; assist with implementation of cloud security measures (e.g., firewalls, IDS/IPS, IAM hardening)

•   Participate in on-call rotations and incident response activities

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Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Java Back-end Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate

will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust and scalable back-end

solutions using Java and related technologies. The Back-end Developer will work closely with

cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions that meet our business needs.

Responsibilities:

 Design, develop, and maintain Java-based back-end applications, services, and APIs.

 Write efficient, reusable, and well-documented code following industry best practices

and coding standards.

 Collaborate with front-end developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to

understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

 Implement and maintain database schemas, write complex SQL queries, and optimize

database performance using Oracle SQL.

 Develop and consume RESTful web services to enable seamless integration with

external systems.

 Utilize Spring framework and its various modules (e.g., Spring Boot, Spring Batch) for

building enterprise-level applications.

 Manage project dependencies and build processes using Maven.

 Work with version control systems such as Git for code management and collaboration.

 Perform unit testing, integration testing, and debugging to ensure the quality and

reliability of back-end components.

 Stay updated on emerging technologies, trends, and best practices in back-end

development.

Additional Requirements:

 Strong knowledge of application servers such as Tomcat and WebLogic.

 Experience with continuous integration tools such as Jenkins.

 Familiarity with automated testing frameworks such as JUnit.

 Understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms, including OAuth.

 Knowledge of SOAP web services and related technologies.

Requirements:

 Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

 5 Plus years of experience in Java back-end development.

 Proficiency in Java programming language and related frameworks (e.g., Spring, Spring

Boot, Spring Batch).

 Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles, data structures, and

algorithms.

 Experience with Oracle SQL and database design principles.

 Familiarity with RESTful web services and API development.

 Experience with build tools such as Maven.

 Knowledge of version control systems, particularly Git.

 Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

 Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

 Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

 Experience with other databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.

 Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

 Understanding of software development best practices and design patterns.

Required Skills:

• 2+ year of experience in Development in JAVA technology.
• Strong Java Basics
• SpringBoot or Spring MVC
• Hands on experience on Relational 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.

Our client is a rapid growth stage Edtech start-up focused on solving the teacher shortage crisis in the US education system using technology by bringing teachers to the classrooms and giving them access to the right tools to teach students in a highly engaging manner.

They have a development center in Mumbai and they are looking to scale up the teams in Pune and Bangalore as well.

What does the role entail:

● Lead User Stories and guide senior/software engineers in the development process

● Understand architecture principles, design patterns and implement them from architectural artifacts.

● Provide effort estimation of assigned work and be able to complete as per the estimations and timelines

● Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code including unit tests and integration tests to ensure software quality

● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze requirements, design solutions, and implement new features

● Participate in design and code reviews

● Ability to resolve performance issues

● Mentor junior software engineers and help them grow their technical skills

Must Have Skills:

● B.E/B.Tech in computer science

● 8-11 years of experience

● Hands-on experience following skills

MS Technologies: NET CORE 5+, C#

Backend : MSSQL /MySQL/Postgres 

● Good understanding of Cloud technologies like Azure/AWS.

● Good understanding of Design Principles, Design patterns and Microservices Architecture.

● Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills

● Worked in an Agile software development environment

Must understand full stack development frameworks including knowledge of building scalable APIs, interfaces, software components, schema design, availability, and latency preferably in a cloud environment.

● Worked in a fast-paced environment preferably in a tech driven startup

● Understanding of different types of architectures.

We are building for the future of work by changing the way the world looks at information and data paradigms. The Meaning Engine by India-based Needle Innovision enables building solutions by processing meaningful data out of anything stored anywhere - structured, unstructured data types, distributed, at scale and more. 

In our quest to do more, we are looking for a fantastic Java Tech Lead to join us in a hybrid setting from New Delhi. Below are some (seriously important) green flags that we are looking for from you: 

🟢 Ability to build and repeat the vision, not just work on tasks in the new phase of your career

🟢 The excitement to architect awesome products and resilient teams

🟢 Preparedness to move into enterprise-ready environments 

🟢 Build team motivation, delegate smartly and create a career path

This could be an awesome launching pad for someone who enjoys working towards big-picture goals, has a keen interest in leadership, and has a deep understanding of Java technologies.  Our teams are sustained on values of care and we offer a generous number of vacation days, the opportunity to craft your calendar with flexible schedules and very soon an insurance plan for you and your loved ones. We offer a starting salary range of 10-14LPA.

What you will do: 

• Collaborate with the client to understand problem statements and provide solutions for the same.
• Explain client requirements to the project team and plan and delegate work requirements
• Ensure the applications are released to production in the committed timeline
• Work with the QA team to ensure the code developed by the team passes the necessary quality check.
• Document application changes and development updates
• Set and evolve standards and best practices for our application development team 
• .Guide and mentor junior developers and engage in regular learning activities
• Oversee development process compliance and CI activities.

What you will bring: 

• 4 years minimum detail-oriented experience as a Senior Software Engineer.
• Experience in client interactions and/or are looking forward to doing that (preferred if, you have worked in B2B application development for large enterprises 🟢)
• Prior experience of at least one large project with a few people under your belt. (🟢)
• Expert-level knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, Oracle/Postgres.
• Expert-level knowledge on one or all of Hibernate/JPA/MyBatis.
• Experience in RESTful services and fundamentals of MVC architecture.
• Experience in working with and configuring web and application servers, such as Apache/Nginx/Tomcat.
• Proficient understanding of build tools, such as Maven/Gradle and code versioning tools, such as Git/SVN.
• Ability to review specifications documents and provide technical inputs on successfully implementing business solutions.

As a Java Tech Lead, you would be expected to understand business requirements, represent Needle to external stakeholders, and have experience in working in agile teams.

If leading a squad that implements digital transformation solutions at the intersection of data science and AI excites you, and if our awesome bite-sized team inspires you to be a part of our quest, we think you could be the one to help build the impact, we are looking to building here. 

Lets talk!

Responsibilities Include

You will break down business opportunities and problems into software solutions. You will work closely with the CTO to help product and marketing stakeholders distill the product vision and roadmap, into a technology vision. You will be responsible for the evolution of an already bleeding-edge highly distributed systems at the back-end, and would need to work with front-end architects to come up with the best user experience for the gaming platform. You will be required to make decisions quickly, and work under strict timelines. You would lead technology strategy through analysis of market trends and product requirements. You would help set coding guidelines and help bring the most modern tools to keep engineering processes most efficient.

Requirements

• B.E/MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 10+ years or more of progressive software technology experience with at least 3 years in an architectural role.
• Completely hands on with technology and architecture. Start-up experience is a huge plus.
• Ability to quickly prototype and demonstrate technology value adds and educate + drive adoption within the extended technology team
• Excellent and robust understanding of scalable product system architecture(s), platforms and core technologies
• Demonstrated problem-solving and leadership skills to pursue correct engineering process in adverse conditions. Ability to embrace and demonstrate leadership beyond ownership
• Work with engineering leadership to setup and manage processes.
• Track record of thought leadership and out of the box thinking in the technology arena.
• Ability to work efficiently in an entrepreneurial and in a start-up environment
• A Java/Spring/Akka, Javascript or Golang rockstar.
• Deep and hands on knowledge of some of these technologies - MySQL, NodeJS, message brokers such as Kafka/RabbitMQ, NoSQL datastore such as Mongo, Cassandra, Arango, distributed caches such as Redis/memcached, container technology such as Docker and Kubernetes etc.
• Great proficiency in distributed systems design, with an ability to make the right trade-offs for creating future-proof solutions.
• Building quick PoCs and full-fledged solutions with various AWS managed services would be a big plus.