Lead Java Backend Engineer

Lead Java Engineer (Backend)

Job Description | 10+ Years Experience | Full-Time |

Location: Kadubeesanahalli - Helios Business Park

ON-SITE - Mon - FRI

Who Is InRhythm?

InRhythm (www.inrhythm.com) is a leading modern product consultancy and digital innovation firm with a mission to make a dent in the digital economy. Founded in 2002, InRhythm is currently engaged by Fortune 50 enterprises to bring their next generation of digital products and platforms to market. InRhythm has helped hundreds of teams launch mission-critical products that have created a positive impact worth billions of dollars.

What We Do At InRhythm

We bring enterprises most urgent, important products to market with high-velocity, high-quality, and 10x impact. We enable innovative cultures by coaching teams with the right mix and maturity of modern tools, methods, and thought leadership.

This is a unique opportunity to get in on the ground floor of an evolving team. InRhythm clients include a broad range of highly visible and recognizable customers, including, but not limited to:

• Goldman Sachs
• Fidelity
• Mastercard

An Inc. 5000 Hall of Fame Fastest Growing Company for 9 years, Deloitte Fast 500 company for 5 years, and Consulting Magazine Fastest Growing Company winner several years in a row, InRhythm continues to evolve and grow.

About the Role

We are looking for a seasoned Lead Java Backend Engineer to join our growing engineering team. In this role, you will spearhead the design and delivery of high-performance, scalable backend systems while mentoring a team of talented engineers. You will be a key technical

voice, shaping architecture decisions and driving engineering excellence across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design, development, and delivery of robust Java-based backend services and APIs.
• Architect scalable, highly available microservices and distributed systems.
• Define and enforce coding standards, best practices, and design patterns across the team.
• Mentor and guide a team of 510 backend engineers through code reviews, design sessions, and 1:1s.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, architects, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Own and drive the backend technical roadmap and contribute to Architectural Decision Records (ADRs).
• Optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability ensuring SLA/SLO adherence.
• Ensure backend systems meet security, compliance, and audit requirements.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies and frameworks to modernize the stack.
• Champion CI/CD practices, DevOps culture, and a test-first engineering mindset.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional Java backend development experience (Java 11 / 17 / 21).
• Deep expertise in Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security, and Hibernate/JPA.
• Proven experience designing and building microservices and RESTful / gRPC APIs.
• Strong proficiency with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL) and NoSQL stores (Redis, MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka or other messaging/event-streaming platforms.
• Solid experience with Docker and Kubernetes (or OpenShift) for containerization and orchestration.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams and delivering large-scale distributed systems in production.
• Strong foundations in data structures, algorithms, and system design (CAP theorem, eventual consistency, distributed transactions).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience in capital markets, fintech, or financial services domain.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms – AWS, GCP, or Azure (ideally AWS-certified).
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm).
• Experience with reactive programming – Project Reactor or RxJava.
• Exposure to Python or Kotlin as secondary languages.
• Contributions to open-source Java projects or libraries.
• Experience with GraphQL API design.

Tech Stack

Category

Technologies

Languages

Java 17/21, Kotlin

Frameworks

Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Hibernate

Databases

PostgreSQL, Oracle, Redis, MongoDB

Messaging

Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ

DevOps

Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub Actions

Cloud

AWS / GCP

Observability

Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack

Why Be an InRhythmer?

People at InRhythm are entrepreneurs and innovators at heart and problem solvers who find new ways to overcome challenges. As a values-driven organization, we believe in strong-knit employee communities and continuous advancement, encouraging learning and growth, respect the challenging of norms, and welcome thought-provoking ideas.

Interview Process

1.Recruiter Screen – Role fitment and background review.

2.Technical Evaluation Screen – Core Java, Spring Boot, and system fundamentals.

4.Coding Round – DSA and practical backend problem-solving.

5.Leadership & Behavioral Round – Team leadership, conflict resolution, delivery ownership.