Lead Java Developer

Position :Java Tech Lead

Experience: 11 - 15years

Mode of work :Remote (Work from Home India)

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Java Tech Lead to lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise-grade applications. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Java 17+, Spring Boot 3+, Microservices, REST APIs, Kafka, SQL, and cloud-native application development. You will lead a team of developers, drive technical decisions, ensure coding standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions.

Required Technical Skills

Core Java

• Java 17 or above
• Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Collections Framework
• Multithreading & Concurrency
• JVM Internals
• Exception Handling
• Java Streams & Lambda Expressions

Frameworks

• Spring Boot 3+
• Spring MVC
• Spring Security
• Spring Data JPA
• Hibernate
• Spring Cloud

Microservices

• Microservices Architecture
• RESTful APIs
• API Versioning
• Service Discovery
• Distributed Transactions
• Resilience Patterns
• Circuit Breaker
• API Gateway

Messaging

• Apache Kafka
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Asynchronous Processing

Database

• SQL
• PostgreSQL / MySQL / Oracle
• Query Optimization
• Database Design

Cloud & DevOps

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Jenkins/GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps
• CI/CD Pipelines
• AWS / Azure / GCP (any one)

Testing

• JUnit 5
• Mockito
• Integration Testing
• Performance Testing

Version Control

• Git
• GitHub / GitLab / Bitbucket

Leadership Responsibilities

• Lead a team of developers and provide technical guidance.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce development standards.
• Own technical design discussions and architectural decisions.
• Estimate effort and plan technical deliverables.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure timely project delivery.
• Mentor engineers and support their technical growth.

Good to Have

• Redis
• Elasticsearch
• MongoDB
• OpenAPI/Swagger
• SonarQube
• Prometheus & Grafana
• Terraform
• Agile/Scrum experience

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 1014 years of hands-on Java development experience.
• Experience leading development teams in enterprise application projects.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment.