Practice Head

Job Description: Java Architect / PES Practice Head

Experience: 10+ years
Location: Yelahanka, Bengaluru
Work Mode: 5 Days Work From Office

Role: Java Architect, Application Development & Architecture / PES Practice Head

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced technology leader / PES practice head with 10+ years of experience in designing, developing, and managing enterprise-scale applications across diverse technology stacks. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on expertise in Java/J2EE, microservices, Spring Boot, cloud technologies, and AI-enabled development tools, along with proven leadership and customer-facing capabilities.

The candidate will be responsible for driving technical strategy, architecture, engineering excellence, team leadership, customer engagement, and practice growth.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise-grade applications using Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, microservices, and REST.
• Architect scalable, secure, and high-performance systems while driving coding standards and engineering best practices.
• Drive architecture decisions for complex enterprise applications, including low-code/no-code platforms.
• Provide technical direction and contribute to the overall PES practice strategy and growth.

Practice & Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor multiple engineering teams and drive end-to-end SDLC and Agile delivery.
• Define development processes, code review standards, Dev/Test practices, and release processes.
• Support hiring, capability building, mentoring, and performance improvement across the practice.
• Drive continuous improvement, engineering excellence, and adoption of modern technologies.

Customer & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a senior technical point of contact for customers and stakeholders.
• Understand customer requirements, propose innovative solutions, and drive technical discussions.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps, and leadership teams to deliver customer-centric solutions.

AI & Modern Engineering

• Demonstrated experience using AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar tools in day-to-day software development.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices to improve engineering productivity, quality, and delivery.
• Exposure to AI/ML, Generative AI, or LLM-based solutions is an added advantage.

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Strong experience with AWS, including cloud architecture and cost optimization.
• Exposure to Python, Node.js, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Kafka, MySQL, Redis, Linux/Solaris, and distributed environments.
• Understanding of virtualization, cloud management platforms, monitoring, and enterprise infrastructure.

Hands-on Development

• Contribute to architecture, coding, API design, unit testing, debugging, and technical problem-solving when required.
• Experience building APIs, utilities, and cloud-based components for large-scale applications.

Technical Skills

• Core: Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST, Hibernate
• Databases: MySQL, Redis, MongoDB
• Messaging/Indexing: Kafka, Elasticsearch
• Web: XML, YAML, JSON, HTML, CSS
• Cloud: AWS
• Programming/Other: Python, Node.js, Android exposure
• AI Tools: GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar AI development tools
• OS: Linux, Solaris, Windows
• Tools: Git, SVN, Agile/Scrum tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in application development, architecture, and engineering leadership.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams and driving PES practice/technical leadership.
• Strong experience in enterprise architecture, scalable platforms, and customer-facing engagements.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, mentoring, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to work 5 days from the Yelahanka, Bengaluru office.