Java Tech Lead

Job Title: Java Tech Lead

Location: Verna, Goa

Experience: 8+ years

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement new application modules independently as per specifications.
• Implement fixes and enhancements for existing applications.
• Deploy new modules and changes into production or client environments.
• Troubleshoot issues and provide solutions for applications under development and in production, including working with others code.
• Write and maintain unit tests and support integration testing.
• Review code for quality, maintainability, performance, and requirement compliance, and provide feedback to junior staff.
• Maintain clear, descriptive code comments and ensure project files follow naming conventions and structure.
• Contribute to technical documentation and deployment guides.
• Collaborate with QA to ensure applications meet QA standards and drive plans to minimize defects.
• Communicate task and project status to clients and teams, assess implementation risks, and keep projects within timeline, budget, and quality objectives.
• Work with clients to evaluate and implement new technologies and propose strategies for new opportunities.
• Lead, mentor, and upskill developers to ensure they meet required technical qualifications.
• Assist in recruitment, including interviewing and evaluating technical candidates.
• Contribute to development standards, best practices, policies, processes, and strategic planning.
• Continuously improve proficiency in current technologies and explore new technologies.
• Oversee project work to ensure scheduling based on priorities, risks, and team strengths, and manage resource allocation.
• Collaborate with BSAs to refine client requirements.

Technical Qualifications

• 8+ years of overall software development experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Strong proficiency in Java Enterprise Edition.
• Hands-on experience with Java 17 and above (Java 21 and 25 preferred).
• Strong experience with Spring framework, Spring Boot.
• Experience in building robust monolithic and microservice-based applications.
• Strong object-oriented analysis and design skills, coding best practices, and common design patterns.
• Strong experience in Domain-Driven Design (DDD), including bounded contexts, aggregates, entities, value objects, repositories, domain services, and tactical/strategic DDD patterns in microservice architecture.
• Experience with Hibernate, JPA, and related Java frameworks/libraries.
• Experience with unit testing frameworks and mocking tools (e.g., JUnit, Mockito).
• Experience with advanced SQL queries, stored procedures, and query optimization.
• In-depth understanding of relational and NoSQL databases (preferably PostgreSQL and MySQL).
• Experience in RESTful API and web services implementation.
• Good understanding of security best practices including OAuth 2.0, JWT, Spring Security, and OWASP guidelines.
• Experience working closely with DevOps/infrastructure teams to design and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with performance testing and load testing.
• Experience with HTML, XHTML, JavaScript, and CSS
• Good working knowledge of JavaScript frameworks and CSS frameworks.
• Working knowledge of Redis and Kafka

Personal Skills

• Strong analytical skills to understand complex situations and drive optimal solutions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to act as an effective liaison between clients, business stakeholders, and delivery teams.
• Ability to ensure technical solutions align with business objectives and client requirements.
• Ability to propose alternative technical approaches to meet client and business goals.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology