Lead Engineer - Java backend Engineer, VP

Position Overview

Job Title: Lead Engineer - Java backend Engineer, VP

Location: Bangalore, India

Role Description

• Lead Backend Engineer is responsible for managing or performing work across multiple areas of the bank's overall IT Platform/Infrastructure including analysis, development, and administration.
• It may also involve taking functional oversight of engineering delivery for specific departments. Planning and developing entire engineering solutions to accomplish business goals.
• Building reliability and resiliency into solutions with appropriate testing and reviewing throughout the delivery lifecycle Ensuring maintainability and reusability of engineering solutions.
• Ensuring solutions are well architected and can be integrated successfully into the end to-end business process flow. Reviewing engineering plans and quality to drive re-use and improve engineering capability. Participating in industry forums to drive adoption of innovative technologies, tools, and solutions in the Bank.
• This role requires extensive experience in Java technologies, strong architectural skills, and the ability to lead and mentor development teams.

What we'll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you'll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• As a lead Backend engineer you will be responsible for designing, building, implementing, and maintaining software applications using both Java and related technologies.
• Create architectural blueprints, technical specifications, and documentation. Ensure architectural integrity and consistency across projects.
• Responsible for developing back-end services with Java, integrating APIs, ensuring cross platform optimization, and collaborating with team members to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams. Mentor and coach junior developers and architects. Drive best practices in software development, including code reviews, testing, and continuous integration.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and frameworks. Contribute to the overall technology strategy and roadmap.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions. Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Your skills and experience

• 15+ years experience in implementing software applications using Java Technologies
• Have led a team of 10+ engineers.
• Hands-on experience with Java: A popular object-oriented programming language used for building scalable and robust backend services. Advanced proficiency in Java SE, including threading, concurrency, collections, and Java Memory Model.

Deep expertise in Spring

• A framework for building Java-based enterprise applications, providing features such as dependency injection, MVC architecture, and RESTful web services.

Hibernate or Spring Data JPA

• Object-relational mapping (ORM) frameworks for simplifying database interactions and managing entity relationships.

Spring Security

• A framework for implementing authentication and authorization mechanisms in Spring-based applications.

Database:

• SQl/PLSQL for commonly used databases include Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB, depending on the specific requirements of the application. Experience with data modeling, query optimization, and database tuning.

Security:

• Deep understanding of application security principles and practices. Experience with OAuth, JWT, SAML, and other authentication and authorization protocols.

Testing:

• Strong experience with automated testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, TestNG).
• Knowledge of performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling).

Observability:

• Expertise in setting up and managing observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk).
• Experience with distributed tracing tools (e.g., Jaeger, Zipkin). Ability to design and implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting strategies.

Developer tools & Practices:

Integrated Development Environment (IDE): Such as IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse for Java development. Active use of co-pilot plugins for coding.

Testing Frameworks: JUnit for unit testing Java code and Selenium for automated browser testing.

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):

• Tools like GIT, Maven or Gradle, Jenkins, Travis CI, or GitLab CI/CD for automating the build, testing, and deployment processes.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).

How we'll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About us and our teams

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We strive for a in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.
Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.
We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.