Job Title: Liferay Tech Lead
Location: Hyderabad Preferred
Experience: 8+ years (with 3+ years in Liferay 7.x, specifically 7.4)
Employment Type: Contract/Fulltime
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Liferay Tech Lead with deep expertise in Liferay 7.4, particularly in on-premises migrations and custom development. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing optimal solutions, leading development efforts, and providing technical guidance to the team. Strong debugging and problem-solving skills are essential, along with the ability to define and communicate solution approaches effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and development of scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions on Liferay 7.4.
- Drive and manage on-premise migration projects from earlier Liferay versions or other platforms.
- Architect and implement custom modules, hooks, themes, and integrations.
- Perform code reviews, enforce best practices, and mentor junior developers.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Provide technical leadership in resolving complex issues and debugging production problems.
- Define and document solution approaches, architecture diagrams, and technical specifications.
- Ensure performance optimization, security compliance, and adherence to SLAs.
- Stay updated with Liferay product updates and industry trends.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Proven experience with Liferay 7.4, including on-premise setup, migration, and customization.
- Strong understanding of Liferay architecture, OSGi framework, and modular development.
- Hands-on experience with Java, JSP, Spring, REST APIs, and front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JS).
- Expertise in designing optimal solutions tailored to Liferay's capabilities and limitations.
- Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills across the full stack.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and build tools (Maven/Gradle).
- Familiarity with database design, performance tuning, and caching strategies.
- Strong communication and leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Liferay certification(s) is a plus.
- Exposure to Agile methodologies and tools like JIRA, Confluence.
