Sony - Staff Engineer/Lead - Java

10-12 Years

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Job Description

Key Responsibilities : Leadership & Architecture :

Own and evolve the end-to-end architecture of high-scale, distributed payment services.
Lead the design and adoption of event-driven architectures using Kafka across multiple teams.
Define, standardize, and govern API design and lifecycle using API Gateway.
Drive architectural decisions with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, security, and performance.
Act as the technical authority for service design, trade-offs, and long-term platform evolution.

Platform Ownership & Engineering Excellence

Own service health, SLIs/SLOs, and operational readiness across owned domains.
Lead complex cross-team initiatives, resolving systemic technical challenges.
Establish and enforce engineering standards, design patterns, and best practices.
Lead design reviews and provide guidance on complex system design problems.

Mentorship & Org Impact

Mentor and coach senior, mid-level, and junior engineers.
Raise the technical bar across teams through design guidance, reviews, and knowledge sharing.
Partner with Product, Engineering Managers, and Leadership on roadmaps and technical strategy.

Required Skills & Experience

10+ years of experience designing, building, and owning production-grade distributed system.
Deep expertise in Java (11+), Spring Boot, and RESTful API design.
Strong hands-on experience with Kafka in high-throughput, event-driven systems.
Proven experience defining and managing APIs using API Gateway.
Strong experience with AWS (EKS, DynamoDB, SQS, Lambda, S3).
Demonstrated ownership of high-volume, highly available systems.
Advanced skills in system design, debugging, performance tuning, and failure analysis.
Proven ability to drive complex initiatives independently and influence across teams.

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