Java lead

Strong expertise in Java and Spring Boot, be capable of handling a team, and work independently on

development tasks. This role requires a mix of hands-on coding, system design, and leadership

responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities :

Lead a team of developers, providing technical guidance, mentoring, and conducting code

reviews.

Design and develop scalable, high-performance, and secure applications.

Take ownership of the architecture, implementation, and deployment of Java-based

applications.

Ensure best practices in coding, testing, and DevOps processes are followed.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and technical solutions.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production and development

environments.

Technical Skills :

Core Java & Backend Development :

Java 8, 11, 17 (Lambda, Collections, Streams, Functional Interfaces, Executors, Thread Pools,

Completable Future)

Strong expertise in Spring Boot (Project setup, dependencies, Spring Security, JWT, OAuth,

Logging with Log4j / Slf4j, AOP)

Experience with Microservices architecture and Design Patterns

Understanding of Distributed Transactions

Database & Messaging :

RDBMS & JPA (Joins, Cascading, One-to-Many, Many-to-One)

Experience with Kafka or other messaging systems

Redis and caching strategies

DevOps & Cloud :

Hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, etc.)

Working knowledge of CI / CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes

Testing & Code Quality :

Strong experience in JUnit, Mockito, and test-driven development (TDD)

Conducting code reviews and enforcing coding standards

Leadership & Soft Skills :

Ability to manage and mentor a team of developers

Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills

Effective communication and collaboration with stakeholders

Proactive approach to learning and adopting new technologies

Preferred Qualifications :

Experience in Fintech or related domains is a plus

Familiarity with Event-Driven Architecture and Reactive Programming