Microservices Development Lead

Key Responsibilities

Technical Development :

Design and develop backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and related frameworks.

Write clean, modular, and testable code following best practices.

Participate in technical design discussions and peer reviews.

Contribute to the evolution of our microservices architecture.

Code Quality & Testing :

Implement and maintain unit and integration tests (e.G., using JUnit, Postman).

Contribute to CI / CD pipelines and ensure code is production-ready.

Collaborate with QA to support functional and end-to-end test coverage.

Collaboration & Agile Execution :

Work closely with product managers, senior engineers, and designers to translate requirements

into technical deliverables.

Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos.

Provide accurate effort estimates and deliver to sprint commitments.

Learning & Tooling :

Leverage modern tools, including LLMs and AI utilities, to streamline development and improve

productivity.

Continuously explore new technologies and propose improvements to systems or processes.

Skills & Qualifications

Must-Have Skills :

8+ years of experience in backend development, primarily using Java and Spring Boot.

Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices, and design principles.

Experience with version control (Git), build tools (e.G., Maven / Gradle), and CI / CD workflows.

Exposure to Agile development and testing frameworks like JUnit or Postman.

Good problem-solving and debugging skills.

Strong expertise in Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, and Spring Data JPA

Solid experience in designing and deploying applications on AWS cloud

Hands-on experience with RESTful APIs, messaging queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and

caching solutions (Redis, Memcached)

Expertise in system design, scalability, distributed systems, and microservices architecture

Strong database knowledge : SQL (MySQL / PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB / DynamoDB)

Experience with CI / CD, Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes is a plus

Excellent understanding of OOP, design patterns, and SOLID principles

Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills

Proven leadership, mentoring, and technical decision-making abilities