Liferay Tech Lead

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.

Skills Required
Performance Tuning, Migration, Database Design, Customization, Rest Apis, Jsp, Java, Spring, Css, Html