Lead Java Developer

Experience: 12–15 Years Location: India - Remote Employment Type: Full-Time Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership Lead and mentor a team of developers, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices. Conduct code reviews, design reviews, and architecture discussions. Drive technical decision-making and provide guidance on solution design. Foster engineering excellence through continuous improvement initiatives. Architecture & Design Design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure enterprise applications. Define High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documents. Architect microservices-based and cloud-native solutions. Ensure applications meet performance, reliability, and scalability requirements. Hands-on Development Contribute actively to development, debugging, and performance optimization. Develop RESTful APIs and distributed applications using modern Java frameworks. Troubleshoot production issues and drive root-cause analysis. Champion clean code principles and software engineering best practices. Delivery & Stakeholder Management Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, QA, and DevOps teams. Participate in Agile ceremonies and ensure timely delivery of features. Translate business requirements into technical solutions. Manage project risks, dependencies, and technical roadblocks. Required Skills & Experience Core Technologies 12–15 years of experience in Java/J2EE application development. Strong expertise in Java 8/11/17 and object-oriented design principles. Extensive experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, and Hibernate/JPA. Strong understanding of Microservices Architecture and REST API development. Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or JMS. Cloud & DevOps Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP. Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, and CI/CD pipelines. Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools. Database Technologies Strong experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server. Expertise in database design, optimization, and performance tuning. Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Cassandra is a plus. Leadership Skills Proven experience leading development teams of 5–15 engineers. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Experience mentoring developers and driving technical growth. Ability to balance hands-on development with leadership responsibilities. Preferred Qualifications Experience in Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Event-Driven Architecture (EDA), and design patterns. Exposure to enterprise architecture and solution design. Certifications in Java, AWS, Azure, or Kubernetes are a plus. Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. Education Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.