Java Applications Development Lead - Assistant Vice President

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Software Engineer to work on modern engineering practices and technology transformation within our teams. You will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, high-quality software solutions while ensuring best-in-class engineering standards, including trunk-based development, test automation, security, and modern ways of working.

This role requires good understanding of system design, hands-on coding, and strong problem-solving skills to create resilient, high-performing, and secure applications.

Key Responsibilities

Software Development & System Design

• Develop clean, maintainable, and testable code following SOLID principles and software design best practices.
• Ensure high levels of unit test coverage, test-driven development (TDD), and behavior-driven development (BDD).
• Actively contribute to hands-on coding, code reviews, and refactoring to maintain high engineering standards.
• Follow trunk-based development practices to enable continuous integration and rapid delivery.

Engineering Excellence & Best Practices

• Working experience of modern engineering ways of working, including Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD.
• Apply Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), and unit testing to ensure code quality and functionality.
• Conduct thorough code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices in readability, performance, and security.
• Follow secure coding practices, performing vulnerability assessments and ensuring compliance with security standards.
• Collaborate effectively in agile environments, embracing DevOps principles and fostering a culture of continuous delivery and improvement.

Skills and Qualifications

Must-Have Skills

• Strong 8-12 years of hands-on experience with Java J2EE and Spring based technology stack.
• Must have Hands-on SQL, MS SQL/Oracle database
• Expertise in system design and microservices architecture.
• Good understanding of Kafka is highly desirable
• Experience with trunk-based development, feature flags, and progressive delivery strategies.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
• Experience conducting code reviews, vulnerability assessments, and secure coding.
• Familiarity with modern cloud-native technologies (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in fast-paced, agile environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with event-driven architecture and distributed systems.
• Knowledge of performance tuning, observability, and production monitoring.
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks and modern ways of working in product development.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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