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India, Bengaluru
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Job Title: Java Technical Lead / Engineering Lead Experience: 12 - 15 Years
Location: Bangalore (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Java Technical Leader with 12 - 15 years of strong hands-on experience in Java backend development, distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leading technical initiatives, mentoring engineering teams, driving architectural decisions, and delivering highly scalable and resilient applications.
The role requires a strong balance of technical leadership and hands-on engineering expertise , with deep experience in Java, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, microservices, cloud technologies, and distributed systems.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance backend applications using Java 11/17+ .
Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams while remaining hands-on with critical development activities.
Design and implement microservices and distributed systems using Spring Boot and related technologies.
Drive the adoption of event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka .
Design and optimize Kafka producers, consumers, topics, partitions, consumer groups, replication, and message-processing workflows.
Define and review application architecture, technical solutions, design patterns, and coding standards.
Develop and maintain scalable RESTful APIs and backend services .
Drive performance optimization, scalability, reliability, and resiliency across applications.
Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering best practices.
Troubleshoot complex production issues and lead root cause analysis (RCA) and resolution.
Collaborate with product managers, architects, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Mentor senior developers and engineers and contribute to technical capability building within the team.
Drive CI/CD, DevOps, automation, and engineering productivity initiatives.
Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and contribute to planning, estimation, and delivery.
Establish and promote best practices around observability, security, performance, and operational excellence.
Required Skills
Core Java
Strong hands-on experience with Java 11/17+ .
Excellent understanding of:
Collections Framework
Multithreading & Concurrency
Exception Handling
JVM internals and Performance Tuning
Design Patterns
OOP and SOLID principles
Java Memory Management
Apache Kafka
Extensive hands-on experience with Apache Kafka .
Strong understanding of:
Producers & Consumers
Consumer Groups
Topics, Partitions & Replication
Kafka Streams
Message Ordering & Delivery Semantics
Event-Driven Architecture
Kafka performance and scalability
Backend & Microservices
Strong experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA/Hibernate .
Expertise in designing RESTful APIs and microservices.
Strong understanding of distributed systems and service-to-service communication.
Experience with resilience, fault tolerance, caching, and API performance optimization.
Database
Strong experience with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, or SQL Server .
Good understanding of database design, indexing, query optimization, transactions, and performance tuning.
DevOps & Cloud
Strong understanding of Git, Maven/Gradle and CI/CD .
Experience with tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
Hands-on exposure to Docker and Kubernetes .
Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP is preferred.
Leadership & Architecture
Proven experience leading technical teams or major engineering initiatives.
Ability to make sound architectural and technology decisions.
Experience in system design, high-level design (HLD), and low-level design (LLD) .
Strong understanding of scalability, availability, reliability, and distributed-system design.
Ability to mentor senior engineers and establish engineering best practices.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Ability to balance business priorities with long-term technical strategy.
Desired Qualifications
What We're Looking For
Strong technical and architectural leadership.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Ability to lead from the front while remaining technically hands-on.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Experience mentoring and developing senior engineering talent.
Passion for building scalable, resilient, and high-performance systems.
Ability to drive engineering excellence and take ownership of complex technical initiatives.
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