Lead Software Engineer

Overview

Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable, high-performance backend applications as a Senior Java Developer Lead. Combine hands-on engineering with team leadership while overseeing a team of 4–8 developers and contributing to coding, architecture, and technical decision-making.

What you'll do

• Own the architecture and design of Java-based microservices and backend applications.
• Define coding standards, design patterns, and best practices, and enforce them through code reviews.
• Evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, and technologies; drive modernization and technical-debt reduction.
• Make trade-offs between performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Lead, guide, and mentor a team of developers; run regular 1:1s and support career growth.
• Break down requirements into technical tasks, estimate effort, and assign work.
• Take part in hiring through interviews, technical assessments, and onboarding of new engineers.
• Build a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Write clean, efficient, well-tested code using Java 17+ and Spring Boot.
• Design and build RESTful APIs and event-driven services using Kafka or similar.
• Optimize application and database performance and troubleshoot complex production issues.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with the DevOps team.
• Work with product owners and business analysts to refine requirements and define acceptance criteria.
• Lead Agile ceremonies with the Scrum Master, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Track delivery, flag risks early, and keep stakeholders informed of progress.
• Ensure releases meet quality, security, and compliance standards.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of Java development.
• 2+ years leading or mentoring a development team.
• Core Java experience including Java 11/17+, OOP, collections, multithreading and concurrency, JVM tuning, and garbage collection.
• Experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA, and Hibernate.
• Experience with microservices, REST API design, design patterns, and domain-driven design basics.
• Experience with Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, or ActiveMQ.
• Experience with SQL, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle, and at least one NoSQL store, including MongoDB, Redis, or Cassandra.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP; Docker; Kubernetes; and Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
• Experience with JUnit 5, Mockito, and integration testing; TDD mindset.
• Experience with Git, Maven or Gradle, Jira, and Confluence.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum, code reviews, and secure coding using OWASP Top 10.
• Clear written and verbal communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking under pressure.
• Ability to coach, give constructive feedback, and resolve conflicts within the team.
• Ownership mindset: accountable for outcomes, not just tasks.
• Comfort balancing hands-on coding with leadership responsibilities.

Nice to have

• Experience in payments, fintech, banking, or other high-volume transaction systems.
• Knowledge of reactive programming, including Spring WebFlux and Project Reactor.
• Experience with observability tools, including New Relic, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK stack.
• Infrastructure as code experience with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Cloud certification, including AWS Certified Developer or Solutions Architect, or equivalent.
• Exposure to frontend frameworks, including React or Angular, for full-stack collaboration.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
• In-office work culture.
• Lead a team of 4–8 developers.