Senior Java Developer / Lead
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Summary
A hands-on technical lead in Chennai who drives end-to-end design and implementation of enterprise software built on Java 17/21 + Spring Boot and React.js/TypeScript, defining architecture (microservices, event-driven, cloud-native on Azure/Kubernetes), setting engineering standards, mentoring developers, and leading code and design reviews.
The Technical Lead & Senior Developer is responsible for driving the end-to-end technical design and implementation of enterprise software solutions. This role combines deep hands-on expertise in Java/Spring Boot, React.js/TypeScript, and modern architectures with strong leadership over development teams, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with business and architectural standards.
Technical Lead & Senior Developer
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead the technical design and implementation of enterprise software solutions.
- Define application, integration, data, security, and deployment architecture.
- Translate functional and non-functional requirements into technical designs.
- Lead technical discussions, design reviews, and architecture decisions.
- Define coding, design, API, security, testing, and development standards.
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to developers.
- Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering standards.
- Lead development of reusable components, frameworks, and shared services.
- Design and review REST APIs, integrations, and event-driven solutions.
- Design scalable, resilient, secure, and maintainable applications.
- Work closely with the Technical PM, architects, business analysts, QA, and DevOps teams.
- Identify and resolve technical risks, performance issues, and architectural challenges.
- Support CI/CD, deployment, troubleshooting, and production issue resolution.
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, ADRs, and technical specifications.
- Ensure implementation follows approved specifications and architecture.
- Participate in Spec-Driven Development (SDD) activities using GitHub Spec Kit.
- Evaluate new technologies and recommend appropriate technical solutions.
Technical Skills
Backend
- Java 17/21+
- Spring Boot
- Spring Security
- REST APIs
- JPA/Hibernate
- SQL/relational databases
- Microservices
- Event-driven architecture
- Messaging platforms
Frontend
- React.js
- TypeScript
- HTML5/CSS3
- Responsive web development
- KendoReact
- Component-based UI architecture
Architecture
- Microservices and distributed systems
- API-first architecture
- Event-driven architecture
- Cloud-native architecture
- Multi-tenant application architecture
- Security architecture
- Performance and scalability
- Caching and resilience patterns
DevOps & Cloud
- Git/GitHub
- CI/CD
- Docker
- Kubernetes/OpenShift
- Azure or equivalent cloud platform
- Application monitoring and observability
Additional
- Automated testing
- Secure coding practices
- OAuth2/OIDC/SAML
- API gateways
- Knowledge of GitHub Spec Kit / Spec-Driven Development
- Knowledge of metadata-driven or configurable application platforms is an advantage.
Experience
- 7 - 10years of software development experience.
- 5+ years in Technical Lead, Senior Developer, or equivalent technical leadership roles.
- Strong hands-on experience with Java/Spring Boot and React.js/TypeScript.
- Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale applications.
- Experience leading a team of developers and conducting technical/code reviews.
- Experience with API and integration architecture.
- Experience with cloud-native/containerized applications.
- Experience handling performance, scalability, security, and production issues.
- Experience working in Agile development environments.
- Experience with enterprise modernization or platform development is preferred.