Technical Lead - Java

We are seeking an experienced Tech Lead to drive the design, development, and delivery of scalable enterprise applications.

The ideal candidate will have a strong software engineering background, excellent leadership skills, and hands-on expertise in modern backend and cloud technologies.

You will lead a team of developers, define technical architecture, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable, high-performance applications.

- Define technical architecture and establish engineering best practices.

- Mentor and guide software engineers through code reviews, technical discussions, and career development.

- Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver business requirements.

- Design and implement RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.

- Drive application performance optimization, scalability, and reliability initiatives.

- Ensure high code quality through coding standards, unit testing, and automated testing.

- Participate in technical planning, estimation, sprint execution, and release management.

- Troubleshoot complex production issues and provide technical leadership during incident resolution.

- Implement CI/CD pipelines and support cloud-native deployments.

- Promote Agile development practices and continuous improvement across the engineering team.

- Stay updated with emerging technologies and recommend improvements to the technology stack.

Required Skills:

- 810 years of software development experience with at least 23 years in a technical leadership role.

- Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices.

- Experience designing scalable distributed systems and enterprise applications.

- Hands-on experience with REST APIs and event-driven architecture.

- Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or Redis.

- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

- Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.

- Strong understanding of system design, design patterns, and software architecture principles.

- Experience with Git, code reviews, and software development best practices.

- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Preferred Skills:

- Experience in product-based organizations or high-growth technology companies.

- Knowledge of Kafka, RabbitMQ, or other messaging platforms.

- Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, or Splunk.

- Exposure to security best practices, performance tuning, and scalability optimization.

- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.