Lead Software Engineer - Java with Microservices, Kafka & Investment Banking

Office in Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune

Java

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We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer – Java with Microservices, Kafka & Investment Banking to lead our scrum team from a technology perspective. This role is critical for success, driving secure backend services, API design and full-stack application development while guiding engineers through best practices and architectural decisions in the alternative investment domain.

Responsibilities

Define and develop guidelines, standards and processes to ensure code quality
Ensure coding standards and other software development best practices are followed
Participate in architecture related conversations
Conduct code reviews and assist developers/engineers in resolving key issues
Review design and development plans
Hands-on development of critical components and frameworks
Develop, enhance and maintain system components
Collaborate with stakeholders including Executive, Product, Enablement and Design teams
Identify, resolve and proactively communicate technology issues
Recognize critical dependencies in advance and work toward resolution

Requirements

8 to 12 years of work experience
8+ years of experience designing and developing front end applications and APIs
Hands-on technology leadership, preferably in full stack development
Proficiency in Java, Spring, Spring Boot
Expertise in Spring Data JPA, Spring Batch, Spring Integration
Background in Microservices and Apache Kafka
Skills in secure backend services, API design and development, including TDD and BDD
Competency in Single Page Application design and development, secure services design
Understanding of full stack application design and data modeling
Familiarity with DevOps, QA practices and development task estimation
Excellent communication, presentation and client-facing skills, with strong organization, attention to detail, team leadership and the capability to deal with ambiguity

Nice to have

Background in Financial Services
Knowledge of alternative investment
Willingness to study legacy code and continuous learning