Java Lead

Key Responsibilities:
Lead the design and delivery of microservices and backend systems that form the core of our B2B platform.
Make and defend architectural decisions — data models, API contracts, service boundaries — in collaboration with senior engineers across hubs.
Set and enforce coding standards, PR review practices.
Be the technical point of contact for the Hyderabad hub in cross-team discussions with other hubs.
Contribute hands-on code — this is a lead role, not a manager role.
Guide and mentor junior and mid-level engineers in the Hyderabad team; accelerate their growth through structured feedback and pairing.
Participate in hiring — technical interviews, code assessments, and culture-fit evaluations for the growing Hyderabad team.
Foster a team culture of ownership, peer accountability, and continuous improvement.
Own sprint-level delivery commitments — plan, estimate, identify risks early, and unblock the team.
Champion engineering quality: test coverage, CI/CD discipline, observability, and zero-surprise production deployments.
Track and improve DORA metrics (deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, MTTR) as a measure of team health.
Collaborate with QA to embed quality upstream — not as a handoff, but as a shared responsibility.
Translate technical constraints into business language clearly — proactively, not reactively.
Identify technical debt that impacts product velocity or client experience and build a case for addressing it.
Required Qualifications:
MUST HAVE
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or any relevant field.
6+ years of Java engineering experience, with at least 1–2 years in a tech lead or senior engineer capacity.
Deep proficiency in Java (Java 11+), Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, REST APIs, and microservices architecture.
Fluency in English. Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Knowledge of project management methodologies.
Ability to work effectively across time zones
Hands-on experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL) — schema design, query optimisation, indexing.
Build tools (Maven or Gradle) and standard Java logging/observability frameworks (SLF4J, Logback, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana).
NICE TO HAVE
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with event-driven architecture — Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar.
Exposure to frontend technologies (ReactJS) — enough to collaborate meaningfully with full-stack & frontend engineers.
Familiarity with enterprise SaaS integration patterns — webhooks, OAuth, multi-tenancy, API gateways.
Experience working in a multi-hub global engineering team.
Understanding of SaaS business metrics — churn, NPS, SLA — and how engineering decisions affect them.
WebSocket workflow
Comfortable with exploring new technologies.
Have a strong understanding of software development lifecycles and modern transaction processing environments.
Experience with distributed caching (Redis) or NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB).
Self-motivated with a “can-do” attitude, result-oriented, organized and ability to work independently with priorities under tight timelines, in a complex customer environment.
Excellent interpersonal skills to establish and maintain good relationships with colleagues, clients and head quarter management.

Work arrangement
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