Senior Java Developer / Lead

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.