Job Title: Lead Java Developer (8 to 12 Years Experience)

Location: Bangalore / Hyderabad / Kochi

Experience: 8 to 12 Years

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Java Microservices Architect / Lead with 12+ years of strong programming expertise. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge in Java ecosystem, microservices architecture, cloud-native development, and modern DevOps practices. This role requires strong ownership, system design capability, and a proactive mindset towards observability, performance optimization, and scalable system design.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance microservices architectures using Java and Spring ecosystem.
Lead the development of RESTful APIs supporting web and mobile applications.
Implement secure authentication and authorization mechanisms, preferably using Keycloak.
Ensure observability, traceability, and monitoring across microservices using modern tools and best practices.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
Optimize application performance through profiling, tuning, and monitoring strategies.
Work with DevOps teams to enable CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments.
Design and maintain database solutions across relational, columnar, and graph databases.
Drive best practices in code quality, testing, and documentation.
Mentor junior developers and contribute to technical leadership.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Core Technical Skills

Strong programming expertise with 12+ years of experience.
Deep understanding of:
Java 11+
Spring Boot 3+
Spring Cloud
Spring WebFlux (Reactive Programming)
Spring Security
Extensive experience in building RESTful APIs and microservices.

Security & Identity Management

Experience with Keycloak (preferred).
Strong understanding of OAuth2, JWT, and modern authentication mechanisms.

Microservices & Observability

Strong knowledge of microservices architecture patterns.
Hands-on experience with:
Distributed tracing
Logging & monitoring tools
Strong mindset towards observability and system reliability.

Performance Engineering

Proven experience in:
Profiling and tuning Java applications
Identifying bottlenecks and optimizing performance
Ability to define strategies for continuous performance monitoring.

Database Expertise

Strong experience with:
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Neo4j (Graph DB)
BigQuery (Columnar DB)
Experience in query optimization and database tuning.

Cloud & Containerization

Hands-on experience with:
Docker
Kubernetes
GCP (Google Cloud Platform)
Experience in deploying and managing large-scale distributed systems.

DevOps & Tools

Strong working knowledge of:
Git
JIRA
Terraform
Helm
Jenkins
Argo CD
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Soft Skills

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
Ability to work in a collaborative, agile environment.
Leadership mindset with mentoring capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in high-scale enterprise applications.
Exposure to event-driven architecture (Kafka, Pub/Sub, etc.).
Certifications in GCP / Kubernetes / Cloud Architecture (optional but desirable).

Why Join Us

Opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud-native technologies.
Exposure to large-scale distributed systems.
Collaborative and innovation-driven work culture.

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