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.