General Purpose :

- Lead a team of 4 - 8 engineers with complete ownership and accountability for high-quality, timely software delivery.

- Lead the design and development of applications based on Microservices architecture.

- Guide team members on modern technologies including Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Angular, Hibernate, Grails, Groovy, Kafka, R, Redis, Hazelcast, Bootstrap and jQuery.

- Leverage development and delivery tools including AWS, Git, Nginx, Jira, Confluence and Jenkins within Agile methodologies.

- Promote effective use of AI-assisted software engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Amazon Q Developer and similar AI coding, code-review, testing, documentation and developer productivity tools, while ensuring secure and responsible adoption.

- Collaborate with technical managers, architects and product owners to build an integrated, enterprise-class software product suite for global pharmaceutical companies.

Responsibilities :

- Lead the team in understanding product requirements by collaborating with Product Owners; design application modules and features for performance, scalability, security and availability.

- Plan, prioritize and monitor team tasks for upcoming sprints and product releases.

- Conduct design reviews and code reviews, troubleshoot complex issues and provide hands-on technical guidance.

- Own the quality and timely delivery of tasks assigned to the team.

- Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Project Managers, Test Managers, Database teams and Quality teams to deliver product features, releases and technical PoCs using Agile methodologies.

- Define, improve and enforce engineering best practices covering architecture, design, coding standards, code review, unit testing and documentation.

- Evaluate and drive practical adoption of AI-assisted engineering tools to improve developer productivity, code quality, test automation, documentation and troubleshooting.

- Establish appropriate review and governance practices for AI-generated code, including security, maintainability, licensing, data privacy and adherence to engineering standards.

- Perform annual appraisals and participate in semi-annual formal feedback cycles for team members.

- Own hiring, mentoring, grooming and development of team members in both technology capabilities and career progression.

- Proactively identify and communicate improvement opportunities related to people, processes, technology, quality and delivery to management.

Must Have Qualifications :

- BE/B.Tech/MCA from a recognized institute with a good academic record.

- At least 6+ years of full-stack programming experience across Java-based technologies and frameworks.

- Strong experience with Spring Framework and Hibernate-based web application development.

- Strong experience designing and developing high-performance, scalable, secure and highly available enterprise web applications end to end.

- Strong problem-solving, debugging and troubleshooting skills.

- Hands-on approach to resolving complex technical challenges faced by the team.

- Good working exposure to relational databases such as MySQL and Oracle.

- Practical experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q Developer, Cursor, Claude Code or equivalent tools is highly desirable.

- Understanding of effective and responsible use of AI tools for coding, refactoring, test generation, code review, documentation and developer productivity.

- Self-driven and motivated leader who can drive quality and timely delivery with complete ownership and accountability.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Ability to take initiative, make sound technical decisions and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

We are preferring candidates from Fintech/Product based organizations.