Java Lead Developer - Spring Boot/Microservices Architecture

Job Title : Java Lead Developer

Experience : 8 years

Location : Thiruvananthapuram

Work Mode : Onsite

Notice Period : Immediate (15 Days)

Key Responsibilities :

- Maintain active collaboration with the Product Owner to understand business requirements and lead requirement gathering meetings.

- Review and validate design documents with the Product Owner and stakeholders.

- Own backlog items and coordinate with team members to deliver planned features for each sprint.

- Perform technical design and code reviews to ensure quality and adherence to best practices.

- Prototype, develop, and troubleshoot software across user interface and service layers.

- Conduct peer reviews on source code to promote reuse, scalability, and maintainability.

- Participate in technical discussions focused on software design, architecture, and user experience.

- Deliver demonstrations of project features and sub-features to client stakeholders.

- Support QA teams with test plan creation, root cause analysis, and defect resolution.

Mandatory Skills :

- 8+ years of experience in Java development with a strong focus on multi-tier architecture.

- Expertise in Spring Boot and Microservices development.

- Experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or AWS cloud services.

- Proficiency in JavaScript and responsive web design supporting cross-browser compatibility.

- Strong understanding of web service models and experience creating/consuming REST APIs, including

Swagger/OpenAPI.

- Knowledge of UML, application design, software architecture, and design patterns.

- Unit testing expertise using JUnit or similar frameworks.

- Familiarity with Agile and Scaled Agile methodologies.

- Experience with tools like Bitbucket, Jira, and Confluence.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Demonstrated leadership and team collaboration abilities.

Good to Have Skills :

- Hands-on experience with front-end technologies and UI frameworks.

- Exposure to CI/CD and DevOps practices.

- Experience in financial services or regulated industries.

- Familiarity with JSON payloads and API testing tools such as Postman.