Toppan Merrill - Java Technical Lead - eCommerce Platform

Description :

Key Responsibilities :

- Document and implement robust Java-based eCommerce platforms, storefront services, and headless APIs for digital experiences.

- Lead design and implementation of microservices for customer journeys such as search, browse, cart, checkout, and personalization.

- Experience designing, configuring and supporting RDBMS solutions in Azure Cloud.

- Work closely with Product Managers, UI/UX teams, and DevOps engineers to ensure seamless end-to-end customer experiences.

- Integrate with key systems like PIM, OMS, CRM, payment gateways, and third-party personalization engines.

- Design and implement component integration solutions using message brokers such as AMQP based messaging solutions such as RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus for real-time data processing, order events, customer activity tracking, etc.

- Support cloud-native deployments on Azure, AWS or GCP ensuring scalability, availability, and security.

- Drive performance tuning, caching strategies (Hazelcast, Redis), and low-latency API designs for high traffic storefronts.

- Provide technical leadership across squads, mentor engineers, and enforce best practices around DevSecOps and CI/CD.

- Ensure observability requirements are defined and met using tools such as Datadog and Splunk.

- Stay abreast of the latest in commerce tech, MACH architecture, and GenAI innovations relevant to digital commerce, including agentic AI for developer productivity.

Must-Have Skills :

- Core Tech : Java 11+ (preferably Java 17 or 21), Spring Boot, J2EE, RESTful APIs

- Architecture : Microservices, Design Patterns

- DevOps : Jenkins, Docker, Bitbucket/GitHub, CI/CD pipelines

- Cloud : Hands-on experience with Azure(preferred)/ AWS / GCP (2+ years; certification preferred)

- Databases : Postgres/Oracle/DB2/SQL, SQL tuning

- Understanding of DevSecOps practices and eCommerce-specific security concerns (PCI DSS, OWASP)

- Domain Expertise : Experience in digital commerce

- Messaging & Integration : Messaging queue or streaming tools for backend-to-frontend event correlation and third-party integrations

- Agile Leadership :

2. Experience with agentic coding tools (e.g., OpenCode, ClaudeCode, or equivalent) for accelerating Java development, test automation, and CI/CD workflows.

Customer-Centric Mindset : Ability to build as well as verify secure, fast, and intuitive systems for high engagement and conversion

Nice-to-Have Skills :

- Experience with Domain-Driven Design.

- Front-end familiarity with React (especially for headless commerce architectures)

- Experience with application performance monitoring and distributed log tools (New Relic, Datadog, Splunk)

- Previous work with GenAI tools like GitHub Copilot or Amazon Q Developer

- Experience with data governance including controlling access to PII.

- RFP and pre-sales solution design experience for digital commerce platforms

- Design and implement solutions that externalized business rules in dedicated testable business rules engine

- Evaluate and integrate third-party APIs, legacy systems (.NET, IBM iSeries), REST and GraphQL services.

- Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code solutions such as Terraform.

- Understanding of product catalog and session management at scale

Preferred Certifications :

- Cloud Certifications : (Azure Architect, AWS Solution Architect, etc.)

- Java / Spring Certification : eCommerce platform certifications (SAP Commerce Cloud, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Adobe Commerce/Magento a plus)