This role is for one of the Weekday's clients Salary range: Rs 2500000 - Rs 3200000 (ie INR 25- 32 LPA) Min Experience: 8+ years

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

JobType: full-time

We are seeking an experienced Lead Java Developer to drive the design and development of enterprise-grade banking applications. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Java-based backend development, microservices architecture, and a strong understanding of banking and financial services systems.

You will lead a team of developers, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and play a critical role in delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance applications that support business-critical operations.

This role requires a hands-on technical leader who is passionate about software engineering best practices, architectural excellence, and mentoring engineering teams while delivering innovative solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements Key Responsibilities

- Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable backend applications using Java and modern frameworks
- Architect and implement microservices-based solutions that are secure, resilient, and highly available
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, solution architects, product managers, and QA teams to deliver high-quality software
- Drive technical design discussions, code reviews, and engineering best practices across development teams
- Mentor and guide developers, ensuring adherence to coding standards and software design principles
- Design and develop RESTful APIs and backend services for banking and financial applications




- Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability through continuous improvements
- Integrate applications with internal and external banking systems, payment gateways, and third-party services
- Ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and governance standards applicable to the banking industry
- Participate in production support, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance tuning
- Contribute to CI/CD implementation and promote DevOps practices for efficient software delivery
- Stay updated with emerging technologies and recommend improvements to existing platforms and processes

Requirements Must-have Skills

- 8-12 years of hands-on experience in Java application development
- Robust expertise in Core Java, Java 8/11/17, Multithreading, Collections, Streams, and JVM internals
- Extensive experience with Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Spring MVC, Spring Security, and Spring Data
- Proven experience designing and implementing Microservices architecture
- Strong understanding of REST APIs, API Gateway, service discovery, circuit breakers, and distributed systems
- Solid experience in the Banking or Financial Services domain
- Strong understanding of banking applications such as payments,



lending, retail banking, treasury, trade finance, or core banking platforms
- Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server
- Strong knowledge of SQL, database optimization, and transaction management
- Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or JMS
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized deployments
- Experience working with Git, Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong understanding of software design patterns, object-oriented programming, and clean architecture

Good-to-have Skills

- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
- Knowledge of event-driven architecture and distributed messaging systems
- Exposure to NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Cassandra
- Familiarity with OAuth2, JWT, OpenID Connect, and enterprise security practices
- Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Splunk
- Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, and DevOps methodologies
- Experience leading distributed engineering teams and large-scale enterprise projects

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and technology-driven environment with a focus on delivering secure and scalable banking solutions

📌 Lead Java Developer (Chennai)
🏢 Weekday AI (YC W21)
📍 Chennai