Description
The Principal Software Engineer – Java will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, mentoring and maintaining high-performance IT system for Hapag-Lloyd. The role requires deep expertise in Java and microservices-based architecture, along with a robust focus on code quality, performance, and scalability. The ideal candidate will be a passionate engineer who thrives in a Java development agile environment and brings a solution-oriented mindset to collaborative product development.
As a senior technical expert, you will be responsible for low-level and high-level architectural design, mentoring developers, and working closely with team in Hamburg & Chennai. The ideal candidate is a passionate, solution oriented engineer with a proven track record in leading technical projects within an agile environment.

Responsibilities
Software Development & Design:
- Design and develop scalable, reliable, and high-performance applications using Java, JPA, Kafka, Microservices, Junit, API and PostgreSQL.




- Lead low-level and high-level design discussions and decisions for scalable architecture.
- Build and maintain microservices architecture using industry best practices. Drive technology innovation.
- Write clean, efficient, well-documented code with high unit test coverage using JUnit.

Mentorship:
Mentor and guide developers and team members in coding standards, best practices, and problem-solving. Conduct regular code reviews, peer programming, and provide technical leadership to ensure code quality and continuous improvement.
Systems Integration & Tools:
Work with messaging systems such as Kafka to build real-time data processing services. Implement and optimize data access using SQL /PostgreSQL databases. Participate in the design and implementation of DevOps pipelines for CI/CD.
Quality, Testing & Documentation:
Conduct regular code reviews and participate in peer programming and Peer coding Review. Perform system testing, validation, and verification acros

📌 Principal Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Hapag Lloyd
📍 Chennai