Lead Service Developer / Engineer

Experience: 12–15 Years

Work Mode: Hybrid

Locations: Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Noida

Shift Timing: 2:00 PM – 11:00 PM IST

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Lead Service Developer / Engineer with extensive hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, API development, and enterprise integration architectures. The ideal candidate will have strong technical leadership skills, experience optimizing high-performance applications, and the ability to guide development teams while ensuring code quality and timely delivery.

Experience with AI-powered coding tools, distributed caching, event-driven architecture, and production support is essential. Candidates with a financial services background will be highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise applications using Java 8+ and Spring Boot.
- Build and optimize REST and SOAP APIs, microservices, and service-oriented and event-driven architectures.
- Drive solution architecture, technical design, and implementation using established design patterns and integration frameworks.
- Optimize API performance, resilience, scalability, and reliability using caching, messaging, and streaming technologies.
- Implement and manage distributed caching solutions using Redis, Apache Ignite, or similar technologies.
- Leverage AI-powered coding tools to improve development productivity, with a strong understanding of effective token utilization.
- Participate in production support rotations and troubleshoot critical issues within defined timelines.
- Mentor junior developers and offshore teams, review code and technical designs, and ensure quality deliverables.
- Monitor application performance and troubleshoot issues using tools such as Datadog, Dynatrace, and Splunk.
- Apply software engineering best practices, including object-oriented design, modular coding, prototyping, and algorithmic problem-solving.




- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and maintainable software solutions.

Required Skills and Qualifications

- 12–15 years of overall experience in software engineering, including 10+ years of hands-on experience with Java.
- Strong expertise in Java 8+, Spring Framework, and Spring Boot.
- Extensive experience with REST APIs, SOAP services, microservices, SOA, and event-driven architectures.
- Strong knowledge of solution architecture, design patterns, and integration frameworks.
- Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Experience with Kafka, MQ, and messaging or streaming platforms.
- Knowledge of distributed caching technologies such as Redis and Apache Ignite.
- Strong understanding of API performance optimization, resiliency, and scalability.
- Practical experience using AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, and Windsurf.
- Experience with production support, incident troubleshooting, and performance monitoring.
- Proven ability to mentor developers, conduct code reviews, and lead technical delivery.
- Excellent communication, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Strong ownership, accountability, and ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Good-to-Have Skills

- Experience with AWS cloud services.
- Exposure to Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Natural Language Processing (NLP).
- Experience in the financial services industry.
- Familiarity with Datadog, Dynatrace, and Splunk monitoring tools.

Preferred Candidate Profile

- Strong hands-on technical expertise combined with technical leadership capabilities.
- Experience working with distributed teams and offshore development teams.
- Ability to balance architecture, coding, performance optimization, and production support.
- Financial services domain experience is highly preferred.

Pay: ₹100,000.00 - ₹150,000.00 per month

Experience

- Java: 10 years (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bangalore City, Bengaluru, Karnataka

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