Java Technical Lead

Job Title: Technical Lead – Telecom Systems (8-10 Years Experience)

Location: Bangalore

Department: Engineering / R&D

About the Role

We are looking for a talented and motivated Software Developer with 8-10 years of experience to join our Telecom Engineering team. This role is ideal for someone with strong system design expertise, solid understanding of telecom networks, and a practical grasp of Generative AI (GenAI) tools to accelerate software development and innovation. You will work on next-generation telecom platforms, develop scalable network applications, and lead the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

1. System Design & Architecture

• Design scalable, modular, and maintainable system architectures for telecom products and platforms.
• Break down high-level business requirements into technical designs and detailed components.
• Participate in design and architecture reviews to ensure robustness, security, and extensibility.
• Apply best practices in performance tuning, load balancing, and fault tolerance.

2. Software Development & Integration

• Develop high-quality code in Java for telecom-centric use cases including protocol handling, analytics engines, or OSS/BSS systems.
• Build and integrate APIs, microservices, and message-based communication layers using REST, gRPC, or messaging queues.
• Collaborate with DevOps to ensure secure, containerized, and automated deployments across environments.
• Resolve complex issues related to data synchronization, thread safety, memory optimization, and I/O throughput.

3. Telecom Domain Engineering

• Work across layers of telecom architecture such as signaling, routing, security, and analytics.
• Implement and troubleshoot telecom protocols (e.g., SIP, GTP, Diameter, SS7) and ensure conformance to 3GPP or TM Forum standards.
• Develop features for firewall systems as per business needs.
• Engage in traffic modeling, call/session flow analysis, and protocol-level debugging.

4. AI-Augmented Development

• Use GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and other GenAI tools to enhance productivity across the software lifecycle.
• Generate boilerplate code, auto-document APIs, assist in writing test cases, and improve legacy code using GenAI assistance.
• Build effective prompt engineering skills to maximize GenAI outputs for real-world coding problems.
• Automate generation of developer guides, test harnesses, and system interface documentation.
• Use GenAI in code reviews for identifying inefficiencies, refactoring opportunities, and suggesting design improvements.
• Champion responsible use of AI within the team and promote internal upskilling in AI-assisted development workflows.

5. Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Work cross-functionally with QA, TPM, Product Managers, and other engineering teams to meet delivery goals.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and Agile ceremonies.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by suggesting enhancements in tooling, testing practices, and development workflows.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in peer code reviews.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 8-10 years of software development in telecom, networking, or systems engineering roles.
• Programming Proficiency: Java, Linux with solid software engineering practices. Ability to work with c++ will be preferred.
• System Design: Experience in designing distributed systems, with understanding of caching, concurrency, APIs, and storage optimization.
• Telecom Knowledge: Hands-on experience with telecom systems (roaming, signaling, analytics, 5G core, OSS/BSS).
• AI Exposure: Practical usage of GenAI tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar for code assistance, documentation, or refactoring.
• DevOps Familiarity: Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Git, and basic cloud deployment principles.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication; able to collaborate across cross-functional teams effectively.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct application of GenAI in real development or modernization projects.
• Experience with telco analytics platforms, firewall solutions, or policy engines.
• Familiarity with event-driven systems, Kafka, Elasticsearch, or NoSQL databases.
• Exposure to cloud-native telecom infrastructure or orchestration (Kubernetes, Helm, etc.).
• Telecom-related certifications (3GPP, TM Forum, AWS Telco, etc.)