Lead Java Developer

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Java Senior Developer to join our team as a Vice President. This role typically involves leading the design, development, and implementation of critical enterprise-level applications, ensuring high performance, scalability, and security within a fast-paced and often distributed environment. The successful candidate will possess deep technical expertise in Java and related technologies, strong leadership capabilities, and a commitment to delivering high-quality software solutions. Experience within the financial services industry is often a strong plus for these roles.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & System Design: Lead and manage technical components, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Define the architecture and lead the implementation of robust, scalable, and secure cloud-based applications, often leveraging microservices architecture and RESTful APIs.
• Software Development & Engineering Excellence: Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Java applications using modern Java versions (e.g., Java 8+, Java 17) and frameworks like Spring Boot. Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and testable code, adhering to SOLID principles and software design best practices.
• Code Quality & Best Practices: Actively contribute to hands-on coding, conduct thorough code reviews, and provide constructive feedback to team members to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines. Drive the adoption of modern engineering practices including Agile, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing (TDD, BDD).
• Collaboration & Communication: Collaborate closely with product managers, business analysts, QA engineers, architects, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, define innovative solutions, and deliver results that meet business needs. Effectively communicate with business, development, QA, infrastructure, and production support teams.
• Mentorship & Guidance: Serve as an advisor, mentor, and coach to junior and mid-level developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement. Provide technical guidance and ensure their deliverables align with architectural blueprints and best practices.
• Continuous Learning & Strategy: Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluating their potential application to systems. Contribute to the overall technical strategy and roadmap.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: 12+ years of hands-on experience in Java software development, with multiple years in a senior or lead role. Experience in financial services is often highly valued.
• Core Java & Frameworks: Strong proficiency in Java (Java 17 is often preferred), Spring Boot, and the Spring Framework.
• Architecture & Design: Extensive experience in designing and implementing microservices architecture and RESTful APIs.
• Cloud & Containerization: Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift) is frequently required.
• Databases & Messaging: Familiarity with various database technologies (SQL, NoSQL like Oracle, MongoDB) and experience with message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, Solace) are often key.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Strong understanding and hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Tekton, Harness) and DevOps practices.
• Testing: Proficiency in testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber) and an automation-first mindset with TDD/BDD.
• Soft Skills: Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills. Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to fast-paced agile environments. Leadership skills, including the ability to mentor and influence.

Job Family Group:

Technology

Job Family:

Applications Development

Time Type:

Full time

Most Relevant Skills

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Other Relevant Skills

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