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Job Title:

Senior Application Developer - Java

Location:

Chennai, India

Job Type:

Full-Time

Experience Required:

8+ Years

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled

Senior Java Application Developer

to join our development team. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of professional experience in designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise-level Java applications. You will play a key role in the full software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering and analysis to implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable, high-performance Java-based applications. Lead end-to-end application development and enhancement projects. Collaborate with business analysts, architects, and other developers to gather and analyze requirements. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers. Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices and coding standards. Participate in code reviews and enforce best practices for development. Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production and non-production environments. Contribute to architectural decisions and ensure system scalability and performance. Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends and evaluate their potential adoption. Develop and maintain unit and integration tests using modern testing frameworks.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. 8+ years of hands-on Java development experience, preferably in enterprise or distributed systems. Strong proficiency in Java SE/EE, Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC), Hibernate/JPA. Experience with RESTful web services, JSON, and API integrations. Knowledge of relational databases (e.g., Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL) and proficiency in SQL. Familiarity with front-end technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS (Angular/React experience is a plus). Experience with DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Docker, Git, Maven/Gradle. Proficient with Agile/Scrum development methodologies. Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Experience with cloud platforms (GCP) is a strong plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with microservices architecture and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes). Knowledge of messaging platforms (Google Pub/Sub). Certification in Java or Cloud technologies (Oracle Java SE, AWS Certified Developer, etc.). Exposure to CI/CD pipeline and automation tools.

Employee Type:

Permanent

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