Job Description

Job Title:

Java Tech Lead

Location:

Gurugram (Hybrid)

Experience:

Minimum 4+ Years

Employment Type:

Full-Time

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Java Tech Lead with deep

expertise in microservices architecture and distributed systems

to lead our backend engineering team. The ideal candidate will be

hands-on with Java development while providing strong technical

leadership, mentoring team members, and driving best engineering

practices. Experience with AWS cloud and cloud-native

technologies is a strong plus.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a team of backend developers, ensuring high-quality code and timely delivery. Architect, design, and develop scalable, high-performance microservices using Java (Spring Boot preferred). Collaborate with product managers, architects, and cross- functional teams to define technical requirements and solutions. Drive system design decisions, ensuring scalability reliability, and maintainability. Establish and enforce CI/CD pipelines, unit/integration testing, and code review processes. Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and resilience. Ensure proper documentation, logging, monitoring, and troubleshooting of production systems. Promote best practices in coding standards, security, and software architecture. Foster a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence within the team. Stay up to date with emerging technologies in Java, microservices, and cloud ecosystems.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Minimum 4+ years of professional experience in backend development with Java. Strong expertise in Java and Spring Boot. In-depth knowledge of Microservices Architecture, REST APIs, and event-driven systems. Hands-on experience with messaging systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar. Advanced understanding of security best practices: OAuth2, JWT, API security Data encryption OWASP guidelines Solid grasp of system design principles, CAP theorem, distributed systems, and concurrency control. Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases. Strong knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration. Proficiency in software design patterns, scalability, and fault-tolerant systems. Excellent leadership, communication, and team management skills. Experience with AWS services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS (strong plus).

Nice to Have

Experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Hexagonal Architecture (Ports & Adapters). Exposure to Serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, API Gateway). Knowledge of gRPC, GraphQL, or real-time communication systems. Experience with data streaming and analytics (Kafka Streams, Flink, Spark). Performance tuning and profiling (JVM optimization). Experience with multi-region deployments, eventual consistency, and failover strategies. Hands-on experience with zero-downtime deployments, blue-green, or canary releases. Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).

What We Offer

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. Opportunity to lead and scale a high-performing engineering team. Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and complex, real- world challenges. Collaborative and growth-oriented work environment. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. Opportunity to lead and scale a high-performing engineering team. Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and complex, real- world challenges. Collaborative and growth-oriented work environment.
Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ?1,100,000.00 - ?1,400,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Health insurance Provident Fund Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Gurugram, Haryana