Java Engineer

This is a hands-on Lead Engineer position supporting multiple projects. The engineer will collaborate with business, product, Technical Program Management (TPM), and project management teams to understand business requirements, design practical solutions, develop production-ready code, and deliver scalable applications.The role also involves providing technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers, conducting code reviews, setting technical direction, and leveraging AI to automate Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) activities.

Must-Have Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Solid AWS experience, including application deployment.
• Strong practical system design and architecture skills.
• Hands-on coding experience and production delivery.
• Technical leadership and mentoring experience.
• Experience conducting code reviews and enforcing coding standards.
• Ability to identify security vulnerabilities, poor coding practices, and code that should not be released to production.
• Some exposure to infrastructure.
• Strong communication and technical articulation skills.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• AWS ECS Fargate and AWS Lambda.
• DynamoDB or other NoSQL databases.
• PostgreSQL.
• Confluent Kafka.
• Serverless technologies and infrastructure development.
• AWS Associate-level certification or higher.
• Experience using AI to automate SDLC activities.

Interview Focus Areas:

• Practical system design and architecture discussions.
• Java and Spring Boot technical expertise.
• AWS application deployment and cloud experience.
• Hands-on coding and production readiness.
• Code reviews, security, and coding standards.
• Technical leadership and mentoring.
• Communication and explanation of technical decisions.

Important Notes:

• Candidates should be hands-on engineers with strong backend development and technical leadership experience. Infrastructure-only profiles will not be suitable.
• Candidates should be comfortable with live coding, screen sharing, and system design discussions.