Team Lead - Java
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LocationIndia
SeniorityLead
Experience10+ yrs
Company size1,001–5,000 people
First seenOct 18, 2026 · 2w ago
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10+ years of experience in enterprise application development, with strong Java, Spring Boot, RESTful API, and service-oriented architecture experience
Hands-on experience modernizing legacy platforms, including Grails, Groovy, GSP views, WAR/Tomcat deployments, or similar legacy Java web stacks
Strong front-end awareness with React-based single-page applications, component-based architecture, state management, and API integration patterns
Experience with PostgreSQL/Aurora, relational data modeling, ORM frameworks such as JPA/Hibernate, and schema migration practices
Experience designing and supporting event-driven workflows using messaging platforms such as AWS SQS/SNS, JMS, or equivalent technologies
Strong understanding of AWS services, secrets management, CI/CD pipelines, Docker-based development environments, and production observability
Hands-on experience with Bitbucket, Bitbucket Pipelines, build automation, deployment orchestration, and release promotion across environments
Ability to lead technical design, coordinate releases, and ensure secure, maintainable, and scalable engineering practices
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with all levels of employees and management
Demonstrated leadership abilities in managing, mentoring, and guiding development teams
Collaborative approach to technical decision-making and cross-team coordination
A proactive, ownership-driven approach to modernization, reliability, and engineering quality
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
10+ years of experience in enterprise application development, preferably on SaaS or enterprise platforms
Willingness to provide DevOps oversight and cross-training coverage across multiple applications
Experience with Apache Storm or comparable distributed processing frameworks
Familiarity with Sentry or similar observability tooling across front-end and backend services
Experience with Flyway or comparable schema migration tooling
Experience with AWS Cognito, OAuth2/JWT, and migration away from mixed or legacy authentication models
Demonstrate proactive thinking
Strong interpersonal relations, expert business acumen, and mentoring skills
Ability to work under stringent deadlines and demanding client conditions
Skills
Java
Spring Boot
REST API
React
AWS SQS
AWS SNS
JMS
PostgreSQL
Aurora
Grails
Groovy
GSP
Apache Storm
Bitbucket Pipelines
Docker
JPA
Hibernate
Flyway
Sentry
AWS Cognito
OAuth2
JWT
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
* Understand the valuesand vision of the organization * Protect the Intellectual Property * Adhere to allthe policies and procedures * Own application development, modernization support, technical coordination, and delivery governance * Guide replacement or modernization of legacy technologies such as Grails/GSP, WAR/Tomcat deployments, ActiveMQ/JMS, Apache Storm, and legacy authentication patterns * Design and support Java/Spring Boot services, REST APIs,and event-driven workflows using AWS SQS/SNS, JMS, or equivalent messaging platforms * Support React-based front-end development, component architecture, state management, and API integration patterns * Oversee Bitbucket Pipelines, deployment coordination, release promotion, and AWS integration across all Product Development applications * Establish and maintain cross-application DevOps standards, secure engineering practices, and production observability * Guide relational data modeling, ORM usage (JPA/Hibernate), and schema migration practices on PostgreSQL/Aurora * Lead technical design, mentor developers, coordinate releases, and ensure secure, maintainable, and scalable engineering practices * Support cross-training andtechnical consistency acrossthe development team
Requirements
Essential****Skills
Job
* 10+ years of experience in enterprise application development, with strongJava, Spring Boot, RESTful API, and service-oriented architecture experience * Hands-on experience modernizing legacy platforms, including Grails, Groovy, GSPviews, WAR/Tomcat deployments, or similar legacy Java web stacks * Strong front-end awareness with React-based single-page applications, component-based architecture, state management, and API integration patterns * Experience with PostgreSQL/Aurora, relational data modeling, ORMframeworks such as JPA/Hibernate, and schema migration practices * Experience designing and supporting event-driven workflows using messaging platforms such as AWS SQS/SNS, JMS, or equivalent technologies * Strong understanding of AWS services, secrets management, CI/CD pipelines, Docker-based development environments, and production observability * Hands-on experience with Bitbucket, Bitbucket Pipelines, build automation, deployment orchestration, and release promotion across environments * Ability to lead technical design, coordinate releases, and ensure secure, maintainable, and scalable engineering practices
Personal
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with all levels of employees and management * Demonstrated leadership abilities in managing, mentoring, and guiding development teams * Collaborative approach to technical decision-making and cross-team coordination * A proactive, ownership-driven approach to modernization, reliability, and engineering quality.
Nice to have
PreferredSkills
Job
* Experience with ApacheStorm or comparable distributed processing frameworks * Familiarity with Sentryor similar observability tooling across front-end and backend services * Experience with Flywayor comparable schemamigration tooling * Experience with AWS Cognito, OAuth2/JWT, and migration awayfrom mixed or legacy authentication models
Personal
* Demonstrate proactive thinking * Strong interpersonal relations, expert business acumen,and mentoring skills * Ability to workunder stringent deadlines and demanding clientconditions
OtherRelevantInformation
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a relatedfield * 10+ years of experience in enterprise application development, preferably on SaaS or enterprise platforms * Willingness to provideDevOps oversight and cross-training coverage across multiple applications