Lead Java Developer - Vice President

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Job Overview

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Java Developer to design, build, and maintain high-performance, scalable, and self-healing enterprise-level applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Java development, coupled with experience in big data technologies and modern DevOps practices. You will be responsible for translating business needs into robust technical solutions and will play a key role in developing data-driven products by defining data semantics and building efficient data pipelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and maintainable enterprise backend systems using Java, and relevant technologies
• Optimize large-scale data pipelines and workflows using Big Data technologies
• Translate business requirements, including non-functional requirements, into measurable technical specifications to facilitate design, construction, and testing.
• Write and run comprehensive, automated test cases using the JUnit testing framework to detect bugs early and ensure code quality.
• Integrate with and utilize CI/CD build pipelines for efficient software delivery and deployment.
• Ensure data quality, security, and governance across all data engineering processes.
• Monitor and troubleshoot performance issues in data pipelines and systems.

Required Skills:

• Strong proficiency in Java, including its object-oriented features, multithreading, and rich API for building high-performance applications.
• Experience in working on data technologies such as Hadoop, Hive, Iceberg, Trino, Spark or Flink, Kafka
• Experience with relational databases like Oracle, Mongodb
• Experience in developing REST APIs using relevant java technologies
• Proficiency with version control systems, specifically Git/GitHub and 
• Strong experience with build automation tools, particularly Gradle,  maven
• Hands-on experience with the JUnit, Mockito, Testcontainers, Restassured testing framework is required

Good to have:

• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS or GCP
• Experience with development of CI/CD pipelines using TeamCity, Jenkins, Udeploy, Harness, etc
• Experience in Python related technologies for bigdata development
• Experience in using AI assisted development practices for faster deliveries
• Prefer a strong understanding of the technology landscape and industry best practices specially in the fields of KYC, AML

Qualifications & Soft skills:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• 10-15 years of relevant experience in the Financial Service industry
• Experience as senior level in an Applications Development role
• Stakeholder and people management experience
• Proven ability to synthesize disparate data to drive insight, communicate effectively with senior leaders, and manage multiple stakeholders
• Ability to translate complex business and non-functional requirements into clear, measurable technical designs

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred