Lead Software Engineer - Java

Bangalore, India

Wibmo – WIBMO - Mobile Payments - Engineering /

Full-time /

Hybrid

Position: Lead Software Engineer - Java

Experience: 8+ years

Job Location: Bangalore

3 + years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing strategic projects, with 2 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.
Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals. Align strategy, processes, and decision-making across teams.
Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and aligned to the broader
organization's goals. Meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance and development and provide feedback and coaching.
Develop the mid-term technical vision and roadmap within the scope of your (often multiple) team(s).
Evolve the roadmap to meet anticipated future requirements and infrastructure needs.
Design, guide and vet systems designs within the scope of the broader area
Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
Coaches teams and drives identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.
Coaches team members within the team in producing extensible and maintainable code.
Coaches others and acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers across products, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.

Bachelor's or master’s degree in engineering. Premier institute is desirable.
8+ years of hands-on experience in software development, with a focus on Java Microservices.
Strong proficiency in Java 8 (or above) and in-depth knowledge of Microservices architecture and principles.
Extensive experience in Architecture, designing and developing scalable, distributed systems using Microservices.
Proficiency in implementing and optimizing algorithms and data structures for performance-critical applications.
Solid understanding of design patterns, software architecture, and object-oriented principles.
Experience with modern Java frameworks such as Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Hibernate.
Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform is must
Excellent communication, leadership, and collaboration skills.
Proven track record of leading technical initiatives and driving successful project outcomes.
Good knowledge on availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale