Tech Lead - Software Engineer

Lead the architecture, development, testing, and delivery of secure, scalable, cloud ready applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and Next.js while providing technical leadership to the engineering team. Plan and support SIT, UAT, release readiness, defect triage, production deployment, and post release stabilization.

Job Description
Position: Java Developer
Location: Remote
Experience: 12-20 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Overview
Java and Next.js Developer Job Descriptions
Overall Job Description: Java and Next.js Full Stack Developer
Job Description: Senior Java Developer
Role Summary
Lead the architecture, development, testing, and delivery of secure, scalable, cloud ready applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and Next.js while providing technical leadership to the engineering team.
Required Skills
Advanced Java expertise with Spring Boot, microservices, asynchronous processing, and enterprise design patterns.
Strong experience designing secure REST APIs and distributed, high availability systems.
Advanced Next.js, React, and TypeScript skills, including server side rendering, performance optimization, and scalable UI architecture.
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, caching, messaging, and event driven architecture.
Knowledge of OAuth 2.0, JWT, API security, observability, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and AWS or Azure.
Strong technical leadership, estimation, mentoring, stakeholder communication, and problem solving skills.
Roles and Responsibilities
Own solution design and technical delivery for Java and Next.js applications across the full SDLC.
Define scalable backend, frontend, integration, security, data, and deployment architecture.
Lead the development of Java microservices, REST APIs, Next.js applications, and shared components.
Establish coding standards, configuration practices, quality gates, review processes, and test automation expectations.
Review complex code, diagnose distributed system issues, and improve performance, availability, and maintainability.
Lead architecture and sprint demonstrations and align technical decisions with business priorities.
Plan and support SIT, UAT, release readiness, defect triage, production deployment, and post release stabilization.
Collaborate with product, architecture, QA, DevOps, security, and operations teams to manage delivery risks.
Mentor developers, assign technical work, and promote reusable engineering practices.
Balance user needs, business objectives, compliance requirements, and technical constraints.
Subcon rate range: *** to ***/hr
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