Full Stack Java Developer & Team Lead

Sonata Software; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonata Software in Pune, India, seeks a Hands-on Technical Lead to guide a small development team while actively building and maintaining enterprise applications. You will own full-stack development, make architecture decisions, mentor developers, and collaborate with Product, QA, and Architecture teams.

You will lead design and implementation across backend Java EE, frontend with jQuery and Bootstrap, REST APIs, and data layer, ensuring performance, security, and modernization for large-scale,

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Java EE development and full-stack delivery.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and code-review experience.
• Frontend proficiency with jQuery, Bootstrap, DataTables.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor developers, conduct code reviews, and provide technical guidance.
• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise applications using Java technologies.
• Work across backend, frontend, database, API, and integration layers.
• Build and support REST APIs and enterprise web applications.
• Drive technical decisions, modernization, performance, and security best practices.

Skills

Java 8 & Java EE

Technical Leadership

Frontend: jQuery/Bootstrap/DataTables

Database & REST

Tools

JPA/Hibernate/JDBC

REST APIs (Jersey/JAX-RS)

WildFly/JBoss/TomEE

Maven/ANT, Git/GitHub

MySQL, SQL Server

Job description

Role: Hands-on Technical Lead responsible for leading a small development team while actively developing and maintaining enterprise applications. The role involves full-stack development, architecture decisions, mentoring developers, and collaborating with Product, QA, and Architecture teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor developers, conduct code reviews, and provide technical guidance.
• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise applications using Java technologies.
• Work across backend, frontend, database, API, and integration layers.
• Build and support REST APIs and enterprise web applications.
• Drive technical decisions, application modernization, performance optimization, and security best practices.

5 Mandatory Skills

• Java 8 & Java EE/J2EE Development (8+ years hands-on experience)
• Technical Leadership / Team Lead Experience (mentoring, code reviews, technical ownership)
• Frontend Development with jQuery, Bootstrap, and DataTables
• Database & REST API Development (SQL, MySQL/MS SQL Server, JDBC, RESTful Services/JAX-RS)

Important Secondary Skills

• JPA, Hibernate, JDBC
• REST APIs (Jersey/JAX-RS)
• WildFly/JBoss/TomEE
• Maven/ANT, Git/GitHub
• MySQL, SQL Server

Preferred Domain Experience

• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• Regulatory/Product Data Management

Ideal Candidate

A Senior Java Full Stack Lead with strong Java EE backend expertise, jQuery-based frontend experience, team leadership capabilities, and experience supporting large-scale enterprise applications in regulated or manufacturing-focused environments.