Java Developer IV

Aditi India; Chennai District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consulting firm is looking for a seasoned software developer to participate in the full development lifecycle, including design, coding, and automated testing of backend services. The ideal candidate should have strong Java skills, expertise in multi-threaded programming, and experience in agile methodologies with 9+ years in software development. This role in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, offers a contract position in an encouraging teamwork environment.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of software development experience.
• Strong object-oriented programming skills and hands-on design/coding in Core Java and J2EE.
• Expertise in multi-threaded programming.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the full development lifecycle, including design, coding, automated testing, and production releases of backend services.
• Deliver code in an agile team environment.
• Identify areas of technical improvement and build detailed business cases for improvements.

Skills

Java programming

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Time management

Cloud platforms

Agile development

Education

Bachelor’s / Master’s in Computer Science

Tools

Spring framework

RESTful Web Services

GitHub

JUnit

Hibernate

Job description

Responsibilities

• Participate in the full development lifecycle, including design, coding, automated testing, and production releases of backend services
• Provide technical and domain thought‑leadership and mentoring to other members of the team
• Deliver code in an agile team environment
• Review and approve software design and implemented code
• Identify areas of technical improvement and build detailed business cases for improvements or new opportunities
• Maintain and enhance existing architectural documentation and create new documentation artifacts as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s / Master’s in Computer Science with 9+ years of software development experience
• Strong object‑oriented programming skills and hands‑on design/coding in Core Java and J2EE
• Expertise in multi‑threaded programming
• Hands‑on experience with Spring framework and RESTful Web Services
• Proficient with version control tools such as GitHub and SVN
• Experienced in unit testing frameworks like JUnit and TestNG
• Strong knowledge of design patterns, data structures, and algorithms
• Solid understanding of RDBMS and ORM frameworks such as Hibernate
• Proven experience in agile development methodologies

Required Skills

• Experience building a scalable, production‑grade micro‑services/API platform
• Excellent problem‑solving, teamwork, and time‑management skills
• Ability to prototype and educate the business on new technologies and techniques
• Experience with architectural patterns and designs
• Solid understanding of concepts such as Web Services, SOA, REST APIs, message queues, and distributed/scalable architecture
• Experience developing backend services in Java, Spring, Hibernate
• Strong programming abilities in Java or any other high‑level language
• Expertise in relational databases
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong leadership and exceptional technical skills
• Experience with cloud platforms

Preferred Skills

• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React or Angular
• Experience creating Node.js APIs, applications, and workers
• Experience with big data platforms such as Hadoop/Hive
• Knowledge of modern container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes)

Job Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Contract
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting

Reporting location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India