Java Software Engineer

Sonata Software; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonata Software is seeking a Hands-on Technical Lead to guide a small development team while actively delivering enterprise applications. You will own full-stack development, architecture decisions, mentoring, and collaboration with Product, QA, and Architecture teams.

The ideal candidate has Java 8/JEE backend expertise, strong frontend experience with jQuery, Bootstrap and DataTables, and proven technical leadership.

Qualifications

• 8+ years hands-on Java/JEE development experience.
• Proven technical leadership with mentoring and code reviews.
• Strong frontend skills using jQuery, Bootstrap, DataTables.
• Experience designing RESTful services and implementing database access.

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 optimization, and security practices.

Skills

Java 8/JEE

Technical Lead

Frontend: jQuery/Bootstrap/DataTables

Database & REST API

Tools

JPA/Hibernate

REST APIs (Jersey/JAX-RS)

WildFly/TomEE

Maven/ANT

Git/GitHub

MySQL

MS 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.