Java Software Lead

Eurofins; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Eurofins Scientific in Bengaluru, India, invites a Technical Lead to drive architecture and development of enterprise Java applications within the Forensic and LIMS domains. You will guide distributed teams across UK, Europe, and offshore centers, shaping system evolution and automation while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

The role focuses on full lifecycle delivery, including design, implementation, and performance optimization, leveraging modern DevOps practices with

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Engineering or Masters in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Extensive experience (10+ years) in enterprise Java development and DevOps practices.
• Experience working in regulated or complex operational environments (Forensics, LIMS, etc.).
• Strong collaboration skills across distributed delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and development of enterprise Java applications.
• Lead and mentor distributed teams across UK, Europe, nearshore and offshore centres.
• Support modernization and evolution of legacy forensic systems.
• Ensure scalable, high-performance, robust solutions that comply with operational processes.

Skills

Enterprise Java

Distributed teamwork

JPA / Hibernate

DevOps

Docker

CI/CD

Architectural design

SOA

Education

Bachelor in Engineering / MSc CS

Tools

WildFly Application Server

Git

Azure DevOps

Maven

Job description

Eurofins Scientificis an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies believes that it is a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and AgroScience contract research services. It is also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 37 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 65,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 950 laboratories in over 1,000 companies across 59 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2024, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.95 billion; and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Job Description

Technical Lead
Bangalore, India
Europe / Nearshore Delivery (hybrid with collaboration across UK, Europe and offshore delivery centres)

Job Description

As a Technical Lead, you will play a key role within the eLIMS-Forensics programme, supporting delivery of enterprise systems across Forensic Case Management, LIMS and Expert Reporting platforms.

This role operates within a complex, regulated forensic environment and combines software architecture, hands-on development, and delivery leadership. You will work with the core Qualitype team (based in Dresden, DE), operational SMEs, solution architects and distributed development teams across the UK, Europe, nearshore and offshore locations.

The position focuses on full lifecycle delivery including technical design, implementation, system evolution and automation, ensuring solutions are robust, scalable and aligned with forensic operational processes and compliance requirements.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own and contribute to architecture and development of enterprise Java applications
• Provide technical guidance on design and implementation across distributed teams
• Support modernisation and evolution of legacy forensic systems
• Ensure scalable, maintainable and high-performance solutions
• Share knowledge and support capability development across nearshore and offshore teams
• Collaborate with product, QA, DevOps and architecture stakeholders

Specific Assignments

• Software Engineering & Full-Stack Development
• Develop enterprise applications across client and server components
• Work with:
• WildFly Application Server
• Support modularisation of legacy systems and development of new platforms
• Implement integration and high-performance processing logic
• Define software architecture for enterprise applications
• Apply object-oriented design and design patterns (SOLID, Clean Code)
• Support modular system design and decomposition
• Contribute to technical concept design and implementation

Design and optimise backend services and data models

• JPA / Hibernate
• JPQL / CriteriaBuilder
• Ensure scalability, integrity and performance of data-intensive systems

DevOps, CI/CD & Automation

• Work within Git-based development processes
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps
• Manage containerised environments (Docker)
• Use Maven / Eclipse Tycho for build management
• Implement automated build, deployment and release processes

Quality, Performance & Reliability

• Ensure high code quality through testing and best practices
• Perform performance profiling and optimisation (JVM tuning)
• Support production stability and continuous improvement
• Work closely with QA for test coverage and release quality
• Work within Agile / Scrum delivery teams
• Collaborate across UK, Europe, nearshore and offshore delivery centres
• Support team mobilisation, onboarding, training and knowledge transfer
• Act as a technical interface between business and IT teams

Skills Required:

Core Technical Skills

• Eclipse RCP, SWT, JFace
• WildFly Application Server
• Enterprise software architecture
• Object-oriented development
• Clean Code and Design Patterns
• Modularisation of applications
• JPA / Hibernate
• JPQL / CriteriaBuilder

DevOps & Tooling

• Git / Git-based workflows
• Docker
• Automated build and release processes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• Extensive experience (10yr ++) in enterprise Java development and DevOps practices
• Proven experience in architecture and hands-on development
• Experience working in regulated or complex operational environments (Forensics, LIMS, etc.)
• Strong collaboration skills across distributed delivery teams

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
Bachelors in Engineering or Masters in Computer Science or equivalent

Additional Information

Personal Skills:

• Customer-service oriented with a problem-solving attitude;
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy is essential;
• Entrepreneurial thinking and flexibility to change;
• Very good English communication skills (concise writing and orally convincing);
• Structured and clear writing skills;
• Proven ability to solve complex business problems using analytical reasoning;
• Demonstrated positive attitude, self-motivated, team player.

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL CRITERIA: Eurofins has a strong focus on Performance Management system. This includes quarterly calibrations, half-yearly reviews and annual reviews. The KPIs shall be set and may vary slightly between projects. These will be clearly communicated, documented during the first 30 days of your joining.