Lead Java Developer

Accenture; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a skilled Lead Go/Java Developer with 5-8 years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance applications. Based in Ernakulam, you will guide the team in delivering scalable solutions and mentor junior engineers.

The ideal candidate possesses strong Go/Java skills, has experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and databases, and is able to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams. Join us to innovate in a fast-paced software engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Design and implement microservices and APIs in Go/Java.
• Write efficient, concurrent code using goroutines.
• Integrate with PostgreSQL/MySQL and caching mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction and ensure high‑quality solutions.
• Mentor junior team members through code reviews.
• Proactively identify technical risks and propose improvements.

Skills

Go

Java

Agile Project Management

Education

Graduation

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Redis

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Lead - Go/Java with 58 years of hands‑on experience in designing, developing, and maintaining high‑performance Java applications. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of object‑oriented programming, backend development, and modern software engineering best practices. You will be responsible for writing clean, scalable code, collaborating with cross‑functional teams, and contributing to all phases of the software development lifecycle.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Owning the technical direction and ensuring the team delivers high‑quality, scalable, and maintainable solutions while guiding and mentoring team members.
• Designing, coding, debugging, unit testing, and documenting large, complex software applications.
• Collaborate on technical implementation, assist other developers and consultants in implementation and development.
• Demonstrate capability to effectively assimilate new skills and use of new technologies.
• Takes ownership of complex, ambiguous problems and drives end‑to‑end solutions.
• Makes architectural and design decisions, ensuring scalability and maintainability.
• Mentors and supports junior team members through code reviews and guidance.
• Communicates effectively with cross‑functional teams and contributes to technical planning.
• Proactively identifies technical risks and proposes improvements across the codebase or processes.
• Exceptional productivity and attention to product quality issues.
• Be accountable to deliver the task to the agreed standards.
• Adhere to development standards and architectural guidelines set by the Solution Design team.
• Develop all technical aspects of eCommerce stores, from commerce to content and all integration with external systems.
• Motivated to independently monitor and appraise emerging trends and technologies in software engineering and make recommendations or undertake independent research to validate new ideas.
• Act as the key trouble‑shooter in complex/escalated incidents.
• Provide innovative ideas and solutions in an ever‑changing environment with up‑to‑date knowledge regarding existing technologies.

Qualifications

• Design and implement microservices and APIs (REST/gRPC) in Go/Java with clean, testable architecture.
• Write efficient, concurrent code using goroutines, channels, and the context package; manage timeouts/cancellation.
• Own service quality: unit/integration tests, benchmarks, profiling, and race detection.
• Integrate with PostgreSQL/MySQL, Redis caching and messaging Kafka/RabbitMQ.
• Build and ship via Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions/Jenkins); automated deploys and rollbacks.
• Implement observability (logs, metrics, traces) with Prometheus/Grafana/OpenTelemetry; drive SLOs and incident RCA.
• Ensure security basics: TLS/mTLS, OAuth2/OIDC, secrets management, input validation, dependency hygiene (Go modules).
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and mentor junior engineers.
• Experience with code management tools.
• Hands‑on experience with caching mechanisms.

Job Title and Details

Job Title: Lead Go/Java Developer – Specialist

Management Level: 9

Location: Kochi

Skills

Must have Skills: Go/Java

Good to have skills: Agile Project Management

Experience: 5-8 years of experience is required.

Educational Qualification: Graduation