Lead Java Developer – Research & Development

Alepo; Navi Mumbai, Pune District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Alepo is seeking a Lead Java Developer for its Research & Development team in India, based in Navi Mumbai or Pune. You will lead an agile team, design, develop, test, and release features for Alepo's web portal and self-care products serving global telecom customers.

Responsibilities include mentoring up to seven engineers, ensuring code quality with unit tests, code reviews, and TDD practices, and delivering modules on time while leveraging modern tools and AI-assisted improvements.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Electronics/Telecommunications from an accredited college.
• Total Experience: 7+ years in software development.
• Experience with telecom web portals and self-care products is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and release features for Alepo's web portal and self-care products.
• Analyze issues, fix them, and release maintenance updates for stability.
• Take ownership of modules/projects and ensure on-time delivery.
• Write JUnit test cases for robust unit testing.
• Identify, fix, and independently release SE product issues for critical problems.
• Utilize modern tools including Generative AI for optimization and debugging.

Skills

Java

J2EE

Struts

Hibernate

Multithreading

SQL

Software design

Problem solving

Leadership

Unit testing

Education

BE/B.Tech in CS/CE/ET/Telecommunications

Tools

Jira

Eclipse

SVN

Tomcat

JBoss

WebSphere

Job description

Lead Java Developer - Research & Development

in India Office Navi Mumbai or Pune

Position Overview

You will be a pivotal part of Alepo's R&D software development team, leading and managing an agile team. Your primary responsibility will be to design, develop, test, and release new features, enhancements, and bug fixes for Alepo's web portal and self-care products. These products serve our global customers who provide 4G, LTE, 2G/3G, Wimax, WiFi, and Broadband services. You will ensure that your team members adhere to Alepo's coding guidelines and processes related to unit testing, code reviews, and acceptance test-driven development.

Key Responsibilities

Primary Duties

• Design, develop, test, and release new features, enhancements, and bug fixes for Alepo's web portal and self-care products to improve product functionality and customer satisfaction.
• Analyze and identify issues, fix them, and make maintenance releases to ensure product stability and performance.
• Take ownership of modules/projects and ensure proper delivery/deployment on time for successful project completion.
• Write JUnit test cases for robust unit testing and code quality.
• Identify, fix, and independently release SE product issues for timely resolution of critical problems
• Explore and utilize modern tools, including Generative AI, for code optimization, debugging, and accelerated development.

Secondary Duties

• Perform deployments and installations of patches.
• Clearly explain solutions to customers, both verbally and in writing, when required to facilitate understanding and resolve queries.
• Identify the root cause of reported issues

Leadership/Mentoring Duties

• Lead and manage an agile software development team of up to seven members.
• Ensure team adherence to Alepo coding guidelines and processes for unit testing, code reviews, and acceptance test-driven development.
• Drive Sprint Planning meetings to effectively pick up User Stories.
• Coach and guide team members on design and development based on user stories and acceptance criteria, ensuring completion as per the "definition of done".
• Lead and mentor team members

Required Qualifications

Education

Required: BE/B.Tech in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Electronics/Telecommunications from an accredited college or technical institute.

Experience Requirements

• Total Experience: 7+ years of relevant industry experience in software development.

Technical Skills (Must-Have)

Core Technologies

• Java and J2EE – Strong proficiency
• Struts and Hibernate frameworks – Experience
• Threads – Understanding
• Application Servers (Tomcat, JBoss, Websphere) – Experience
• Databases (MySQL, MS-SQL, Oracle) – Experience
• Development Tools (Jira, Eclipse, SVN) – Familiarity

Domain Expertise

• Web portal and self-care products in the telecom domain (4G, LTE, 2G/3G, Wimax, WiFi & Broadband services) – Understanding
• Portal module – In-depth knowledge of at least one
• Alepo product knowledge – Above-average

Tools & Platforms

• JUnit – Experience in writing test

Soft Skills (Essential)

• Analytical and Problem-solving: Good analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to identify the root cause of issues, strong analytical skills to identify and fix issues for maintenance releases.
• Communication: Strong communication skills (written and verbal) for internal and external (customer) interactions.
• Leadership and Mentoring: Ability to lead and mentor team members, ability to lead and drive Sprint Planning meetings, ability to coach & guide team members.
• Ownership: Ownership of modules/projects and timely delivery/deployment.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have)

Additional Technical Skills

• Liferay – Experience
• NodeJS and Angular – Experience
• Automation tools (Robot Framework or Selenium) – Knowledge
• Unit testing – Experience with 80% code coverage
• Debugging skills – Strong