Lead Software Engineer - Java Backend

Lenskart.com; Bengaluru Urban; Sur place; INR 4 200 000 - 6 000 000; Plein temps

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Résumé du poste

Lenskart.com in Bengaluru seeks a senior backend leader to own the technical direction of backend systems. You will drive architecture, design, and delivery for scalable, high-availability services, mentoring engineers and aligning with product and DevOps teams.

You will lead SDLC governance, implement best practices, and steer reliability, performance, and security while collaborating across stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in Java backend development with strong system design.
• 2–3 years of leading a team or owning technical delivery.
• Deep knowledge of OOP, design patterns, and clean architecture.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and microservices (SOA, API versioning).
• Database design and SQL optimization with MySQL/MariaDB; exposure to NoSQL.
• Experience with Kafka or similar messaging systems; cloud, containers, and IaC.
• CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and automated tests.

Responsabilités

• Translate complex requirements into scalable backend architecture and solutions.
• Own the technical direction from design through deployment and maintenance.
• Lead a backend team with clear goals and regular feedback.
• Own SDLC from analysis to production deployment for timely delivery.
• Lead architecture discussions and approve end-to-end designs.
• Enforce engineering standards, tooling, and code review culture.
• Mentor engineers and foster ownership across modules.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps and stakeholders to plan roadmaps.
• Own sprint planning, prioritization, and delivery commitments.
• Lead incident response, RCAs, and post-mortems; drive reliability.
• Monitor SLAs, latency, uptime; optimize performance and capacity.
• Evaluate build-vs-buy decisions and manage technical debt.
• Participate in hiring and onboarding of engineers; stay current with trends.
• Build reusable frameworks and standards across teams.

Connaissances

Java backend

Team leadership

REST APIs

Microservices

SQL optimization

NoSQL stores

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Observability

Security practices

Mentoring

Outils

AWS

Spring Boot

Redis

Elasticsearch

Grafana

Description du poste

• Translate complex business and functional requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions and architecture
• Own the technical direction of backend systems, from design and development to deployment and long-term maintenance
• Lead a team of backend engineers, setting clear goals and delivery expectations and providing regular feedback
• Own the complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), from requirement analysis to production deployment, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery
• Lead architecture and system design discussions, and review and approve designs, producing end-to-end technical solutions
• Define and drive adoption of engineering best practices, coding standards, code review culture, and development tooling
• Mentor and coach engineers, helping them grow technically and take ownership of their modules
• Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, QA, DevOps, and Business stakeholders to plan roadmaps, estimate effort, and manage dependencies
• Own sprint planning, prioritization, and delivery commitments for the team
• Lead bug triage, root cause analysis, and production issue resolution, including incident response and post-mortems
• Drive system reliability, scalability, and performance through capacity planning, load testing, and optimization
• Monitor product quality, performance, and delivery metrics (SLAs, latency, uptime, defect rates) and provide regular status updates to senior leadership
• Evaluate build-vs-buy decisions, technology choices, and technical debt trade-offs
• Participate in hiring, including interviewing, evaluating, and onboarding engineers
• Stay current with emerging technologies, open-source frameworks, and industry trends, and drive their adoption where valuable
• Build and contribute to reusable frameworks, platforms, standards, and solution methodologies across teams

Preferred candidate profile:

• 7+ years of hands‑on experience in Java backend development, with at least 2-3 years leading a team or owning technical delivery
• Strong command of data structures, algorithms, and system design for high-scale, high-availability systems
• Excellent knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles, design patterns, and clean architecture
• Proven experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices using Java and Spring Boot
• Strong experience with SOA, microservices, and N-tier architectures, including service decomposition, API versioning, and inter-service communication
• Deep understanding of database design, SQL optimization, indexing, and sharding or partitioning strategies using MySQL / MariaDB, with exposure to NoSQL stores (e.g., Redis, MongoDB, Elasticsearch)
• Hands‑on experience with messaging and streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar, including event‑driven design
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS preferred), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and Infrastructure as Code
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and automated testing strategies
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, New Relic) and with caching and performance tuning
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance‑optimization skills in production environments
• Solid understanding of application security, data protection, and API security best practices
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and build a high‑performing team
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain technical trade‑offs to non‑technical audiences
• Ability to work independently, take ownership, and thrive in a fast‑paced, startup‑like environment