Senior Development Lead – Java Backend

Americana Restaurants; Mohali; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Americana Restaurants is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native backend systems. You will drive architecture decisions, microservices adoption, and engineering best practices across multiple teams.

Join a collaborative environment to own production stability, performance optimization, and critical issue resolution. You will mentor engineers and contribute to technical excellence while communicating complex solutions to both technical

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Backend Engineering experience with strong Java/J2EE expertise.
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot, Microservices, and REST APIs.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalable architectures, and event-driven applications.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and database performance optimization.
• Knowledge of Kafka, Redis, and third-party integrations.
• Experience working with Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to communicate technical solutions to both technical and business audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native backend systems.
• Drive architecture decisions, microservices adoption, and engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with Product, Frontend, Platform, and Business teams to deliver reliable solutions.
• Own production stability, performance optimization, and critical issue resolution.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical excellence across teams.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Event-driven

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Cloud

Observability

Troubleshooting

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

CI/CD

Job description

• Lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native backend systems.
• Drive architecture decisions, microservices adoption, and engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with Product, Frontend, Platform, and Business teams to deliver reliable solutions.
• Own production stability, performance optimization, and critical issue resolution.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical excellence across teams.

What You Should Have?

• 8+ years of experience in Backend Engineering with strong expertise in Java/J2EE.
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot, Microservices, and REST APIs.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalable architectures, and event-driven applications.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and database performance optimization.
• Knowledge of Kafka, Redis, and third-party integrations.
• Experience working with Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to communicate technical solutions to both technical and business audiences.