Sr Software Engineer

Exostar India; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Exostar India is seeking an experienced senior software developer to guide Java-based product teams across the full development lifecycle in Bengaluru. You will mentor peers, drive architectural decisions, and ensure delivery of enterprise-grade applications built on modern Java technologies.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, deep technical proficiency in SOA, microservices, and REST/Web Services, and collaboration with analysts and architects to produce scalable software solutions.

Qualifications

• 12 to 16 years experience as a Software Developer
• Prior experience in a technical leadership position
• University degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• Deep hands-on expertise with SOA, Microservices, REST/SOAP Web Services, JSON/XML and containers (docker)
• Good knowledge of database concepts with working knowledge of SQL, Stored Procedures, XQuery and XML Query
• Proficiency with Hibernate/JPA
• Experience with JSF and modern JS frameworks (Angular, React)
• Java 11+, Spring, Spring Boot 3
• JUnit 5 and Mockito
• Extensive experience designing enterprise-grade software
• Experience with source control systems and CI/CD
• Experience with agile methodologies including Kanban and Scrum
• Experience with multi-threading and concurrency
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Guide team development efforts towards successful project delivery.
• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.
• Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts and software architects to design and maintain Java business applications.
• Assist in gathering user requirements, development of user stories, estimates and plans.
• Prepare reports, manuals and documentation on software status and maintenance.
• Design, develop, and unit test applications per standards.
• Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and code.
• Package and support deployment of releases.
• Work with team on migrat​ion of legacy apps to current Java tech.
• Develop, refine, and tune integrations between applications.
• Analyze and resolve technical and application problems.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and document rationale for team.
• Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering on time and budget. Provide 3rd-level support.
• Research and evaluate a variety of software products.

Skills

SOA

Microservices

REST/SOAP Web Services

JSON/XML

Java 11+

Spring

Spring Boot 3

JUnit 5

Mockito

Multi-threading

Concurrency

Agile (Kanban/Scrum)

Communication skills

Debugging/Performance profiling

CI/CD

Source control (Git)

Education

University degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Hibernate

JPA

JSF (MyFaces, RichFaces)

Angular

React

Docker

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Guide team development efforts towards successful project delivery.


• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.


• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.


• Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.


• Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain business applications built on Java technologies.


• Assist in the collection and documentation of user's requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.


• Prepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of software.


• Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards.


• Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code.


• Package and support deployment of releases.


• Work with teammates in the migration of legacy applications to current Java technologies.


• Develop, refine, and tune integrations between applications.


• Analyze and resolve technical and application problems.


• Assess opportunities for application and process improvement and prepare documentation of rationale to share with team members and other affected parties.


• Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on-time and on-budget. Provide third-level support to business users.


• Research and evaluate a variety of software products.

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements 12 to 16 years experience as a Software Developer Prior experience in a technical leadership position

University degree in Computer Science or a related discipline

Core Competency Requirements Proficient with

• Deep hands‑on expertise with SOA, Microservices, REST/SOAP Web Services, JSON/XML and containers (docker)


• Good knowledge of database concepts with working knowledge of SQL, Stored Procedures, XQuery and XML Query;


• Proficiency with at least one ORM/Persistence Framework Hibernate, JPA;


• JSF (My Faces and RichFaces), JS with modern frameworks (Angular, React);


• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical users;


• Java 11+, Spring, Spring Boot 3;


• JUnit 5 and Mockito


• Extensive experience designing and developing enterprise grade software


• Experience with source control management systems and continuous integration/deployment environments


• Experience with agile development methodologies including Kanban and Scrum


• Experience with multi-threading and concurrency


• Experience with debugging, performance profiling and optimization


• Internally motivated, able to work proficiently both independently and in a team environment Strong communication skills with both internal team members and external business stakeholders Strong initiative to find ways to improve solutions, systems, and processes

Preferred Competency Requirements

• Hands‑on experience with HTML5, Ajax and related frameworks (such as GWT) a plus.


• Strong database background and experience with Oracle or MS SQL Server.


• Knowledge of and implementation experience with JCE are highly desirable.


• Understanding of Web Single Sign On technologies such as SAML, WS-FED and OAUTH are highly desirable for this position.


• Experience with any product such as ADFS, PING Federate or Oracle Identity Federation Service is a plus.


• Knowledge of architectures for large-scale web/eCommerce infrastructures including clustering, high‑availability, fault tolerance, etc.


• Hands on experience with BPM and SOA

Nice to have Requirements

• Azure Foundation


• IAM (Identity and Access Management)


• Angular


• Apache web server


• Node.js


• Microsoft CA