Tech Lead - Java Spring Boot

Geekyants; India; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Geekyants is seeking a highly experienced Senior Java Lead Engineer to design and develop enterprise-grade backend systems. The role requires strong expertise in microservice architectures and the ability to lead engineering teams.

The ideal candidate should have experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP. This role offers an opportunity to work on high-scale platforms while providing technical guidance to other developers.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in designing enterprise-grade backend systems and scalable microservice architectures.
• Experience in high-scale platforms or fintech-grade systems.
• Excellent understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems.
• Lead architecture discussions and drive engineering best practices.
• Mentor engineering teams and provide technical guidance.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices architecture

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Redis

DynamoDB

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Java Lead Engineer with strong expertise in designing enterprise-grade backend systems and scalable microservice architectures. The ideal candidate should have experience working on high-scale platforms or fintech-grade systems along with strong technical leadership capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems.
• Lead architecture discussions and drive backend engineering best practices across teams.
• Build and manage enterprise-grade microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver robust and scalable solutions.
• Review system architecture, code quality, and technical implementation decisions.
• Mentor engineering teams and provide technical guidance to developers.
• Implement distributed systems, asynchronous processing, caching, and messaging solutions.
• Ensure smooth integration and optimization of APIs and backend services.
• Work with SQL and NoSQL databases to ensure data scalability and performance.
• Drive cloud-native deployments and infrastructure management on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Manage containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Support CI/CD pipeline implementation and deployment automation.
• Monitor system scalability, observability, security, and performance tuning initiatives.
• Handle production-scale systems and ensure platform reliability and stability.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture.
• Excellent understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
• Hands-on experience with APIs, asynchronous processing, caching, and messaging systems.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, and DynamoDB.
• Cloud expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP environments.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native deployments.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Good to Have

• Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, gRPC, ElasticSearch, or event-driven systems.
• Exposure to security, scalability, observability, and performance tuning.
• Experience leading engineering teams and handling large-scale production systems.