Technical Java Lead
Saarthee
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Qualifications
- 6–10 years of hands-on backend development experience.
- Strong expertise in Java is mandatory.
- Proven experience with AWS cloud services.
- Proven experience with AWS cloud services.
- Solid knowledge of Microservices architecture.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native ecosystems.
- Familiarity with NoSQL databases.
- Hands‑on experience with observability and CNCF tools such as Prometheus, Consul, Elasticsearch, Kibana.
- Strong understanding of Linux and Bash scripting.
- Working knowledge of Git/GitLab version control systems.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable, distributed backend systems using Java and microservices architecture.
- Lead end-to-end ownership of feature development, from design to production deployment.
- Implement unit tests and collaborate on integration testing.
- Apply strong understanding of concurrency, parallelism, and event-driven architectures.
- Implement unit tests and collaborate on integration testing with QA/Test Engineering teams.
- Debug, triage, and resolve production issues and reported bugs.
- Communicate timelines, dependencies, risks, and progress to project and technical stakeholders.
- Drive adoption of best practices in coding standards, testing, CI/CD, and documentation.
- Mentor team members and promote knowledge sharing on new tools and technologies.
- Actively contribute ideas to improve system performance, reliability, and scalability.
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Job description
Saarthee is a Global Strategy, Analytics, Technology and AI consulting company, where our passion for helping others fuels our approach and our products and solutions. We are a onestop shop for all things data and analytics. Unlike other analytics consulting firms that are technology or platform specific, Saarthee’s holistic and tool agnostic approach is unique in the marketplace. Our Consulting Value Chain framework meets our customers where they are in their data journey. Our diverse and global team work with one objective in mind: Our Customers’ Success. At Saarthee, we are passionate about guiding organizations towards insights fueled success. That’s why we call ourselves Saarthee–inspired by the Sanskrit word ‘Saarthi’, which means charioteer, trusted guide, or companion. Cofounded in 2015 by Mrinal Prasad and Shikha Miglani, Saarthee already encompasses all the components of Data Analytics consulting. Saarthee is based out of Philadelphia, USA with office in UK and India.
We are seeking a Technical Lead – Java to design, build, and lead the development of highly scalable, distributed backend systems. This role requires deep expertise in Java-based microservices, cloud-native architectures (AWS), and modern containerized environments. As a technical lead, you will take ownership of feature delivery end-to-end while mentoring engineers and driving engineering best practices in a fast-paced, agile environment.
- Design and implement scalable, distributed backend systems using Java and microservices architecture
- Lead end-to-end ownership of feature development, from design to production deployment
- Build and maintain REST and gRPC-based services
- Apply strong understanding of concurrency, parallelism, and event-driven architectures
- Implement unit tests and collaborate on integration testing with QA/Test Engineering teams
- Debug, triage, and resolve production issues and reported bugs
- Communicate timelines, dependencies, risks, and progress to project and technical stakeholders
- Drive adoption of best practices in coding standards, testing, CI/CD, and documentation
- Mentor team members and promote knowledge sharing on new tools and technologies
- Actively contribute ideas to improve system performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- 6–10 years of hands‑on backend development experience
- Strong expertise in Java (mandatory); Python is a plus
- Proven experience with AWS cloud services
- Solid knowledge of Microservices architecture
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native ecosystems
- Familiarity with NoSQL databases
- Hands‑on experience with observability and CNCF tools such as Prometheus, Consul, Elasticsearch, Kibana
- Strong understanding of Linux and Bash scripting
- Working knowledge of Git/GitLab version control systems
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and documentation skills
- Experience contributing to open-source projects, technical blogs, or communities
- Exposure to large-scale, geographically distributed systems
- Passion for gaming, entertainment, or high-scale consumer platforms
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud and distributed systems
- Long-term project engagement (2+ years)
- Collaborative and inclusive work culture
- Exposure to global engineering standards and best practices
- Continuous learning and professional growth opportunities
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