Full Stack Developer, Lead

talentvis singapore pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

talentvis singapore pte. ltd. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive development of distributed systems on JVM, using Java or Kotlin and Kafka. You will shape designs, write code, and mentor engineers across teams in Kubernetes deployments.

The role focuses on scalable, event-driven architectures, guidance through design reviews, and collaboration with Agile teams to ensure reliable releases.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of software engineering experience in complex systems.
• Strong hands-on Java or Kotlin development, familiarity with the JVM ecosystem.
• Experience deploying applications to virtual machines and containers.
• Strong experience building, scaling and troubleshooting full-stack applications on Kubernetes.
• Strong hands-on Apache Kafka and event-driven distributed architecture experience.
• Experience with Agile delivery, technical reviews, estimation, integration planning and engineer coaching.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-stack application design and development using Java or Kotlin and related JVM frameworks.
• Design Kafka-based integrations and distributed processing flows with attention to scalability and failure handling.
• Guide deployment, scaling and troubleshooting across virtual machines, containers and Kubernetes.
• Lead design reviews, estimates, integration planning and code-quality reviews.
• Resolve complex defects and coach engineers while supporting Agile delivery commitments.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

JVM ecosystem

Tools

Kafka

Kubernetes

Spring Boot

Job description

Lead Software Engineer - Java / Kotlin & Kafka | Distributed Systems

About the role

Lead the delivery of full-stack applications built on JVM technologies and event-driven services. Shape technical designs, contribute code and guide engineers building distributed applications deployed across virtual-machine and Kubernetes environments.

Key responsibilities

• Lead full-stack application design and development using Java or Kotlin and related JVM frameworks.
• Design Kafka-based integrations and distributed processing flows with attention to scalability and failure handling.
• Guide deployment, scaling and troubleshooting across virtual machines, containers and Kubernetes.
• Lead design reviews, estimates, integration planning and code-quality reviews.
• Resolve complex defects and coach engineers while supporting Agile delivery commitments.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of software engineering experience in complex systems, including full-stack delivery.
• Strong hands-on Java or Kotlin development, familiarity with the JVM ecosystem and working knowledge of the other language.
• Experience deploying applications to virtual machines and containers.
• Strong experience building, scaling and troubleshooting full-stack applications on Kubernetes.
• Strong hands-on Apache Kafka and event-driven distributed architecture experience.
• Experience with Agile delivery, technical reviews, estimation, integration planning and engineer coaching.

Good to have

• Safety-critical or mission-critical software delivery and SAFe.
• Kafka topic and partition design, consumer groups, Kafka Connect, schema evolution, ordering, performance and resilience.
• Spring Boot or equivalent JVM frameworks, API integration and PostgreSQL or comparable relational databases.