Java Software Lead: Architect, Mentor & Delivery

Combuilder Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Combuilder Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced Java-focused lead to drive design, development, testing, and delivery of backend applications. You will guide the team on technical solutions, review designs, and ensure quality, security and performance across the codebase.

You will collaborate with project managers and architects to clarify requirements, estimate effort and plan tasks, while mentoring engineers and maintaining thorough documentation to support production operations and releases.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong hands-on Java development with leadership experience.
• Solid OO programming, design patterns and architecture.
• Experience building backend services and REST APIs.
• Familiarity with SQL and DB performance considerations.
• Experience with Git, build tools, automated testing and CI/CD.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication and team leadership skills.
• Spring Boot or Spring Framework experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, testing and delivery of Java applications.
• Guide developers on technical solutions, coding standards and development best practices.
• Review code and designs to ensure software quality, security, performance and maintainability.
• Work with project managers, architects and stakeholders to clarify requirements, estimate effort and plan development tasks.
• Troubleshoot complex application issues and support integration, deployment and production issue resolution.
• Oversee unit and integration testing, and support CI/CD and release activities.
• Mentor team members and maintain technical documentation.

Skills

Java development

Team leadership

Object-oriented programming

REST APIs

SQL

CI/CD

Spring Framework

Git

Code review

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

CI/CD tools (Jenkins/GitLab)

Relational databases (SQL)

Maven/Gradle

Job description

Combuilder Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced Java-focused lead to drive design, development, testing, and delivery of backend applications. You will guide the team on technical solutions, review designs, and ensure quality, security and performance across the codebase.

You will collaborate with project managers and architects to clarify requirements, estimate effort and plan tasks, while mentoring engineers and maintaining thorough documentation to support production operations and releases.