Lead Software Engineer

• Prepare, review and/or approve project software requirements, specifications, and other artifacts (Software Design Document, Entity Relationship Diagram, etc.)
• Lead estimation, design, solution, and integration of the project
• Own production support and resolve complex cross-component and cross-technology issues
• Recommend and implement software upgrades, tools, techniques, and other process improvements
• Analyze monitoring and diagnostic data to identify defects, performance bottlenecks, and system improvement opportunities
• Mentor developers in designing and developing high-quality software solutions
• Provide clear technical status, risk visibility, and architectural insights to stakeholders
• Conduct research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Product, QA, DevOps, and Operations
• Lead or contribute to technical evaluation, onboarding, and capability development of team members
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous improvement initiatives across the team

• Bachelor’s/College Degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology or equivalent in relevant discipline
• 8+ years of relevant experience with highly developed professional/technical skills
• Expert in implementing detailed designs into robust, well-tested application functionalities using Java/JEE
• Advanced experience in enterprise and distributed system design, including Object-Oriented Design and Domain-Driven Design
• Strong experience designing and implementing distributed, microservices-based enterprise systems, including REST API development
• Proficient knowledge and experience in the following: OS Platform (e.g., Windows, Unix, Linux)
• Framework (e.g., Spring 5+, Spring Boot, Hibernate 5+, Angular, Sencha ExtJS. etc.)
• Languages: Java 8+, JavaScript, SQL, PL/SQL
• Distributed messaging systems (e.g., IBM MQ, ActiveMQ)
• Application Servers (e.g., Apache HTTP Server, and Tomcat, etc.)
• SOAP-based web services
• Java Core Design Patterns
• Data Analytics/Reporting frameworks (e.g., iHUB, Jasper Reports, etc.)
• Other Development Technologies (e.g., HTML, XML, CSS, Junit, JSON, Shell scripting)
• Development Tools (e.g., Eclipse, IntelliJ, Maven, and GIT)
• Experience with performance testing, code debugging, monitoring, and JVM tuning
• Distributed and multi-threaded systems on a relational database
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines
• Exposure to cloud platforms
• Experience designing and supporting high-availability, transaction-intensive systems, preferably within financial services environments
• Willing to provide on-call production support as needed (after shift and/or weekends)
• Makes sound technical decisions that balance delivery timelines, system quality, and long-term maintainability
• Strong communication, analytical thinking, and stakeholder engagement skills
• High ownership mindset, detail-oriented, adaptable, and collaborative

Experience with the following technologies is a plus: Hazelcast, Kafka, Docker, BIRT Reporting