Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and results-driven Lead Java Engineer to lead the design, development, and delivery of mission-critical payment and transaction processing platforms. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Java-based distributed systems, microservices architecture, cloud technologies, and high-volume transaction processing. This role requires a hands-on technical leader who can drive architecture decisions, mentor engineering teams, and deliver highly secure, scalable, and resilient solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-grade applications supporting high-volume transaction processing.
- Architect and build scalable, low-latency, highly available microservices using Java and Spring technologies.
- Collaborate with product managers, architects, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to deliver strategic technology initiatives.
- Drive modernization efforts by migrating monolithic applications to cloud-native architectures.
- Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, design principles, and quality controls across development teams.
- Lead code reviews and provide technical mentorship to developers.
- Design solutions that meet stringent security, compliance, performance, and resiliency requirements.
- Develop and optimize APIs and event-driven services supporting real-time integrations.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues in distributed environments.
- Partner with DevOps teams to implement CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and observability practices.
- Contribute to architectural roadmaps and technology strategy discussions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
- 15+ years of software engineering experience with strong expertise in Java development.
- 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams or technical initiatives.
- Extensive experience with:
- Java 11/17+
- Spring Boot
- Spring Cloud
- RESTful APIs
- Microservices Architecture
- Design Patterns
- Distributed Systems
- Multithreading and Concurrency
- Strong experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
- Hands-on experience developing high-availability and fault-tolerant systems.
- Strong understanding of secure application development and API security.
- Experience with Agile software development methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in payment processing, financial services, banking, fintech, or transaction-intensive environments.
- Experience developing systems handling millions of transactions per day.
- Knowledge of payment lifecycle, authorization, clearing, settlement, fraud prevention, or risk management systems.
- Experience with event-driven architectures and real-time messaging frameworks.
- Experience implementing globally distributed and highly resilient systems.
Leadership Expectations
- Serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor for engineering teams.
- Mentor engineers and promote a culture of technical excellence.
- Drive architectural decisions and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
- Collaborate across teams to deliver scalable and reliable solutions.
- Champion innovation, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Influence long-term technology strategy and engineering best practices.
Nice to Have
- Experience with ISO 8583, payment gateways, card processing, digital payments, or real-time transaction networks.
- Knowledge of PCI-DSS, SOX, and financial compliance regulations.
- Experience building global, mission-critical platforms with 24x7 availability requirements.
- Exposure to AI-assisted development, performance engineering, and platform modernization initiatives.
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