Technical Project Lead – Java (8–10+ Years)

Technical Manager / Technical Project Lead – Java (8–10+ Years)

We are looking for a technically strong Technical Manager / Technical Project Lead with 8– 10+ years of experience in software development and technical leadership. The candidate should have strong hands-on expertise in Java, along with experience managing engineering teams and delivering complex software projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction of projects and guide engineering teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Analyze business requirements and define suitable architecture, technology approaches, technical components, and implementation strategies.
• Review code and technical implementations to ensure quality, maintainability, security, scalability, and performance.
• Guide developers in applying OOP principles, SOLID practices, Design Patterns, clean coding standards, and appropriate architectural approaches.
• Investigate complex technical problems and lead the resolution of production failures, performance bottlenecks, integration issues, and application defects.
• Review database structures, SQL queries, API behavior, and application performance, and recommend improvements where required.
• Work closely with Team Leads, Developers, and QA Engineers to ensure smooth development, testing, issue resolution, deployment, and production support.
• Evaluate new technologies and frameworks and determine their suitability for business and technical requirements.
• Participate in customer and stakeholder discussions and provide technical explanations, solution proposals, and effort/feasibility inputs.
• Lead technical estimation and contribute to project planning, priorities, dependencies, risks, and delivery commitments.
• Manage team allocation and workload while ensuring technical tasks are assigned according to skills and project requirements.
• Mentor Team Leads and developers through technical guidance, feedback, knowledge sharing, and capability development.
• Participate in technical recruitment, interviews, onboarding, performance discussions, and team development activities.
• Encourage engineering improvements that enhance code quality, system reliability, development efficiency, and delivery predictability.

Technical Expertise

• Strong experience with Java and modern software development practices.
• Strong knowledge of Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and relevant frontend technologies.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, Microservices, Object-Oriented Programming, Design Patterns, SOLID principles, and System Design.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and relational databases, including SQL Server, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.
• Experience with API integrations, authentication and authorization, application security, caching, logging, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Good understanding of version control, CI/CD, Agile development, SDLC, and production deployment practices.
• Exposure to AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker/Kubernetes, messaging platforms, and DevOps tools will be an advantage.

Qualification & Experience

• B.Tech / M.Tech / MCA / MSc in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 8–10+ years of experience in software engineering, with strong exposure to technical architecture, application development, technical leadership, team management, and project delivery.
• Extensive experience working with Java-based applications is required.