Java Lead

As a Development Lead at WinfoTest, you will be responsible for technical ownership, system design, and delivery leadership of the backend and automation platforms. Your role will involve combining hands-on architecture and development with people leadership to ensure scalable, secure, and high-performance systems while growing a strong engineering team. **Key Responsibilities:** - **Technical & Architecture Responsibilities:** - Own end-to-end system design and architecture for backend and integration platforms. - Design and build scalable microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and event-driven architectures. - Lead architecture reviews, design discussions, and technical decision-making. - Define and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and best practices across teams. - Ensure performance, security, reliability, and scalability of large-scale test automation workflows. - Drive API-first design, integration strategies, and backward compatibility. - Guide performance tuning, JVM optimization, and concurrency design for high-throughput systems. - **Development & Delivery:** - Remain hands-on with critical modules in Java, Python, and JavaScript when required. - Oversee development of RESTful and event-driven APIs integrated with internal and third-party systems. - Work closely with DevOps teams to improve CI/CD pipelines, Dockerized deployments, and cloud readiness. - Troubleshoot complex production issues and remove bottlenecks in execution pipelines. - **Leadership & Team Management:** - Lead, mentor, and grow 10+ engineers, including senior and junior developers. - Conduct technical mentoring, code reviews, and career development planning. - Drive Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and technical demos. - Partner with QA, Product, and Business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions. - Support hiring, onboarding, and capability building for the engineering team. **Primary Skills:** - Java & Spring Boot - 7+ years. - Architecture & System Design (microservices, distributed systems, event-driven design). - Event-Driven Systems (Kafka or similar) - 4 to 6 years. - API Design & Integration - REST, async messaging, versioning strategies. - Multithreading, concurrency, and JVM internals. - Spring Security, Spring Data JPA. - Python for services, automation, or tooling. - JavaScript or front-end integration context. - Strong grasp of design patterns and enterprise integration patterns. **Soft Skills:** - Strong technical leadership and decision-making ability. - Excellent communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Ability to influence architecture and engineering culture at scale. - Proven experience leading discussions, resolving conflicts, and driving consensus. (Note: Secondary / Good-to-Have Skills, DevOps & CI/CD, Cloud platforms, NoSQL databases, API Gateway, service mesh, observability tools, and Testing frameworks have not been included in the summary to focus on the primary aspects of the role.) As a Development Lead at WinfoTest, you will be responsible for technical ownership, system design, and delivery leadership of the backend and automation platforms. Your role will involve combining hands-on architecture and development with people leadership to ensure scalable, secure, and high-performance systems while growing a strong engineering team. **Key Responsibilities:** - **Technical & Architecture Responsibilities:** - Own end-to-end system design and architecture for backend and integration platforms. - Design and build scalable microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and event-driven architectures. - Lead architecture reviews, design discussions, and technical decision-making. - Define and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and best practices across teams. - Ensure performance, security, reliability, and scalability of large-scale test automation workflows. - Drive API-first design, integration strategies, and backward compatibility. - Guide performance tuning, JVM optimization, and concurrency design for high-throughput systems. - **Development & Delivery:** - Remain hands-on with critical modules in Java, Python, and JavaScript when required. - Oversee development of RESTful and event-driven APIs integrated with internal and third-party systems. - Work closely with DevOps teams to improve CI/CD pipelines, Dockerized deployments, and cloud readiness. - Troubleshoot complex production issues and remove bottlenecks in execution pipelines. - **Leadership & Team Management:** - Lead, mentor, and grow 10+ engineers, including senior and junior developers. - Conduct technical mentoring, code reviews, and career development planning. - Drive Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and technical demos. - Partner with QA, Product, and Business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions. - Su