Java Technical Lead

Job Title: Java Technical Lead Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ

Job Type: - Contract

On-Site

Job Description:- Role Description

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of software applications.
• Maintain and improve existing codebases; lead peer review processes.
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance to enhance team capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications.

Skills & Proficiency Levels

• Design & Architecture: Review architecture diagrams and design specifications; guide best practices; handle security, scalability, resilience, and NFRs
• Java Programming: Strong SOLID principles; clean, efficient Java 8 code (Lambdas, Streams); Reactive concepts; Spring, JPA/Hibernate proficiency
• Microservices Implementation: Explain patterns (Saga, Circuit Breaker); API design and inter-service communication; Spring Boot and distributed systems
• Event Streaming: Kafka/Azure Event Hubs architecture; pub-sub, partitioning, replication; exactly-once processing; schema management; event-driven design
• Cloud (Azure) Familiar with AKS, Helm, Azure Event Hubs; define deployment strategy on Azure
• DevOps & Deployment: CI/CD pipelines; containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Problem-Solving & Decision-Making Quick analysis of issues and effective solutions; architectural decisions under constraints

Collaboration Cross-functional teamwork (DevOps, QA, Product); culture of knowledge sharing