[Job - 26591] Sr. Software Engineer (Java)

Job Purpose

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader and mentor within cross-functional project teams, taking ownership of complex software solutions, system maintenance, and architectural decisions. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality code, resolving critical defects, mentoring junior and middle-level colleagues, and ensuring technical excellence through comprehensive code reviews and testing practices.

In this role, you will contribute to technical strategy discussions, lead implementation of critical features and enhancements, manage incident response for production systems, and bridge the gap between technical execution and business objectives while maintaining strong client relationships and supporting business development activities when needed.

Key Accountabilities

Technical Leadership & Engineering Excellence

Design & Implementation: Lead design and implementation of features and resolution of complex defects with high attention to detail and quality standards.

Problem Solving: Lead troubleshooting of complex technical issues and provide innovative solutions to challenging problems.

Root Cause Analysis: Conduct thorough root cause analysis of production issues and implement sustainable solutions.

Incident Response: Lead incident response efforts and drive post-mortem analyses to prevent recurrence.

Strategy & Architecture: Contribute to architectural decisions within project scope and provide technical input for broader technical strategy discussions.

Standards & Testing: Establish and maintain coding standards, best practices, and comprehensive testing strategies within development teams.

Observability: Establish and maintain monitoring, observability, and alerting strategies for production systems.

Code Quality: Conduct thorough code reviews and drive adoption of peer review culture for continuous improvement.

Optimization: Drive performance optimization initiatives and ensure scalability considerations in technical implementations.

Technical Debt: Proactively identify, document, and drive remediation of technical debt and system risks.

Innovation: Stay current with industry trends and evaluate new technologies for potential adoption within projects.

R&D: Lead proof-of-concept development and technical feasibility assessments for system enhancements.

Team Development & Mentorship

Mentorship: Mentor and develop junior and middle-level colleagues across different technical areas and specializations.

Career Guidance: Provide technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and support career progression of team members.

Knowledge Transfer: Transfer knowledge of existing system architecture, domain logic, and historical design decisions to team members.

Hiring Support: Support technical hiring processes through candidate evaluation, interviewing, and technical assessment.

Feedback: Contribute to performance evaluation input and provide constructive feedback for team members.

Training: Develop and deliver technical training sessions to elevate team capabilities and foster learning culture.

Best Practices: Lead by example in adopting best practices including test-driven development and automated testing approaches.

Collaboration: Support team collaboration and knowledge transfer across different technical domains, projects, and existing system areas.

Project Execution & Delivery

Ownership: Take ownership of complex technical tasks including feature development, defect resolution, and system enhancements, ensuring timely, high-quality delivery.

Planning: Provide accurate technical estimations and planning input for development tasks and project milestones.

Prioritization: Lead prioritization of bugs, enhancements, and technical improvements based on business impact and technical risk.

Coordination: Coordinate technical dependencies and collaborate effectively across different organizational units.

Agile Practices: Contribute to agile development practices and ensure technical considerations are represented in sprint planning.

Release Management: Support release management activities and participate in deployment processes including risk assessment, rollback planning, and production validation.

Regression Testing: Ensure comprehensive regression testing and impact analysis for changes to production systems.

Long-term Health: Proactively manage technical debt alongside feature delivery and maintenance work to ensure long-term system health.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

Requirements: Participate in client interactions and technical discussions to understand requirements and provide solutions.

Incident Communication: Communicate effectively during production incidents including status updates, impact assessment, and resolution timelines.

Transparency: Participate in post-mortem discussions with stakeholders to explain root causes and preventive measures.

Documentation: Contribute to technical documentation, solution design, and clear communication of technical concepts to stakeholders.

Business Support: Support business development activities through technical expertise, solution demonstrations, and consultations when needed.

Translation: Assist in translating business requirements into technical specifications and implementation approaches.

Feasibility: Provide technical input on project feasibility, resource requirements, and timeline estimations for stakeholder planning.

Expectation Management: Manage client expectations for bug fixes, enhancements, and technical improvements with realistic timelines.

Relationship Building: Maintain professional relationships with clients and contribute to long-term client satisfaction through technical excellence.

Business Adaptability & Professional Growth

Demonstrate Technical Leadership: Lead technical initiatives with confidence, make informed decisions, and take ownership of complex technical challenges while mentoring others.

Drive Adaptability & Continuous Growth: Execute seamless transitions between different projects, technologies, client requirements, and existing system contexts while continuously upskilling in emerging technologies and methodologies.

Execute Quality-Focused Development: Apply analytical thinking with attention to detail, prioritize security and maintainability, and ensure comprehensive testing coverage in all deliverables.

Practice Effective Communication: Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to various stakeholders, collaborate effectively across teams, and maintain high ethical standards with transparency.

Knowledge and Experience

Java Enterprise: 5+ years of extensive experience in Java enterprise application development with strong proficiency in core Java (Java 8 or higher) and J2EE technologies including servlets, JSP, and web application architecture.

Databases: Deep expertise with relational database technologies, particularly MySQL, including complex query optimization, stored procedures, transaction management, and hands-on experience managing large-scale databases (100M+ records).

Production Support: Proven track record of leading production support efforts for mission-critical applications with high availability requirements (99%+ uptime).

Debugging: Advanced debugging and problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to investigate, diagnose, and resolve complex technical issues independently in large codebases (1M+ lines).

Legacy Systems: Extensive experience working with legacy systems including the ability to understand, maintain, refactor, and modernize existing code while managing technical debt.

Data Integration: Strong understanding of data integration patterns including ETL processes, file-based integrations (SFTP), batch processing operations, and data quality assurance.

Incident Management: Experience leading incident response efforts, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing preventive measures to avoid recurrence.

Leadership: Proven ability to mentor and guide junior team members in troubleshooting techniques and best practices.

DevOps & Tooling: Hands-on experience with version control systems (Git), modern development workflows, build tools (Maven or equivalent), and CI/CD practices.

Web Technologies: Solid understanding of web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and web application architecture patterns (MVC).

Environments: Experience with application servers, deployment processes, and managing production environments including performance tuning and optimization.

APIs: Strong knowledge of web services (SOAP/REST), API integration patterns, and debugging integration issues across multiple systems.

Teamwork: Experience working in agile, cross-functional teams with strong collaboration skills and ability to coordinate across different organizational units.

Soft Skills: Excellent analytical and communication skills with ability to document technical solutions, create knowledge base articles, and communicate complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Beneficial Skills

Windows Server environments and PowerShell scripting.

JSP/JSTL development and legacy Java frameworks (Caucho Resin, Apache Axis).

AWS cloud services (S3, RDS, ECS).

Automotive industry or dealer management systems and B2B data integration.

Docker containerization and monitoring/logging tools (Log4j, New Relic).

Relevant certifications are a plus.