Lead Java / Java Lead Developer

Lead JAVA Developer
Client Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Hybrid)

Responsibilities:
● 70-85% hands-on software development across all SDLC phases.
● Conduct design and code reviews; create technical documentation.
● Contribute to our DevOps model.
● Develop AI-first and generative AI-first product experiences.
● Estimate and sequence development activities.
● Analyze inputs to create software and services.
● Identify technical dependencies.
● Collaborate with engineers and architects.
● Qualifications:
● Software development experience in large-scale SaaS systems.
● Experience with unit/integration/functional/e2e test automation.
● Advanced experience with Java, Ruby on Rails, Spring Boot, Kafka, Kubernetes, GitHub,
JUnit 4/5.
● Experience with Agile development methodologies (Scrum).
● Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Heroku.
● Experience with large-scale, distributed systems.
● Strong communication skills.
● Experience with debugging and monitoring tools (Splunk, Wavefront).
● "Get Stuff Done" attitude.
● Experience with the entire SDLC and CI/CD.
● Experience with Ruby on Rails and Heroku is an advantage.
● Knowledge of Applied AI
● Data & Messaging
● Strong database experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL) with replication and partitioning.
● Messaging/event streaming platform Kafka.
● Caching and performance tuning using Redis.
● Monitoring, Logging, and Observability
● Hands-on experience with Wavefront, Splunk, Datadog, and Grafana.
● Designing and managing observability dashboards.
● Implementing log aggregation and alerting strategies.