Lead Senior Associate | Java Springboot | Chennai | Engineering as a Service/ Operate

• Job Title: Senior Java Full Stack Engineer 
• Role: Senior Java Full Stack Developer  
• Experience: 7-10 Years 
• Location: Hybrid  
• Employment Type: Full-time  

• Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Full Stack Engineer to join our dynamic development team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining Java-based applications. You will play a key role in our development team, ensuring scalable and efficient backend systems while also contributing to front-end technologies as needed. 
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Experience and Skills 

• Bachelor of Engineering 
• Bachelor of Technology 
• Required Skills & Qualifications: 
• Extensive Experience: Minimum of 8 years of proven software development experience, specializing in Java, JavaScript framework like React, Spring Boot, and Oracle. 
• Modern Application Development: 
• In-depth knowledge of modern application architecture principles. 
• Clear understanding of Data Structures and Object-Oriented Principles using Java 
• Practical experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for enhancing development workflows. 
• Proficiency in Microservices frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot), Event-Driven Services, and Cloud-Native Application Development. 
• Multiple years of experience on Service Oriented and Microservices architectures, including REST and GraphQL implementations 
• Full Stack Proficiency: Demonstrated ability to design, develop, and maintain both front-end and back-end components of robust web applications. 
• Front-End Development: Strong expertise in developing intuitive user interfaces using contemporary JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React), HTML5, and CSS. 
• Back-End Development: Solid experience in developing server-side logic and APIs using languages such as Java, Python, or similar. 
• Database Expertise: Comprehensive knowledge of SQL and PL/SQL, with a deep understanding of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS), particularly Oracle. 
• API Development: Proven capability in designing, developing, and implementing high-performance RESTful APIs leveraging appropriate frameworks and technologies. 
• CI/CD and DevOps: 
• Proficiency with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and tools for building (e.g., Maven, Gradle) and deploying code (e.g., Docker, Jenkins, OpenShift). 
• Experience with AWS is considered a significant advantage. 
• Agile Methodologies: Practical experience working within Agile development methodologies and utilizing project management tools such as JIRA. 
• Testing Automation: Ability to develop and automate comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure code quality. 
• Version Control: Solid understanding and practical experience with code versioning tools, including GitHub Enterprise. 
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Key Responsibilities  

• Apply depth of knowledge and expertise to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, as well as partner continuously with stakeholders on a regular basis 
• Develop and engineer solutions within an Agile software delivery team, working to collaboratively deliver sprint goals, write code, and participate in the broader Citi technical community and team-level Agile and Scrum processes. 
• Contribute to the design, documentation, and development of world-class enterprise applications leveraging the latest technologies and software design patterns. 
• Leverage technical knowledge of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues, as necessary. 
• Follow and contribute to defining technical and team standards. 
• Collaborate technical leadership to achieve established goals, in line with our broader technical strategy. 
• AI-Driven Development: Leverage AI tools, such as GitHub Copilot, to enhance development efficiency, accelerate delivery timelines, and optimize software solutions. 
• AI Landscape Awareness: Maintain awareness of the rapidly evolving AI landscape and proactively propose innovative approaches to implement product features. 
• Problem Solving and Troubleshooting: Possess the expertise to analyze and effectively troubleshoot complex coding, application performance, and design challenges. 
• Root Cause Analysis: Capable of conducting thorough research to identify the root causes of development and performance issues, as well as devising and implementing effective defect resolutions. 
• Technical Acumen: Demonstrate a profound understanding of the technical requirements pertinent to the solutions under development. 
• Containerization and Orchestration: Utilize Docker for application containerization and Kubernetes for efficient service orchestration. 
• Communication and Risk Management: Effectively communicate progress, proactively anticipate bottlenecks, provide skilled escalation management, and adeptly identify, assess, track, and mitigate issues and risks across various levels. 
• Process Optimization: Streamline, automate, or eliminate redundant processes within architecture, build, delivery, production operations, or business areas where similar efforts or issues recur annually. 
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