Java FullStack Developer

Role:

Technical Lead / Backend Engineer – Java, React & AWS

Key responsibilities:

1. Technical Leadership and Delivery

• Lead technical delivery across Java backend services, React applications, APIs, integrations, databases, AWS and application DevOps.
• Translate product requirements into technical designs, development tasks and estimates.
• Drive technical discussions and make informed engineering decisions.
• Define technical approaches, identify dependencies and communicate risks and trade-offs to stakeholders.
• Coordinate development activities across distributed engineering teams.
• Mentor backend and full-stack developers and provide technical guidance.
• Collaborate with mobile engineers, QA, DevOps and product teams.

2. Backend Engineering

• Design and develop scalable backend services using Java.
• Develop RESTful APIs, business logic and system integrations.
• Build reliable and maintainable backend components for enterprise applications.
• Design solutions for asynchronous processing and distributed workflows.
• Apply appropriate design patterns, coding standards and software engineering best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex backend and production issues.
• Ensure backend services meet requirements for scalability, security, reliability and performance.

3. AWS and Cloud-Native Development

• Design and support cloud-based applications using AWS.
• Develop and maintain AWS Lambda functions and serverless services.
• Work with Java, Python or Node.js for selected Lambda functions, integrations and supporting services.
• Design cloud-native solutions using appropriate AWS services.
• Support application deployments and troubleshoot cloud-related issues.
• Improve application reliability, scalability, monitoring and operational performance.

4. React and Frontend Architecture

• Provide technical guidance for React.js and TypeScript/JavaScript applications.
• Review frontend architecture and code to ensure maintainability and quality.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers on application design and API integration.
• Troubleshoot frontend and backend integration issues.
• Ensure consistent engineering standards across frontend and backend development.
• Contribute to full-stack technical decisions where required.

5. Database and Data Management

• Design and optimize relational database structures and data models.
• Write and optimize SQL queries for application performance.
• Analyze database performance and identify opportunities for optimization.
• Ensure effective data access patterns across backend services.
• Work with appropriate database technologies based on application and scalability requirements.

6. Architecture, Security and Scalability

• Make architectural decisions related to scalability, security, performance, reliability and maintainability.
• Design and contribute to service-oriented and microservices-based architectures.
• Implement secure API and application design practices.
• Work with authentication and authorization mechanisms.
• Identify architectural bottlenecks and implement solutions to improve system performance and reliability.
• Establish reusable technical patterns and engineering standards.

7. CI/CD, Deployment and Production Support

• Manage application-level CI/CD processes and build automation.
• Support Docker-based application deployment and deployment automation.
• Participate in release planning, deployments and release troubleshooting.
• Troubleshoot production issues and coordinate resolution across engineering teams.
• Improve application logging, monitoring and alerting.
• Work with DevOps teams to improve deployment reliability and operational efficiency.
• Maintain effective production-support practices and documentation.

8. Quality Engineering and Testing

• Partner with QA teams to improve automated testing and regression coverage.
• Encourage effective unit, integration and API testing practices.
• Review test strategies for critical backend and API functionality.
• Support performance testing and production-readiness activities.
• Ensure releases meet established quality and reliability standards.

9. Documentation and Technical Communication

• Maintain architecture and system-design documentation.
• Document APIs, deployment processes and production-support procedures.
• Communicate technical risks, dependencies, estimates and trade-offs clearly.
• Ensure technical decisions and operational processes are documented for distributed teams.
• Support knowledge sharing and technical onboarding within the engineering team.