Java Tech Lead

Job Description

Job Summary - Looking for a Technical Lead who will be responsible for leading a team of developers tasked with building , supporting and enhancing a high-transaction volume web application Core Java , Java / LAMP , mysql , java , javascript , spring , hibernate , Jboss Looking for a strong Java / J2EE Tech Lead to lead an existing software engineering team to design , develop and enhance the business suite of applications. We are looking for a skilled hands-on lead developer (80%) with some management responsibilities (20%). Desired person will hold the responsibility to take forward the projects at technical level and support the team members in their software development process. Note: Should be open to work during night hours as and when required - our clients are mostly US based. Responsibilities will include: Identify project requirements as per business needs. Develop specifications - both technical and business for existing and new products. Work closely with Project Manager and the business users in terms of refining requirements. Design the project architecture and develop framework code base for implementation. Test , write and implement software according to the usersrsquo specifications. Carry out agile design and development of Java based systems. Provide leadership / mentoring to a team of Jr. to Mid-level developers. Right candidate will be a go getter. Track and manage assignments given to other developers on the team. Research and Introduce new technologies as per company direction. Implement prototypes / POCs on new technologies. Help out in hiring talented developers as and when required. Assist recruiting team in hiring new resources by conducting technical interviews. Required: 6-8 Yearsrsquo experience building Java / J2EE based web and enterprise applications. Expert-level Java skills and object oriented design experience , including strong knowledge of core libraries and common design patterns Skilled in several open source technologies such as Java 5 , Spring , Spring MVC , Hibernate , JBoss , etc. Experience in building MVC layer using Spring MVC , AJAX and Javascript. Well versed in RDBMS concepts , exposure to backend database programming (MySQL , Postgres , Oracle , SQL Server 2003 or higher) Commitment to testability , supportability , extensibility , simple design , low coupling , programming to interfaces , and maintaining high unit test coverage. Experience in a cross-platform , cross-browser environment Experience with light-weight and / or Agile , test-driven development methodologies Experience with large-scale production systems (i.e. scalability , high- availability) , with the ability to optimize architecture and implementation across all layers of architecture. Ability to partner with senior managers , developers and to mentor junior developers Full cycle SDLC is needed Experience implementing and optimizing persistence layers (e.g. Hibernate) over SQL databases (e.g. Oracle) Additional: Experience with AJAX , JavaScript , CSS. Experience with a popular javascript framework such as jquery , dojo , YUI etc. Implemented Web Services (server and client) Experience with Version Control System such as Subversion Comfortable with user interface design and development Experienced with a wide range of technologies and standards , and experienced selecting the appropriate tool for each application. Experience with security issues. Knowledge of QA activities , Database administration , performance optimization techniques etc. ,

Keyskills :
user interface designobject oriented designcore javasql serverspring mvcopen sourceweb servicesoracle rdbmscontrol systemweb applicationdesign patternsversion controlproduction systemsbehavioral trainingsoftware developmentsoftware engineer