Java Technical Lead - 8-10 years

Contract to hire position

1. 8 10 years of full stack Java software development experience with modern programming languages (React, Angular, jQuery, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Spring/Spring-MVC, myBatis, RESTful APIs)
2. Experience leading medium to large digital projects in an Agile environment; ability to estimate and lead multiple medium to large-sized projects
3. Strong understanding of software design frameworks, patterns, and architecture principles.
4. Expert knowledge of relational database design, implementation, and complex SQL queries.
5. Strong soft skills - ability to mentor others

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical contact for one or more critical applications, resolving business and customer issues efficiently.
• Support the full product lifecycle (develop, test, release, support) in alignment with SVPG product principles.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, technical leaders, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and acceptance criteria, translating them into actionable technical designs.
• Lead development of backend systems and design relational database schemas, applying best practices for scalability and maintainability.
• Contribute to frontend design in collaboration with product owners and UX/UI designers, ensuring seamless user experiences.
• Produce clean, maintainable, well-documented code adhering to coding standards and best practices.
• Review code and deliverables from junior engineers, including onshore and offshore team members, providing mentorship and guidance.
• Participate in Design and Deploy Tollgate reviews, obtaining alignment from QA, Security, Architecture, Operations, and other cross-functional teams.
• Write automated unit and UI tests, leverage CI/CD pipelines, and triage production issues in collaboration with support and infrastructure teams.
• Document systems, software architecture, dependencies, and processes to facilitate knowledge sharing.
• Assist in hiring by evaluating candidate technical skills and conducting interviews independently.
• Conduct research on emerging tools, frameworks, and software development practices to improve team capability.
• Lead or support multiple projects simultaneously while fostering collaboration in cross-functional teams.
• Participate in other digital product initiatives and projects as assigned.