Technical Lead - Java (Contract)

We are looking for an experienced Technical Lead to join our dynamic development team. In this role, you will lead a team of 5 engineers, driving the design, development, and deployment of scalable, high-performance banking applications. You will be hands-on while providing technical guidance, mentoring team members, and ensuring delivery excellence across the full software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 5 developers, conducting code reviews, facilitating agile ceremonies, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

• Design and develop backend microservices using Java and Spring Boot, deployed on Kubernetes clusters.

• Build responsive, user-friendly frontend applications using React JS.

• Implement event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and integration.

• Oversee container orchestration, scaling, and monitoring on Kubernetes (e.g., using Helm, Istio, Prometheus, Grafana).

• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Troubleshoot complex system issues, optimize performance, and ensure high availability and resilience.

• Establish and enforce coding standards, best practices, and security guidelines.

• Drive continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of software development experience, with at least 2 years in a technical lead or team lead role.

• Strong proficiency in Java (version 11 or higher) and related frameworks (Spring Boot, Hibernate).

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (deployment, service discovery, ingress, config maps, secrets).

• Solid understanding of Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, topics, partitions, stream processing).

• Proficiency in React JS (hooks, state management, component lifecycle, REST API integration).

• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).

• Familiarity with relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra) databases.

• Knowledge of microservices architecture, API gateways, and distributed systems.

• Experience with version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).

Interested candidates please email your latest resume to [email protected]