Java Architect | India – Hybrid

Location: Mumbai, India (Hybrid)

Job Description 

  • Define, design, develop, and support the architecture of products by collaborating with technical and non-technical business stakeholders efficiently

  • Collaborate with peer architects, systems engineering and product management, and other technical and non-technical stakeholders in the current product development process

  • Create and improve software using design patterns, refactoring, and development best practices

  • Balance autonomy with guidance by giving your team the tools, context, confidence, and motivation to make decisions effectively and independently

  • Lead and manage portions of KGL’s and its group companies’ engineering process-building applications to empower engineering teams to develop and deliver high-quality products and code quickly

  • Act as a leader and technical architect for your team, help define technical vision and strategy and ensure the technical direction of your team aligns with other teams across the company

  • Participate in planning and provide detailed and accurate estimates for code development efforts

  • Prepare the architectural document artifacts

  • Execute the sprint plan to deliver as planned

  • Step up the game by working hands-on and executing core design pieces

Skills Required 

  • Experience in managing a high-functioning, collaborative team of engineers that deliver scalable solutions and systems

  • Strong proficiency in OOPS concepts with JAVA and knowledge of RESTful APIS Architecture 

  • Minimum 5+ years of extensive experience with JAVA large JSP-based web application 

  • Experience with MySQL, Postgres, and Redis

  • Experience with database performance troubleshooting for Oracle and/or SQL Server is desired 

  • Any experience with Elasticsearch will be a plus

  • Experience in exposing functionality as APIs

  • Experience with large-scale storage and database systems (SQL/Oracle)

  • Experience with MongoDB will be a plus

  • Exposure to performance and scalability improvement is desired

  • Familiarity with the latest software engineering practices and Agile methodologies 

  • Good written and oral communication/presentation skills 

  • Ability to use a wide variety of open-source technologies and cloud services (experience with AWS is a plus) 

  • Knowledge of a variety of tools, technologies, and techniques for design and development, including IDEs, source control, build tools, and testing frameworks

To Apply 

For immediate consideration, please submit your resume with a cover letter to careers.india@kwglobal.com.

KGL is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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