Application Developer

Position Summary

The Application developer will be responsible for leading software development projects, with a primary focus on designing, creating, enhancing, and maintaining new and existing applications according to the company's processes and policies.

This role will provide an opportunity to collaborate with an experienced team in developing payment and utility systems while gaining a deep understanding of the supporting technologies and business processes.

Key Responsibilities

. Lead the design, development, and deployment of end-to-end solutions utilizing Java, and Spring technologies

. Support L2 team on production incident investigation and provide resolutions and recovery.

. Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring system stability and performance

. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to gather and refine business requirements, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

. Design and implement scalable and secure backend solutions using Java programming language

. Conduct code reviews, perform unit testing and ensure code quality and standards compliance throughout the development lifecycle

. Provide technical guidance and fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth

. Collaborate with DevOps teams to implement CI/CD pipelines and automate deployment processes

. Work with the business analysts and support teams to document application specs pre/post system implementation.

. Active in documenting and updating knowledgebases on new and existing systems.

. Be able to follow change management processes to ensure smooth application delivery to environments for new projects and existing systems.

Requirements

Education and Experience:

. Minimum Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

. At least 10 years of hands-on experience in Java development.

. Strong proficiency in Java 8, 17 or higher, and related frameworks (e.g. Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Integration) for backend development.

. Hands-on experience in Struts, Restful APIs, XML, ReactJS.

Skills and Knowledge:

. Strong knowledge in relational (SQL, MYSQL, ORACLE DB, MariaDB) and non-relational databases.

. Strong knowledge on message queue based and API based systems.

. Must have knowledge of ISO standards.

. Must be familiar data serialization formats like XML, JSON, and YAML.

. Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

. Experience with Git, Bitbucket or other version control systems.

. Good knowledge in Sonar Qube, fortify scan and sonar type.

. Knowledge in serverless or microservice-based applications in Cloud Environment (AWS) would be an added advantage.

. Good understanding of cryptography techniques.

. Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

. Good oral and written communication and troubleshooting skills.

. Strong interpersonal skills and good time management skills.

. Working experience in testing methodology and software development life cycle (SDLC) is a must.