Java Technology Lead - Vice President

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the complete Software Development Life Cycle including requirements analysis, solution design, development, testing, deployment, production support, and continuous improvement.
• Design and develop enterprise-grade applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, APIs, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native technologies.
• Drive architecture decisions focused on scalability, reliability, security, performance, and maintainability.
• Lead AI-enabled initiatives and collaborate with business and technology teams to identify opportunities for AI-assisted automation, analytics, and intelligent applications.
• Evaluate and leverage AI tools, GenAI platforms, LLM integrations, vector databases, and AI development frameworks where appropriate.
• Optimize database design, SQL performance, indexing strategies, data access patterns, and application performance.
• Build, lead, coach, and develop engineering teams while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Provide technical guidance through architecture reviews, code reviews, design reviews, and mentoring.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to define technology roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Oversee application support, incident management, root cause analysis, and platform stability.
• Required Technical Skills
• 13+ years of software engineering experience with strong Java expertise.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices, Kafka or similar messaging platforms.
• Expertise in relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, or Mongo.
• Proven experience in database performance, tuning, and optimization.
• Experience with Kubernetes, containers, CI/CD pipelines, Git, and DevOps practices.
• Working knowledge of AI technologies, Generative AI, machine learning concepts, AI agents, LLMs, prompt engineering, and AI development tools.
• Experience integrating AI capabilities into enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms and distributed systems.
• Leadership Expectations
• Lead teams of developers, engineers, and technical specialists.
• Establish engineering standards, governance, and best practices.
• Provide career coaching, performance feedback, and talent development.
• Drive delivery excellence across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business and technology leadership.
• Education & Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Technology
• Applications Development
• Full time
• Please see the requirements listed above.
• For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
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Qualifications

• Experience with Kubernetes, containers, CI/CD pipelines, Git, and DevOps practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field. Advanced degree preferred.