Java Architect

Join one of our core development teams! We're seeking a driven individual ready for new challenges.

Role Description

We're looking for a Java Architect to join the Zenshastra in a full-time, hybrid capacity, based in Bangalore or Mumbai.

Key responsibilities for this role include

• Building high-quality technology solutions for distributed server-side components
• Full life-cycle development including analysis, design, code, test and deploy
• Re-architecting core components with modern architecture focusing on high availability, resiliency and scalability
• Optimizing code and data to improve efficiency
• Liaise with stakeholders and global team members, fostering an inclusive and positive working environment in the team.
• Bug fixes and run-the-bank maintenance
• The candidate should demonstrate a strong sense of ownership and responsibility for the delivery of initiatives /projects.
• The candidate should possess good analytical skills, strong software engineering skills, a logical approach to problem-solving, be able to work in a fast-paced environment liaising with demanding stakeholders to understand complex requirements and be able to prioritize work under pressure with minimal supervision.
• A willingness to be flexible and to get involved with activities outside of the core role, such as involvement in the global support rota, participation in architecture discussion, documentation and review processes etc. is very important

This team and role are ideal for someone looking for a challenging development role in high-volume, large data distributed processing environment.

Skills Required

• 10+ years of experience in developing enterprise solutions
• Hands-on Java and open-source server-side technologies development experience
• Strong application design skills
• Strong fundamentals of domain/event/message-driven architecture
• Hands-on experience with modern distributed technologies such as messaging brokers (e.g. IBM MQ, Apache Kafka) and distributed caching solutions (e.g. Hazelcast)
• Proficiency in writing complex SQL queries and experience with RDBMS providers like Sybase, MSSQL, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good problem-solving and analytical skills with strong knowledge of Data Structures/Algorithms
• Experience with agile development principles, methodologies, and DevOps adoption of CI/CD/CM.

Desired Skills (Optional)

• Experience with scripting (Python) and the Linux platform.
• Experience in NOSQL databases (eg MongoDB) at scale
• Experience with database performance tuning