Spring Boot Senior Technical Lead - Kafka
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Job Description
Spring Boot Senior Technical Lead - Kafka
Bangalore, Karnataka

Job Summary

Java Microservices + Kafka Engineer – Job Description

Role Summary

A skilled Java Microservices Developer with strong experience in Kafka, Spring Boot, and cloud-native application development. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and supporting scalable, event-driven microservices architectures for enterprise applications. Experience with distributed systems, REST APIs, and Agile delivery is essential.  5-10 years of software development experience and Strong proficiency in Java and Core Java concepts. Strong experience in Microservices Architecture and REST API development. Minimum 2–3 years of hands-on Microservices and Kafka experience.

 

Mandatory:

Skills

Java 17

Java 17,  OOPS, Collections, exception handling, concurrent programming, lambda expressions, stream API, Multithreading

Spring Boot

Dependency Injection, Spring Bean Lifecycle, Auto wiring, Annotations, AOP, Spring Boot features, initializers, starters, autoconfiguration, profile, etc

Kafka, EMS, ActiveMQ and/or IBM MQ

Messaging Queues, Kafka

MVC/ REST

Spring MVC Flow,  REST architecture, resources, HTTP methods and usage, URI mappings, Securing endpoints, Json mapping, attribute validation

JPA(ORM) / Spring Data JPA

Concepts of ORM, mapping entities and relationships, JPA repository, CRUD methods, other Data JPA features like pagination, sorting, etc.

Unit Testing

Need for unit testing, test cases, frameworks like Junit / Mockito

DevOps

Maven, GIT, Jenkins, SonarQube, Docker & Kubernetes, CICD Pipeline

Agile

Scrum, Sprints, Refinement, Review, Estimation

Microservices

Design patterns like API Gateway, Service discovery, Circuit breaker etc.

Database

Oracle , Cassandra

Workflow

Camunda, Apache Kognito and Drools

 

 

 

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead and guide technical teams in the development and implementation of projects using spring boot and kafka.
2. Design and architect robust and scalable solutions based on business requirements.
3. Ensure best practices are followed in coding, testing, and deployment processes.
4. Collaborate with cross functional teams to deliver projects on time and within budget.
5. Provide technical expertise and mentorship to team members.
6. Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in spring boot and kafka applications.

Skill Requirements

1. Proficient in spring boot framework for building microservices and web applications.
2. Strong experience in working with apache kafka for building real-time data processing applications.
3. In-depth knowledge of java programming language.
4. Familiarity with cloud services and microservices architecture.
5. Ability to lead and mentor technical teams effectively.
6. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
7. Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Other Requirements

1.Certification in Spring Boot and Kafka will be an added advantage.
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HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion.