Technical Lead
India
Job Description
Technical Lead
Bengaluru, Karnataka

Job Summary

ROLE 

BAND 

TECH STACK 

EXPERIENCE 

TYPE 

Java Senior Developer 

E2.1 

Java 

8+ Years 

Full-time 

 

Role Purpose 

Design, develop and support Java components as a senior individual contributor: delivering high-quality, well-tested and maintainable solutions, resolving complex technical problems, and supporting less experienced engineers within the team. 

Key Responsibilities 

Development & Design 

•  Design and build Java components, services and enhancements within the agreed architecture and standards. 

•  Translate user stories and specifications into clean, efficient and testable implementations. 

•  Handle complex technical problems, performance issues and non-trivial defects independently. 

•  Contribute to technical design discussions, estimation and solution options. 

Quality Engineering 

•  Write and maintain unit, integration and regression tests to agreed coverage expectations. 

•  Participate actively in code reviews, providing and acting on constructive feedback. 

•  Apply secure coding practices, effective error handling and appropriate logging. 

Delivery & Support 

•  Deliver committed scope within agreed sprint or release timelines with predictable quality. 

•  Support build, deployment, environment issues and release verification activities. 

•  Investigate production incidents, perform root-cause analysis and implement durable fixes. 

Collaboration 

•  Work closely with leads, architects, QA, business analysts and support teams. 

•  Participate in agile ceremonies, backlog refinement and dependency discussions. 

•  Mentor junior developers through pairing, reviews and knowledge sharing. 

 

Key Responsibilities

echnology Focus — Java 

•  Develop and maintain Java/Spring Boot services and APIs to agreed architecture and coding standards. 

•  Apply secure coding, effective exception handling, logging and observability across services. 

•  Contribute to modernization, containerization and cloud enablement of Java workloads. 

 

Required Technical Competencies 

Core Skills 

Java, Spring/Spring Boot, REST services, dependency injection, concurrency and JVM performance tuning. 

Design & Architecture 

Enterprise application architecture, SOLID, design patterns, microservices and event-driven design. 

Data & Integration 

Relational data design, JPA/Hibernate, transactions, caching; REST APIs, messaging and event streaming. 

Platform & DevOps 

Cloud platforms, containers and orchestration, CI/CD, IaC, automated quality gates and artifact governance. 

Quality & Operations 

Unit, integration, performance and resiliency testing; production readiness, monitoring and RCA. 

 

Experience & Qualifications 

•  8+ years of hands-on Java development experience in enterprise environments. 

•  Strong track record delivering production-grade components across full delivery cycles. 

•  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or IT, or equivalent experience. 

•  Relevant platform or cloud certifications advantageous, not mandatory. 

 

Leadership & Behavioural 

•  Strong ownership of assigned deliverables end to end. 

•  Analytical, detail-oriented approach to problem solving. 

•  Clear written and verbal communication within a delivery team. 

•  Collaborative, dependable and open to feedback. 

Location-Specific Expectations 

•  Collaborate from an India delivery location with stakeholders across regions and time zones. 

•  Ensure standards, decisions and reusable patterns are documented and adopted across distributed squads. 

•  Support virtual workshops, technical governance and production-readiness reviews. 

 

Key Deliverables & Success Measures 

•  Working, tested and reviewed code delivered to agreed scope and timelines. 

•  Low defect leakage into system, UAT and production environments. 

•  Timely resolution of assigned defects and production incidents. 

•  Accurate technical documentation and effective knowledge transfer. 

•  Consistent adherence to coding, security and testing standards. 

 

Skill Requirements

Other Requirements

Information at a Glance

Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

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.