Lead II - Software Engineering

7 - 9 Years
1 Opening
Bangalore

Mandatory Skills
Java, Spring Boot Framework, Microservices, AWS, Kafka, API Gateway

Skill to Evaluate
Java, Spring Boot Framework, Microservices, AWS, Kafka

Experience
8 to 12 Years

Location
Bengaluru

Job Description
Role Overview
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design and ownership of complex, high-scale services while driving engineering excellence across teams.
Responsibilities
Architect, build, and own high-scale, distributed services

Lead the design of event-driven architectures using Kafka

Define and govern API standards using API Gateway

Drive service design with focus on scalability, resilience, and performance

Own technical decisions and service health metrics

Lead code reviews and enforce engineering best practices

Mentor junior and mid-level engineers

Collaborate with Product and leadership on roadmap and architecture

Required Skills & Experience
8+ years of experience building and owning production-grade services

Deep expertise in Java 11+, Spring Boot, and REST API design

Strong hands-on experience with Kafka in high-throughput environments

Proven experience designing and managing APIs via API Gateway

Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (DynamoDB, EKS, SQS, Lambda, S3)

Proven experience with high-volume, distributed systems

Advanced system design, debugging, and performance optimization skills

Ability to drive complex initiatives independently

Payment Domain

Good to Have
Experience in the Payments or FinTech domain

Strong experience with CI/CD and release automation

Knowledge of caching, data modeling, and optimization strategies

Education Qualificaiton
Any Degree, Engineering Discipiline
Project Details
SEPS is a core platform that enables consistent, scalable, and personalized user engagement experiences across clients digital ecosystem. SEPS supports multiple consumer-facing applications by providing shared backend services that power user engagement, integrations, and platform-level capabilities. This role will be part of the SEPS engineering team focused on building and owning scalable, cloud-native services that support high-volume traffic and cross-platform integrations. The team works with modern technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, API Gateway, and AWS to develop reliable, event-driven systems.

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