Description Join an inspiring and curious team of technologists dedicated to creating high-quality software and new products. As a Java Technical Lead, you’ll drive innovation, collaborate globally, and help shape the technical direction of our platforms. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, share ideas, and make a meaningful impact in a supportive, agile environment. Job Summary: As a Java Technical Lead in our team, you will partner with the Product Owner to drive the technical direction of the platform while remaining hands-on in development. You will lead and mentor developers, ensure code quality, and deliver best-in-class solutions across multiple software engineering disciplines. You will collaborate with global teams, contribute to architecture and design, and support application deployment and stability as part of a DevOps culture. Job Responsibilities: Lead and mentor developers, perform code reviews, and support junior team members. Design, develop, code, test, debug, and document software to meet business and security requirements. Drive technical direction and collaborate with the Product Owner and team. Develop cloud-native applications and implement RESTful microservices, containers, and scalable platforms. Manage deployment operations and collaborate with production management for safe releases. Ensure code quality and adherence to standards across the organization. Build high-throughput platforms using Kafka and distributed cache technologies. Contribute to reusable service frameworks and libraries. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve problems and deliver solutions. Support application environments and participate in DevOps practices. Analyze and resolve issues, ensuring application and system stability. Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills: BS/BA degree or equivalent experience. Proven hands-on experience as a Java technical lead. Extensive core Java (version 11 or higher) development with Spring Boot or similar frameworks. Experience developing cloud-native applications and implementing RESTful microservices. Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container platforms. Experience with release engineering and continuous delivery processes. Proficiency with multiple database technologies (e.g., Oracle, Cassandra, MongoDB). Experience building high-throughput platforms using Kafka. Experience with distributed cache technologies (e.g., Gemfire, REDIS, GridGain, Ignite). Test-driven development using JUnit, Mockito, or similar. Experience with code instrumentation, monitoring, and application metrics. Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and multi-threaded programming. Experience building reusable service frameworks or libraries. Knowledge of industry technology trends and best practices. Ability to work in large, collaborative teams. Passion for building an innovative culture. Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills: Experience developing open source or internal libraries for broader team use. Experience with high-throughput, mission-critical, high-performance platforms. Understanding of architecture and design across distributed systems. Experience with AWS and cloud-native software deployment. Experience with message bus technologies such as Kafka or AMPS. Advanced understanding of DevOps principles. Experience with enterprise reference data platforms. Experience in the financial industry.