Java Technical Lead

Must:

• 4 years of experience at least as a Lead Engineer
• High energy knowledgeable infrastructure experience - People Person
• JAVA experience required or C-sharp experience secondary

Full time perm direct hire

Ideally hybrid in Toronto.

Open to candidates who can relocate to the Toronto area.

We are seeking an exceptionally talented and highly experienced Technical Lead Full Stack Java Software Developer with deep expertise in Java to join our leadership this pivotal role you will drive the technical direction design and implementation of complex scalable and high-performance full-stack applications that underpin our core automation and SaaS platforms. You will lead by example providing technical mentorship guiding architectural decisions and ensuring the delivery of robust high-quality software solutions from concept through production.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship:

• Provide hands-on technical leadership and guidance to a team of full-stack developers fostering a culture of technical excellence collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Mentor and coach engineers helping them grow their technical skills problem-solving abilities and understanding of best practices.
• Conduct code reviews provide constructive feedback and enforce coding standards and quality gates.

Architectural Design & Strategy:

• Lead the design and architecture of complex distributed and highly scalable full-stack systems and microservices ensuring alignment with overall product and company strategy.
• Define technical roadmaps and make critical architectural decisions that impact the entire product suite.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies frameworks and tools to enhance performance scalability security and developer efficiency.
• Drive the adoption of best practices in software design patterns architectural principles and cloud-native development.

Hands-on Development:

• Serve as a principal individual contributor developing sophisticated back-end services using Java and the Spring Ecosystem (Spring Boot Spring Cloud).
• Implement robust and intuitive front-end user interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g. React Angular ).
• Lead by example in writing clean maintainable high-performing and well-tested code.
• Oversee and actively participate in all stages of the software development lifecycle from ideation and requirements gathering to deployment monitoring and support.

System Performance & Reliability:

• Design and implement solutions with a strong focus on performance scalability security and reliability.
• Proactively identify and address technical debt and performance bottlenecks.
• Establish and maintain robust monitoring logging and alerting systems for production applications.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Collaborate closely with product management UX/UI designers DevOps and other engineering teams to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions.
• Influence product strategy and contribute to defining the technical vision for our products.
• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

YOUR EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related technical field.
• 7-10 years of progressive experience in software development with at least 3 years in a Technical Lead or Principal Developer role.
• Exceptional proficiency in Java (v.11/17) and extensive experience with the Spring Framework (Spring Boot Spring MVC Spring Security Spring Cloud).
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture distributed systems and RESTful API design principles.
• Expertise in database design and optimization for both relational (e.g. SQL PostgreSQL MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g. MongoDB Cassandra) databases.
• Strong command of modern front-end technologies: HTML5 CSS3 and JavaScript with hands-on experience in at least one major framework (ReactJS Angular MobX and TypeScript).
• Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP) including services like compute storage networking and serverless technologies.
• Extensive experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins GitLab CI Azure DevOps) and automated testing frameworks (unit integration end-to-end).
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical initiatives from concept to production.
• Strong problem-solving analytical and debugging skills with a focus on complex system challenges.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong leadership qualities including the ability to influence motivate and empower developer teams.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g. Git Jira BitBucket Bamboo from Atlassian).

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience with message brokers/queues (e.g. Kafka RabbitMQ).
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures.
• Experience in a heavily regulated industry or with compliance standards.
• Contributions to open-source projects or a strong public code portfolio (e.g. GitHub).
• Experience with performance tuning and capacity planning for large-scale applications.
• Certifications in cloud platforms (e.g. AWS Certified Solutions Architect).

Bonus Skills:

• SAP knowledge: ABAP HANA
• OS knowledge: Windows UNIX (Linux) Mac
• Relational databases (eg: H2 Postgres)
• Gradle
• Shell scripting
• Jest
• Tomcat
• AWS
• Experience with AI

Why Join Us

• Be a key technical leader in a rapidly growing and innovative SaaS company.
• Shape the architecture and technical direction of cutting-edge automation products.
• Competitive compensation package comprehensive health dental and vision benefits.
• Opportunity to work on innovative and impactful products that are transforming industries.
• Opportunities for significant impact and influence on product success.
• Generous paid time off holidays and flexible work arrangements.
• Work with a highly skilled and passionate team of engineers.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• One Redwood company culture.