Lead Software Engineer - Java, Springboot, Webservices

NEC Software Solutions (India)

On 1st July 2021, Rave Technologies became NEC Software Solutions India. This change brought us under the global NEC Corporation brand. We are proud to be part of an organisation with 122 years of experience in evolution with technology and innovation.

We have more than 30 years of experience in providing end to end IT services across the globe and have earned a reputation for delighting our customers by consistently surpassing expectations and helping them deliver robust, market-ready software products that meet the highest standards of engineering and user experience. Supported by more than 1300 exceptionally talented manpower, we are a hub for offshore support and technology services.

We work with diverse industry verticals which include publishing, media, financial services, retail, healthcare and technology companies around the world. Our customers range from two-person startups to $bn listed companies.

For more information, visit at www.necsws.com/india.

About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation is a Japanese multinational information technology and electronics company, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is recognised as a ‘Top 50 Innovative Company’ globally and the NEC Group globally provides “Solutions for Society” that promote the safety, security, fairness and equality of society. Their main goal is to help create a safer society with their innovations in technologies.

NEC Corporation has established itself as a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies while promoting the brand statement of “Orchestrating a brighter world.” NEC enables businesses and communities to adapt to rapid changes taking place in both society and the market as it provides for the social values of safety, security, fairness and efficiency to promote a more sustainable world where everyone has the chance to reach their full potential.

For more information, visit NEC at https://www.nec.com.

Requisites

Experience (years): 8 - 10 Years

Industry / Technology background: Java Developer

Location: Mumbai

Working Hours: Full Time

Pre-employment checks: Required

Role Summary:

The Lead Software engineer role will be to participate in the development & maintenance of a cross-platform application development framework.

The successful candidate should enjoy learning new technologies and working in a fast paced technical environment.

NEC acts as a software development company, as well as providing offshore development services to its parent company.

The successful individual will be working within a team of highly qualified people and will be working alongside other individuals who specialize in various web and back-end technologies.

The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator both to Mumbai, and UK based colleagues, and will be capable of working independently within a team of highly capable individuals.

Qualification Criteria/Work Experience

Essential:

Essential Technical Skills

• 
  Strong and Core Java development e.g. J2EE, Spring, Sping Boot
• Design Patterns
• Experience of working in an agile environment with rapid and continuous iterative development.
• Strong knowledge/experience with RDBMS - preferably Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle
• Application servers – Glassfish or Payara
• Knowledge in OOAD
• Expert in writing Automated Unit Tests using JUNIT or similar
• Proficient in working on backend technologies like Oracle/ PL/SQL and stored procedures/triggers, etc
• XML, Web API / Web Services (SOAP or REST)
• Good technical analysis & troubleshooting skills
• Hands-on experience is a must
• A willingness and ability to learn other technical skills rapidly and without formal training.

Essential Personal Skills

• Excellent written and spoken English
• An intuitive and open mind, able to work alone and also as part of a team.
• Experience of working with ESBs
• Ability to think laterally about problems and use new technologies to best advantage to deliver innovative solutions
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
• Ability to manage competing demands and priorities without recourse to escalation or onshore supervision
• Effective relationship builder, developing working relationships with individuals within the business
• Must act with integrity and communicate in good time if there are problems in the project which will impact delivery
• Must be able to work in a non-traditional “offshore” services delivery model where guidance is given to the outcomes needed, and the offshore team takes responsibility for delivery without needing extensive written specifications.
• Willingness to challenge the status quo and put forward alternate technical ideas and concepts

Desirable Previous Experience:

• Prior experience of working in an “offshore” practice providing delivery services back to the UK
• Previous experience working within the UK Public Sector or working with a software company delivering products and services to the UK Public Sector

Overall Project/Task description

• Serving as a core member of an engineering team that designs, develops and supports software applications.
• Tasks include - Server-side component design, detailed technical design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance
• Write automated tests
• Performing ongoing refactoring of code, and delivering continuous improvement
• Ensuring that development tasks are completed within the timeline provided and that issues are fully tested with minimal defects
• Participate in daily scrum meetings
• Participate in sprint planning and estimation of tasks