Technical Lead - Backend

What You Will Do

• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, focusing on development and bug fixes.
• Work with project stakeholders to understand requirements and their implementation.
• Design, develop, and test software applications, with a focus on backend development.
• Troubleshoot and debug software defects and technical problems.
• Write clean and maintainable code with a focus on quality and reusability.
• Implement unit tests for existing and newly developed code.
• Address non-functional requirements such as performance, scalability, and security vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with quality assurance engineers for system testing, integration testing, and regression testing.
• Document technical design and implementation details.
• Foster teamwork and collaboration with other developers, QAs, designers, architects, frontend and backend developers, DevOps engineers, and other teams.
• Mentor and coach junior developers, guiding them and fostering a collaborative team environment.
• Prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Stay updated with the latest technologies and learn new frameworks as they are adopted in ongoing software development.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to non-technical stakeholders and collaborate across teams.
• Manage a small team of engineers, providing leadership, guidance, and support to ensure successful project delivery

Skills and Experience You Will Need

Required:

• 7-10 years of solid work experience as a backend developer with programming languages and frameworks like Java and Spring / Spring Boot.
• 4+ years of experience with Python and Flask for developing scalable web applications.
• 3-5 years of experience managing a team of engineers, providing leadership, guidance, and support to ensure successful project delivery.
• Experience with message brokers (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka) and event-driven architecture.
• Knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals such as algorithms, data structures, software design, design patterns, and object-oriented programming.
• Experience with developing REST APIs in multithreaded applications and microservices.
• Experience with databases and SQL, as well as persistence frameworks like Hibernate.
• Experience with unit test frameworks like Mockito, and the ability to perform unit testing and integration testing, debugging, and defect fixes.
• Practical knowledge of build and source code management tools like Maven and Git, and experience with continuous integration.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to quality and attention to detail; ability to write clean and maintainable code with a focus on quality and reusability.
• Ability to support non-functional requirements such as performance, scalability, and security fixes.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies, ability to work as part of a team, and excellent communication skills

Desired

• Knowledge of NoSQL databases
• Experience with cloud computing platforms like AWS, Azure, GCP, as well as containerization and cluster management technologies like Docker and Kubernetes

Education:

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field.

Who We Are

GalaxE, now Endava, is a professional IT services firm that specializes in platform-driven solutions and the use of automation to achieve enterprise business transformation and mission-critical change for some of the largest companies in the world. Using our proprietary solution set, GxFource, we apply machine learning techniques and predictive analytics tools as part of a broad artificial intelligence strategy that provides effective impact and data-driven business transformation.

Since its founding, GalaxE has been dedicated to advancing the benefits of technology. Recently, we have joined forces with Endava, to offer our employees global exposure and enhanced opportunities. As we continue that legacy and look to the future, a focus on business enablement through agile, cost-efficient, and effective integration of people, process, and technology anchors our success. We revolutionize change in the costs of doing business that transform companies and their ability to leap beyond the competition.

We value people and are committed to diversity and inclusion where our employees are made to feel comfortable and are encouraged to be authentic.

We are always looking for passionate, entrepreneurial-minded innovators and disrupters; game-changers that take ownership of the work they produce and bring it each and every day. Working with like-minded team members you will get a chance to discover, develop, and use cutting-edge technologies to transform the way we deliver creative business solutions.

Sound like you? Join us and find out for yourself what it means for you, and your career, to be part of the GalaxE team. Let's build something, together.

*Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

** Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on actual job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of remaining stationary at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift to 15 lbs., as needed
• Must be able to work on-site (corporate/client offices), as needed (not applicable for 100% remote roles)
• Occasionally required to bend, kneel, crouch, and reach overhead.
• Hand-eye coordination necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, the ability to tolerate fluorescent lighting, and the ability to adjust focus.

Employees must be able to perform the physical requirements of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees requiring accommodations to perform the essential functions of their jobs, absent undue hardship.

For more information, please visit https://info.endava.com/galaxe-has-joined-endava