Lead II - Software Engineering

Role Proficiency

Act creatively to develop applications by selecting appropriate technical options optimizing application development maintenance and performance by employing design patterns and reusing proven solutions. Account for others' developmental activities; assisting Project Manager in day to day project execution.

Outcomes

 

• Interpret the application feature and component designs to develop the same in accordance with specifications.
• Code debug test document and communicate product component and feature development stages.
• Validate results with user representatives integrating and commissions the overall solution.
• Select and create appropriate technical options for development such as reusing improving or reconfiguration of existing components while creating own solutions for new contexts
• Optimises efficiency cost and quality.
• Influence and improve customer satisfaction
• Influence and improve employee engagement within the project teams
• Set FAST goals for self/team; provide feedback to FAST goals of team members
  
   

Measures Of Outcomes

 

• Adherence to engineering process and standards (coding standards)
• Adherence to project schedule / timelines
• Number of technical issues uncovered during the execution of the project
• Number of defects in the code
• Number of defects post delivery
• Number of non compliance issues
• Percent of voluntary attrition
• On time completion of mandatory compliance trainings
  
   

Code

Outputs Expected:

 

• Code as per the design
• Define coding standards templates and checklists
• Review code – for team and peers
  
   

Documentation

 

• Create/review templates checklists guidelines standards for design/process/development
• Create/review deliverable documents. Design documentation
  
   

Requirements

test cases and results

Configure

 

• Define and govern configuration management plan
• Ensure compliance from the team
  
   

Test

 

• Review/Create unit test cases scenarios and execution
• Review test plan created by testing team
• Provide clarifications to the testing team
  
   

Domain Relevance

 

• Advise software developers on design and development of features and components with deeper understanding of the business problem being addressed for the client
• Learn more about the customer domain and identify opportunities to provide value addition to customers
• Complete relevant domain certifications
  
   

Manage Project

 

• Support Project Manager with inputs for the projects
• Manage delivery of modules
• Manage complex user stories
  
   

Manage Defects

 

• Perform defect RCA and mitigation
• Identify defect trends and take proactive measures to improve quality
  
   

Estimate

 

• Create and provide input for effort and size estimation and plan resources for projects
  
   

Manage Knowledge

 

• Consume and contribute to project related documents share point libraries and client universities
• Review the reusable documents created by the team
  
   

Release

 

• Execute and monitor release process
  
   

Design

 

• Contribute to creation of design (HLD LLD SAD)/architecture for applications features business components and data models
  
   

Interface With Customer

 

• Clarify requirements and provide guidance to Development Team
• Present design options to customers
• Conduct product demos
• Work closely with customer architects for finalizing design
  
   

Manage Team

 

• Set FAST goals and provide feedback
• Understand aspirations of the team members and provide guidance opportunities etc
• Ensure team members are upskilled
• Ensure team is engaged in project
• Proactively identify attrition risks and work with BSE on retention measures
  
   

Certifications

 

• Obtain relevant domain and technology certifications
  
   

Skill Examples

 

• Explain and communicate the design / development to the customer
• Perform and evaluate test results against product specifications
• Break down complex problems into logical components
• Develop user interfaces business software components
• Use data models
• Estimate time and effort resources required for developing / debugging features / components
• Perform and evaluate test in the customer or target environments
• Make quick decisions on technical/project related challenges
• Manage a team mentor and handle people related issues in team
• Have the ability to maintain high motivation levels and positive dynamics within the team.
• Interface with other teams designers and other parallel practices
• Set goals for self and team. Provide feedback for team members
• Create and articulate impactful technical presentations
• Follow high level of business etiquette in emails and other business communication
• Drive conference calls with customers and answer customer questions
• Proactively ask for and offer help
• Ability to work under pressure determine dependencies risks facilitate planning handling multiple tasks.
• Build confidence with customers by meeting the deliverables timely with a quality product.
• Estimate time and effort of resources required for developing / debugging features / components
  
   

Knowledge Examples

 

• Appropriate software programs / modules
  • Functional & technical designing
  • Programming languages – proficient in multiple skill clusters
  • DBMS
  • Operating Systems and software platforms
  • Software Development Life Cycle
  • Agile – Scrum or Kanban Methods
  • Integrated development environment (IDE)
  • Rapid application development (RAD)
  • Modelling technology and languages
  • Interface definition languages (IDL)
  • Broad knowledge of customer domain and deep knowledge of sub domain where problem is solved
     

Additional Comments

Responsibilities: 1. Technical Leadership:

 

• Lead a team of developers in the design, development, and delivery of high-quality Java- springboot based microservices.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical strategies and solutions. 2. Microservices Architecture:
• Implement scalable, reliable, and maintainable microservices architecture using Java technologies.
• Ensure the integration of microservices with other components of the system.
• Ensure the implementation of the defined architecture. 3. Hands-On Development:
• Engage in hands-on development, participating in coding, code reviews, and troubleshooting to ensure project success.
• Stay updated on industry best practices and emerging trends in Java and microservices development. 4. Code Quality and Standards:
• Enforce coding standards and best practices within the team.
• Conduct regular code reviews to maintain high code quality. 5. Scalability and Performance:
• Optimize and improve the performance of the developed microservices.
• Plan for scalability and contribute to the continuous improvement of system architecture. 6. Documentation:
• Ensure comprehensive documentation of microservices architecture, design decisions, and code. 7. Agile Development:
• Work in an Agile development environment, participating in sprint planning, retrospectives, and other Agile ceremonies. Qualifications and Skills:
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science with Hands-On experience of 7 years and above.
• Proven hands-on experience in Java development using JDK 8 and above, with a focus on microservices architecture.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, RESTful APIs, and cloud computing platforms like AWS.
• Good understanding of design patterns like CircuitBraker, BulkHead, Adapter, SAGA etc.
• Database experience- SQL like Postgresql and No-SQL like Mongo.
• Caching using Redis or similar.
• Messaging using Kafka.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Excellent communication skills.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and provide innovative solutions.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Desired Skills and Experience

Java,Spring Boot,Restful Apis,JDK8,Jdk