Java Backend Lead - Vadodara

Job Title: Java Backend Lead - Vadodara

About Us

“Capco, a Wipro company, is a global technology and management consulting firm. Awarded with Consultancy of the year in the British Bank Award and has been ranked Top 100 Best Companies for Women in India 2022 by Avtar & Seramount. With our presence across 32 cities across globe, we support 100+ clients across banking, financial and Energy sectors. We are recognized for our deep transformation execution and delivery.

WHY JOIN CAPCO?

You will work on engaging projects with the largest international and local banks, insurance companies, payment service providers and other key players in the industry. The projects that will transform the financial services industry.

MAKE AN IMPACT

Innovative thinking, delivery excellence and thought leadership to help our clients transform their business. Together with our clients and industry partners, we deliver disruptive work that is changing energy and financial services.

#BEYOURSELFATWORK

Capco has a tolerant, open culture that values diversity, inclusivity, and creativity.

CAREER ADVANCEMENT

With no forced hierarchy at Capco, everyone has the opportunity to grow as we grow, taking their career into their own hands.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We believe that diversity of people and perspective gives us a competitive advantage.

Position: Java Backend Lead

Location: Vadodara

Experience: 10+ Years Work Mode: Hybrid (Work from Client Office)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance backend applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices.
• Provide technical leadership and drive solution design, architecture decisions, and engineering best practices.
• Design and build robust Microservices and REST APIs for enterprise-grade applications.
• Lead features and technical initiatives from design and development through testing, deployment, and production support.
• Guide and mentor developers through technical discussions, design reviews, and code reviews.
• Ensure backend solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, maintainable, and performance focused.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Architecture, Mobile, QA, DevOps, and other engineering teams.
• Identify and resolve complex technical challenges, production issues, and performance bottlenecks.
• Drive coding standards, engineering quality, and continuous improvement across the team.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in Java backend development, with experience leading technical teams or complex engineering initiatives.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices Architecture.
• Strong experience designing and developing REST APIs and distributed backend services.
• Proven ability to drive technical design and architecture decisions for enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, clean coding, and secure coding practices.
• Experience building scalable, reliable, and enterprise-grade applications.
• Ability to mentor engineers and drive high engineering standards across the team.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Preferred / Good-to-Have

• Experience in the Payments / FinTech domain, including payment processing and integrations.
• Experience with Apache Kafka or other messaging/event-driven technologies.
• Knowledge of relational databases, SQL, JPA/Hibernate, and database performance optimization.
• Experience with Spring Security and application security practices.
• Exposure to cloud platforms, containers, and Kubernetes.
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, Git, and code quality tools.
• Experience building backend services and APIs supporting Android/iOS mobile applications.

If you are keen to join us, you will be part of an organization that values your contributions, recognizes your potential, and provides ample opportunities for growth. For more information, visit www.capco.com. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.