Java Backend Developer Tech Lead

Summary

Join Encora as a Java Tech Lead and significantly contribute to software development, maintenance, and performance improvement. You will be involved in all stages of the digital product development lifecycle, from planning and architecture to release and quality assurance. This full-time, work-from-home position in Brazil requires strong Java and NodeJS skills, experience with agile methodologies, and a proven ability to lead and mentor technical teams. You will act as the primary technical point of contact for the team, ensuring efficient operations and adherence to quality standards. The role involves leading technical discussions, planning sprints, and helping to unblock team members.

Requirements

• Have hands-on object oriented programming experience in Java
• Have hands-on object oriented experience in Javascript/NodeJS
• Have experience with AngularJS
• Have experience in database development, both SQL and NoSQL: development, maintenance, analysis
• Have experience developing Restful APIs
• Have experience working in agile teams
• Have experience with code versioning with Git
• Have experience in AWS cloud services

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical point of contact for the team towards the client
• Work in a dynamic team to provide solutions with Java and NodeJS applications
• Lead technical discussions with the team
• Ensure the team is operating efficiently in the technical activities
• Participate in the complete cycle of development from design, development, testing and deployment
• Raise and discuss trade-offs of different design approaches
• Ensure the team adheres to timelines, quality standards and best practices
• Ensure the project quality
• Help to unblock the other team members
• Provide technical mentorship to the team
• Work with the project manager to plan sprints and deliverables

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience in development of secure web applications
• Have experience with modeling, producing and consuming web services based APIs (RESTful or SOAP based)
• Have experience with Jenkins
• Have experience with Jira and Confluence
• Have experience with Gitlab Automation
• Have experience with Apache Camel

Benefits

Work from home