Software Engineer - Senior/Team Lead
Zensar Technologies · IT Services & Consulting
- India
- On-site
- Posted yesterday
- Software Engineering
About the job
Technical Leadership: Code reviews, sprint-level task definition, architectural blocker resolution
Core Stack: Java (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud), Angular (TypeScript), Python
Additional Stack: Scala (Akka Streams), Groovy (Gradle/Spock) (Nice to have, only few components)
Data: Apache Spark (invoice aggregation, portfolio reporting), Elasticsearch, Talend ETL
DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes (Helm), Terraform; Jenkins/GitLab CI; Azure DevOps
Reporting: Jasper Reports — funder statements and programme utilisation report templates
Agile: Scrum/Kanban facilitation; sprint planning, retros; Jira board management
People: Mentoring/line management of 4–8 developers; 1:1s, onboarding
Key Responsibilities
Lead daily squad activities: invoice ingestion, multi-funder allocation, settlement, supplier onboarding.
Translate epics into technical tasks; define HLD for sprint features and review LLDs.
Maintain code quality via PR reviews, pair programming, SonarQube; enforce 80%+ unit test coverage.
Own squad Definition of Done and Definition of Ready; track velocity and flag risks.
Ensure Kubernetes deployments and Helm charts are production-ready (resource limits, probes, rollback).
Mentor junior and mid-level developers; run platform knowledge-sharing sessions.
Coordinate with DevOps on pipeline improvements affecting squad-owned services.
Requirements
8+ yrs software engineering; 2+ yrs team lead or tech lead.
Strong Java (Spring Boot); Scala or Python; Angular knowledge preferred.
Delivered features on a cloud-native Kubernetes platform.
Fintech or financial services background advantageous.
Nice to have: Scala (Akka Streams), Groovy (Gradle/Spock)
Key Responsibilities
Lead daily squad activities: invoice ingestion, multi-funder allocation, settlement, supplier onboarding.
Translate epics into technical tasks; define HLD for sprint features and review LLDs.
Maintain code quality via PR reviews, pair programming, SonarQube; enforce 80%+ unit test coverage.
Own squad Definition of Done and Definition of Ready; track velocity and flag risks.
Ensure Kubernetes deployments and Helm charts are production-ready (resource limits, probes, rollback).
Mentor junior and mid-level developers; run platform knowledge-sharing sessions.
Coordinate with DevOps on pipeline improvements affecting squad-owned services.
Requirements
8+ yrs software engineering; 2+ yrs team lead or tech lead.
Strong Java (Spring Boot); Scala or Python; Angular knowledge preferred.
Delivered features on a cloud-native Kubernetes platform.
Fintech or financial services background advantageous.
Nice to have: Scala (Akka Streams), Groovy (Gradle/Spock)