Lead - Software Development

lastminutecom· Technology
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📍 Bengaluru📍 Bengaluru, KA, India📍 KA📍 inFull time

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Company Description

At lastminute.com, we live for the holidays. We are the European Travel-Tech leader in Dynamic Holiday Packages. With technology, we turn spontaneous thoughts into meaningful experiences, helping people travel the world.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end design, development, and deployment of Java/J2EE applications.

  • Architect scalable and maintainable systems following best practices.

  • Guide the team in adopting modern development techniques, tools, and frameworks.

  • Collaborate with business stakeholders, product managers, and architects to align on requirements and design.

  • Conduct code reviews and ensure code quality, performance, and security standards.

  • Troubleshoot and resolve critical issues across environments.

  • Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning and estimation.

  • Coach and mentor junior and mid-level engineers.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • 8–12 years of hands-on Java development experience.

  • Strong experience in Java and J2EE technologies.

  • Proficiency in Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Hibernate/JPA.

  • Experience with RESTful services, SOAP, and API design.

  • Strong hands-on with SQL and relational databases like Oracle/PostgreSQL/MySQL.

  • Familiarity with NoSQL databases like MongoDB or Cassandra is a plus.

  • Exposure to messaging systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ.

  • Good exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Jenkins, and build tools like Maven/Gradle.

  • Strong understanding of microservices architecture, Event Driven Architecture, containerization (Docker), and Kubernetes.

  • Knowledge of performance tuning and scalable application architecture.

  • Strong leadership and team management capabilities.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication.

  • Analytical thinking with a solution-oriented mindset.

  • Ability to handle multiple priorities and drive results in a fast-paced environment.
     

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This Lead - Software Development position at lastminutecom was posted on Aug 6, 2025. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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