LeadJavaPlatformEngineer(PaymentsProcessing)-SeniorVicePresident

## **_About the Role_** ## We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Senior Java Developer to contribute to the development of our engineering frameworks, with a strong focus on microservice architecture. This senior engineering leadership role merges hands-on technical contribution with organizational accountability. The ideal candidate will remain deeply involved in the code and architecture while simultaneously owning the platform strategy, defining engineering standards, and guiding a scrum team in developing core functionalities within the payments lifecycle. ## ## **_Key Responsibilities_** ## ## **1\. Hands-On Technical Contribution & System Design** * ## Actively code in Java, developing reusable frameworks while performing system design, architecture reviews, and code reviews for the core cheque payment platform. * ## Contribute to the design of distributed, fault-tolerant, real-time systems for high-volume, low-latency transaction processing. * ## Write, review, and refactor production-grade code in Java setting a high technical standard for the team. * ## Independently design event-driven, microservices-based architectures utilizing REST APIs, Java and React. * ## Apply hands-on experience with Kafka, including message schema design, topic partitioning, consumer group strategies, and fault-tolerant processing. * ## Design and govern data architecture across Oracle (SQL) and MongoDB (NoSQL), covering schema design, indexing strategies, query optimization, and data consistency patterns. * ## Champion continuous development, feature flags, and progressive delivery, contributing to the design and optimization of CI/CD pipelines. * ## Produce and review Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and technical design documents for key platform components. ## ## **2\. Engineering Excellence & Quality** * ## Maintain and enforce engineering standards within the scrum team, including Test-Driven Development (TDD), reusable framework development, CI/CD, secure coding, and