Overview
job title: senior java lead – retail (pos exposure)
location: mx/br (remote)
type: full time / contract
experience: 12+ years
role summary
we are looking for a senior java lead with strong hands on backend development and technical ownership experience. This role requires deep expertise in java, spring boot, microservices, and distributed systems. Retail domain experience is mandatory and pos exposure is important but secondary—this is a development lead role, not a support heavy position.
Responsibilities
design, develop, and own backend services using java, spring boot, microservices
lead hands on coding, debugging, and code reviews
troubleshoot complex production issues with deep technical analysis
make and own technical and architectural decisions
implement resilient systems (circuit breakers, retries, fault tolerance)
work with kafka or similar messaging systems
support jdk and framework upgrades
build and maintain rest apis and integrations
provide l3 production support with focus on permanent fixes, not just triage
collaborate in an agile environment with onshore/offshore teams
use monitoring tools like splunk and grafana for diagnostics
must have skills
primary (java – mandatory)
12+ years of hands on java backend development
strong expertise in spring, spring boot, microservices
proven debugging and root cause analysis skills
experience with kafka / event driven systems
strong understanding of system design and architecture
secondary (retail / pos – preferred)
experience supporting retail systems with pos exposure
pos platforms: xstore, orpos, jmc (nice to have)
understanding of store vs central system architecture
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