SENIOR TECHNICAL LEAD - Java

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Job Title **ARCHITECT** Competency Level **C5** Team **CoE ? AI Productivity** Min. Experience **10+ Years** - Architect ? Agentic AI | Happiestminds, Bengaluru, India | April 2026 ? Present - Leveraged AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor) and an internal agentic SDLC automation platform to accelerate development cycles across planning, coding, and deployment stages, reducing manual effort in repetitive engineering tasks. - Adopted and applied agentic AI workflows (Claude Code, Cursor, internal plan-to-deploy automation tool) for day-to-day development, gaining hands-on expertise in spec-driven development, automated code review, and AI-assisted debugging. - Built working knowledge of end-to-end agentic SDLC tooling ? including DevPlan, Replit, and Lovable ? for rapid prototyping, requirement-to-code generation, and iterative product development, applying these patterns to evaluate and use the team's internal agentic automation platform effectively. - Stayed current with the evolving AI developer tooling landscape (Claude Code, Cursor, DevPlan, Replit, Lovable) and applied relevant agentic workflow patterns to improve personal and team development velocity using the in-house SDLC automation tool. - Leveraged AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor) and an internal agentic SDLC automation platform to accelerate development cycles across planning, coding, and deployment stages, reducing manual effort in repetitive engineering tasks. - Adopted and applied agentic AI workflows (Claude Code, Cursor, internal plan-to-deploy automation tool) for day-to-day development, gaining hands-on expertise in spec-driven development, automated code review, and AI-assisted debugging. - Built working knowledge of end-to-end agentic SDLC tooling ? for rapid prototyping, requirement-to-code generation, and iterative product development, applying these patterns to evaluate and use the team's internal agentic automation platform effectively. - Stayed current with the evolving AI developer tooling landscape (Claude Code, Cursor) and applied relevant agentic workflow patterns to improve personal and team development velocity using the in-house SDLC automation tool. - Good knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and - Software dev background and DevOps exp, Kubernetes - azure AI Services Communication & Interpersonal Skills - Excellent written and verbal communication ? ability to articulate technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences - Strong client-facing presentation skills ? comfortable with demos, solution walkthroughs, and stakeholder reviews - Ability to lead technical conversations with both technical teams and business stakeholders - Required Technical Skills Software Design & Architecture - Solid understanding of software design patterns ? SOLID, MVC, Repository, Dependency Injection - Experience with microservices and service-oriented architectures - Ability to assess architectural trade-offs and justify decisions DevOps & CI/CD (Working Knowledge) - Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines ? GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins - Basic working knowledge of Docker and containerisation concepts - Understanding of source control workflows with Git (branching, PRs, code reviews) Agile & Delivery Practices - Working experience in Agile development environments ? Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe - Comfortable participating in sprint ceremonies: planning, standups, retrospectives, and reviews - Experience with task management tools such as Jira, Azure Boards, or equivalent GenAI & AI Productivity (Basic Understanding Required) - Basic understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and their application in software products - Exposure to prompt engineering principles and techniques - Awareness of AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or equivalent - Openness to learning and applying GenAI capabilities within team workflows - Preferred Qualifications - Cloud certifications ? AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Azure Developer Associate - Experience with serverless architectures ? AWS Lambda, Azure Functions - Exposure to infrastructure-as-code ? Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep - Knowledge of security best practices ? OAuth2, JWT, OWASP Top 10 - Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB) - Experience contributing to or leading knowledge-sharing initiatives, internal communities, or CoE activities - Technology Landscape **Area** **Technologies** **Backend** - NET Core / ASP.NET | Java / Spring Boot | Node.js / NestJS **Frontend** React | Angular | TypeScript | HTML5 / CSS3 **Cloud** AWS (Lambda, S3, EC2, RDS) | Azure (App Services, Functions, DevOps) **AI & GenAI** LLMs | Prompt Engineering | GitHub Copilot | Azure AI / AWS Bedrock **DevOps** Docker | GitHub Actions | Azure DevOps | Jenkins | Git **Data** SQL Server | PostgreSQL | MySQL | MongoDB | Redis **Tools & Delivery** Jira | Confluence | Postman | Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ - C4 Competency Expectations At C4, You Are Expected To Operate As a Technical Leader Who Is Both Hands-on And Influential. The Following Behaviours Define Success At This Level **Dimension** **Expected Behaviour** **Technical Ownership** Independently drives full delivery of modules or workstreams with minimal supervision **Team Influence** Actively mentors others; sets quality bar through code reviews and technical guidance **Problem Solving** Resolves complex technical challenges and proposes multiple solution paths with trade-offs **Client Engagement** Leads technical presentations and discussions with clients confidently and professionally **Innovation** Proactively explores new tools and methodologies; brings ideas that improve team productivity **Agile Participation** Contributes meaningfully to sprint planning, retrospectives, and continuous improvement Happiest Minds Technologie