Job Description

YOUR IMPACT

The Lead Software Engineer (IC) is a hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, developing, and delivering high-quality software solutions across one or more concurrent projects. He/She is expected to serve as one of the team’s subject matter experts, handling projects and issue resolutions with broader scope and greater complexity.

The Lead Software Engineer is expected to contribute to and influence high- and low-level architecture design, provide required documentation and recommend process improvements.

WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS

Prepare, review and/or approve project software requirements, specifications, and other artifacts (Software Design Document, Entity Relationship Diagram, etc.)
Lead estimation, design, solution, and integration of the project
Own production support and resolve complex cross-component and cross-technology issues.
Recommend and implement software upgrades, tools, techniques, and other process improvements
Analyze monitoring and diagnostic data to identify defects, performance bottlenecks, and system improvement opportunities.
Mentor developers in designing and developing high-quality software solutions.
Provide clear technical status, risk visibility, and architectural insights to stakeholders.
Conduct research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Product, QA, DevOps, and Operations.
Lead or contribute to technical evaluation, onboarding, and capability development of team members.
Champion engineering excellence and continuous improvement initiatives across the team.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Educational Requirement: Bachelor’s/College Degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology or equivalent in relevant discipline.
8+ years of relevant experience with highly developed professional/technical skills.
Expert in implementing detailed designs into robust, well-tested application functionalities using Java/JEE.
Advanced experience in enterprise and distributed system design, including Object-Oriented Design and Domain-Driven Design.
Strong experience designing and implementing distributed, microservices-based enterprise systems, including REST API development.
Proficient knowledge and experience in the following:

> OS Platform (e.g., Windows, Unix, Linux)

> Framework (e.g., Spring 5+, Spring Boot, Hibernate 5+, Angular, Sencha ExtJS. etc.)

> Languages: Java 8+, JavaScript, SQL, PL/SQL

> Distributed messaging systems (e.g., IBM MQ, ActiveMQ).

> Application Servers (e.g., Apache HTTP Server, and Tomcat, etc.)

> SOAP-based web services

> Java Core Design Patterns

> Data Analytics/Reporting frameworks (e.g., iHUB, Jasper Reports, etc.)

> Other Development Technologies (e.g., HTML, XML, CSS, Junit, JSON, Shell scripting)

> Development Tools (e.g., Eclipse, IntelliJ, Maven, and GIT)

> Experience with performance testing, code debugging, monitoring, and JVM tuning

> Distributed and multi-threaded systems on a relational database.

> Experience in Agile/Scrum environments

> Experience with CI/CD pipelines

> Exposure to cloud platforms

> Experience designing and supporting high-availability, transaction-intensive systems, preferably within financial services environments.

> Experience with the following technologies is a plus: Hazelcast, Kafka, Docker, BIRT Reporting

Willing to provide on-call production support as needed (after shift and/or weekends)
Makes sound technical decisions that balance delivery timelines, system quality, and long-term maintainability.
Strong communication, analytical thinking, and stakeholder engagement skills.
High ownership mindset, detail-oriented, adaptable, and collaborative.

ONE LAST THING

OpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned. We take pride in the high expectations placed on us by our customers and strive to exceed those expectations with a culture that fosters extraordinary customer service. We are the voice of our customers, and we focus on making them wildly successful.