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Location: Hyderabad, India
Job Description: J2EE Backend Development – Lead Programmer Analyst (Exp: 5 Yrs to 7 Yrs)
We are seeking a talented and motivated Lead Programmer Analyst to join our team. A key initiative to modernize Java-based microservices, including framework upgrades, authentication & authorization, and API hardening. The ideal candidate will possess strong hands-on Java/Spring Boot skills and a willingness to learn cloud-based environments in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. Individual contributor / senior hands-on engineer within a modernization delivery pod, working under the guidance of the Technical Lead.
Experience should have 5+ yrs to 7 yrs of J2EE backend development.
Hands-on development experience in Java (8/11/17), Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.
Experience implementing authentication & authorization features (OAuth2, JWT) within APIs.
Solid knowledge of OOP concepts and design patterns for developing scalable applications.
Experience with relational (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra) databases.
Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
Must have experience writing unit and integration tests using JUnit, Jest.
Exposure to secrets management and cloud/container basics (Kubernetes, AWS, GCP) is a plus.
Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to development best practices.
Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve application issues in a timely manner.
This guide is for Indian job seekers preparing for Java backend roles, from freshers facing campus and first-job interviews to experienced developers moving into senior positions at product companies and IT services firms. It covers what interviewers ask most in 2025 and 2026 on Java 17 and 21 and Spring Boot 3: OOP, collections, equals and hashCode, streams, exceptions, concurrency and JVM memory, then dependency injection, auto-configuration, REST controllers, validation, JPA and Hibernate, security, microservices and testing. Questions are grouped as easy, medium and hard. Read each answer, compile the code yourself and practise explaining it aloud.
Questions you may be asked
What are the four pillars of OOP, with a Java example of each?
What is the difference between an abstract class and an interface in Java?
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J2EE Backend Development – Lead Programmer Analyst (Exp: 5 Yrs to 7 Yrs)
Hyderabad
1
Full time
5+ years
₹10L – ₹25L a year (estimate, typical for IT Jobs in India, 826 posts)
