PeopleLAKE Recruitment Agency Malaysia Hiring! Full Time Java Lead Developer (live sports data applications) – hybrid working arrangement in Federal Territory - Ricebowl

About the Company:

A software development company that develops live sports data applications for overseas clients.

About the Role:

• We are seeking a hands-on Java Lead Developer to lead the design, development and optimization of our backend services.
• You will lead a team of Java developers in building and maintaining a real-time, high-availability API platform for live sports data.
• The ideal candidate combines strong technical skills in Spring Boot, MySQL, and AWS, with leadership experience and a deep understanding of agile CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities:

System Design & Architecture

• Lead backend architecture decisions in collaboration with product and infrastructure teams.
• Design scalable, maintainable and high-performance services using Spring Boot and Hibernate.
• Own the system architecture, refactoring strategy, and technical roadmap for backend services.

Development & Quality

• Write and review clean, testable code in Java.
• Establish coding standards and best practices for the team.
• Guide adoption of automated testing, code reviews and static analysis tools.

Team Leadership

• Mentor junior and mid-level Java developers; conduct regular code walkthroughs.
• Drive sprint planning, backlog grooming, and sprint retrospectives.
• Coordinate with frontend and QA teams for seamless integration.

DevOps & CI/CD

• Collaborate on deployment pipelines using GitHub / GitLab CI, Jenkins, and AWS services (e.g., RDS, EC2, S3).

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• Strong in Java 11+, Spring Boot, Hibernate/JPA.
• Solid experience with MySQL or equivalent RDBMS.
• Familiar with AWS stack: RDS, EC2, S3, ElastiCache.
• Experience in CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI) and build tools (Maven).
• Version control via GitLab or GitHub
• Proven experience building RESTful APIs and scalable backend systems.

Salary Range: RM 15,000 – RM 17,000

Please be informed that only shortlisted candidate will be notified.

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