Software Technical Lead

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Software Technical Lead

Pune-Balewadi

Fiix was acquired by Rockwell Automation in December 2020. Our relationship with Rockwell gives us access to more resources, connections and expertise in the industrial automation space while maintaining our individuality and creative freedom as a high-growth SaaS company. This acquisition allows Fiix to offer the best of both worlds to our employees.

We're looking for an Software Technical lead to help take Fiix's explosive growth to a whole new level. We think most software is too complex, too many features with too many promises. We're on a mission to change that - to build truly superior software that changes the way people work. Our team is growing fast and we're looking for developers just like you that are to innovate. The Tech Lead role offers a clear and rewarding career path. Individuals in this position will have the opportunity to grow their leadership, technical, and strategic capabilities. Further to the Tech Lead role, the career progression will be towards an Architect position, where responsibilities expand to include system-wide design, technology strategy, and cross-team collaboration.

You will Report to Manager, Software Engineering and have a hybrid schedule working in Pune, India.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural design and development of robust, scalable Java-based applications.
• Be an bridge between business and development teams, and guide the architecture to increase and meet requirements.
• Oversee design, development and delivery of web-based applications
• Collaborate cross functionally with other Lead Developers and Product Managers to ensure objectives are met
• Coach and inspire your team where individuals can grow their careers and contribute to our success
• Oversee and develop existing software programmes and perform software design and development, unit testing, and debugging of software code using Java 11 and above.
• Work with other engineering teams to solve deployment, integration and operational challenges in a microservices-based platform that align with the needs and are also consistent with the architectural vision
• Provide technical leadership across multiple projects, ensuring understanding of enterprise architecture.
• Conduct code and design reviews, ensuring adherence to architectural principles.
• Mentor junior and mid-level developers, promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensure technical debt is identified and addressed.
• Maintain source code/components, and modify and upgrade code.
• Test and debug applications
• Troubleshoot problems with existing web application
• Production Support, Bugfixes, feature enhancements and ensure uptime
  
  

The Essentials - You Will Have

• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• We also ask that you have 12 years' experience maintaining, supporting and developing business critical, high quality applications
  
  

Experience With The Following Technical Skills

• Java web application development
• SOLID design principles and have contributed to application architecture showcasing common Design Patterns
• Expertise in Java SE/EE, Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud), Hibernate/JPA.
• Experience building scalable, performant and secure API's
• Experience with Docker and AWS or another cloud provider
• Proficient in database development
• Experience with event-driven architecture using tools like Apache Kafka/Axon
• Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Source control management and issue tracking systems (Git, Bitbucket, JIRA etc.,)
• You have experience or an interest in learning about DevOps, managing the infrastructures in which your applications will be tested and deployed on.
• You are unafraid of change and can refactor and work with legacy code.
  
  

The Preferred - You Might Also Have

• Believer in a "You build it, you own it, you run it" approach to DevOps
• Working in a collaborative environment focused on collective success in achieving group goals
• Obsess high-quality software and care about code quality, readability, reliability and security
  
  

What We Offer

Our benefits package includes …

• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm
• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees
• Company volunteer and donation matching program – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program
• On-demand digital course library for professional development
• and other local benefits!
  
  

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.