Vice President - Architecture - Financial Services

Job location: [{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Pune","addressCountry":"IN"}}] Work arrangement: Employment type: FULL_TIME Salary: "" Experience requirements: {"monthsOfExperience":120,"educational":{"credentialCategory":"bachelor degree"}} Education requirements: "" (Only the VP and SVP designations are accepted, be responsible and confident enough before applying, thank you) Vice President Architecture Job Location: Pune - Kharadi Experience: 9 - 16 Yrs Employment Type: Full-Time Work Mode: Work from Office - 4 Days a Week Shift Timing: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Industry: Investment Banking / Financial Services / Product Engineering Job Description: We are looking for an experienced VP / Senior Software Engineer - Java to join a high-performing engineering team developing scalable, high-performance enterprise applications in the financial services domain. The ideal candidate should possess strong hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, microservices, distributed systems, and system architecture. The role requires an experienced engineer who can contribute to architectural decisions, write high-quality code, optimize application performance, and drive engineering excellence across complex enterprise platforms. Candidates with experience in investment banking, capital markets, financial services, or product-based technology organizations are preferred. Key Responsibilities: - Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance applications using Java and Spring Boot. - Architect and implement microservices-based and distributed systems. - Design and develop event-driven applications using Apache Kafka. - Build low-latency, high-throughput applications with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability. - Apply advanced Java concepts, including multithreading, concurrency, collections, and JVM optimization. - Participate in system design, solution architecture, technical reviews, and architectural decision-making. - Develop cloud-native applications using AWS and contribute to infrastructure initiatives involving Kubernetes and Docker. - Work with relational and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL and MongoDB. - Establish coding standards, conduct code reviews, and promote engineering best practices. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver business-critical solutions. - Troubleshoot complex technical issues and improve application performance, resiliency, and scalability. - Provide technical guidance and mentorship while remaining actively involved in hands-on development. Mandatory Technical Skills: - Strong hands-on experience in Core Java and advanced Java concepts. - Extensive experience with Spring Boot and microservices architecture. - Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven architecture. - Practical experience with multithreading, concurrency, and performance optimization. - Experience designing and developing distributed systems. - Strong system design and architectural problem-solving capabilities. - Experience developing high-performance, low-latency applications. - Strong coding, debugging, and troubleshooting skills. Preferred Technical Skills: - AWS cloud services. - Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, and Docker. - CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. - PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and enterprise database technologies. - Distributed caching, messaging systems, and application monitoring. - Enterprise-scale platform development and modernization. Experience and Qualification: - 9 - 16 Yrs of relevant software engineering experience. Candidates with up to 17 Yrs may be considered selectively. - Engineering degree from a reputed institution. - Candidates from investment banking and financial services should ideally have experience at VP level. - Candidates from product-based technology organizations should ideally have experience as Technical Architects, Senior Technical Architects, Staff Engineers, or Principal Engineers, subject to eligibility. - Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, and collaboration skills. Candidates must be prepared to complete the following selection stages: Selection Process: - Total 6 rounds of selection. - 1 Codility Technical Assessment - 2 hours, proctored. - 2 Face-to-Face Interviews. - Remaining rounds will cover technical evaluation and hiring discussions. Work Details: - Location: Kharadi, Pune. - Work Arrangement: 4 Days Work from Office per week. - Working Hours: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM. - Candidates must be comfortable working from the Pune office according to the organization's work arrangement. Important Note: This is a senior, hands-on engineering position requiring strong technical depth in Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, distributed systems, multithreading, and performance engineering. Candidates with predominantly people-management, production-support, or maintenance experience without substantial hands-on engineering expertise may not be suitable.