Product Lead Java

About Us: The "Internet of Things" (IoT) is expected to grow to $19 trillion over the next 10 years as 50 billion devices are brought online. Aeris is at the forefront of this industry, building networks and applications to enable Fortune 500 clients to fundamentally improve their businesses. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in multiple continents and countries, we rank among the top ten cellular providers for the IoT globally. We power critical projects across energy, automotive, transportation, retail, healthcare and more.
Aeris IoT is the IoT SaaS platform for mobile operators and enterprises within Internet of Things (IoT) business. It is built on core tenants of cloud computing and intelligence (AI/ML) that enables operators and enterprises to address new revenue streams from a vast variety of devices while simplifying the process and reducing the cost of connecting them to benefit from economies of scale.
We are looking for a Tech Lead - Web Developer to join us in building the next-gen intelligent IoT SaaS Platform to meet the future growth and scalability needs. This new position will play an important role in our IoT team and will focus on developing next-gen device and connectivity platform and portal that scale for 100+ millions of devices and processes multi-billions of events per day.
The role offers access to some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, and the opportunity to build and elevate a thriving company – in an environment that values innovation, autonomy and integrity. A few things to know about us:

• We put our customers first. When making decisions, we always seek to do what is right for our customer first, our company second, our teams third, and individual selves last.
• We do things differently. As a pioneer in a highly-competitive industry that is poised to reshape every sector of the global economy, we cannot fall back on old models. Rather, we must chart our own path and strive to out-innovate, out-learn, out-maneuver and out-pace the competition on the way.
• We walk the walk on diversity. We’re a brilliant and eclectic mix of ethnicities, religions, industry experiences, sexual orientations, generations and more – and that’s by design. We see diverse perspectives as a core competitive advantage.
• Integrity is essential. We believe in doing things well – and doing them right. Integrity is a core value here: you’ll see it embodied in our staff, our management approach and growing social impact work. You’ll also see it embodied in the way we manage people and our HR issues: we expect employees and managers to deal with issues directly, immediately and with the utmost respect for each other and for the Company.
• We are owners. Strong managers enable and empower their teams to figure out how to solve problems. You will be no exception, and will have the ownership, accountability and autonomy needed to be truly creative.

Roles and Responsibilities: We are currently seeking an experienced, proactive Product Owner of Development to lead a talented team of backend Java developers and testers. This individual will guide a team of software developers focusing on Java based microservices and web services. This role necessitates robust oral and written communication skills, exceptional interpersonal capabilities, and a readiness to
learn quickly and enthusiastically. We prize individuals who can work efficiently and effectively, both independently and in a team setting. Responsibilities:

• Drive the design and development of software solutions by understanding requirements, working closely with users, studying data usage and work processes, identifying problem areas, and adhering to the Agile development lifecycle.
• Illustrate solutions by creating thorough documentation, design specifications, and architecture diagrams.
• mprove operations by conducting advanced systems analysis and suggesting changes in policies and procedures.
• Supply information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing development and service issues.
• Deliver timely and professional responses to support requests and customer needs.
• Assume full responsibility for complex technical issues, coordinating with offshore development groups to resolve them as needed.
• Document troubleshooting procedures and problem resolution steps.
• Provide training sessions for Customer Support teams as required.
• Play a key role in defining and designing architecture components within the Aeris machine-to- machine cellular network, participating from inception through the various phases of the development and deployment lifecycle.
• coordinate and collaborate with L1/L2 Support, Operations, Engineering, and Product management teams.

Required Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in a software development or related role.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent discipline/experience.
• Great communication.
• Deep understanding of core Java, including but not limited to multi-threading, memory
• management, and web services
• Familiarity with Spring, Spring Boot, and related concepts, including JPA, Cache, cloud stream security, Web client.
• Experience with the Agile/SAFe process is mandatory.
• Strong team player with a creative, self-motivated, and positive attitude, capable of working
• independently with customers to help resolve complex product issues.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with microservices.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience with caching technologies like Redis, Message brokers like Kafka/RabbitMQ, JSON/ProtoBuf.
• Proficiency in debugging in an Amazon Web Services environment.
• Prior experience collaborating with geographically distributed teams.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD (Docker / Rancher / Kubernetes).
• Product management track record.