Engineering Productivity Lead (DevOps Lead / Platform Engineer)
Ojas Softech Pvt Ltd
- Pay
- ₹20–25 lakh a year
- Experience
- 6–9 years
- Location
- Noida, Sector 63 · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Java
- Tomcat
- JSP
- Servlets
- JDBC
- Spring MVC
- Spring Boot
- Git
About the role
Improve developer efficiency and software delivery across Java/Tomcat/JSP/Servlet applications, Android platforms, and backend services. Streamline development workflows, improve testing and automation practices, reduce dependency bottlenecks. Enable teams to build, test, and deploy software faster and more reliably.
What you’ll do
- Improve and standardize local development environments for Java/Tomcat applications to simplify onboarding and accelerate development
- Define and implement Git workflows, pull request processes, branching strategies, and code review best practices
- Build and maintain dependency-mocking and service-virtualization solutions to reduce reliance on live databases and third-party services
- Drive adoption of automated testing practices including unit, integration, API, and regression testing
- Establish API contract standards using OpenAPI and related tools to enable independent frontend and backend development
- Improve CI/CD pipelines, build reliability, deployment automation, and developer feedback cycles
- Create developer tooling, automation scripts, onboarding documentation, templates, and engineering runbooks
What we’re looking for
Must have
- Java
- Tomcat
- JSP
- Servlets
- JDBC
- Spring MVC
Nice to have
- Codex
- Claude Code
- GitHub Copilot
What makes this role challenging
- Modernizing legacy Java monoliths while maintaining stability
- Reducing dependency bottlenecks in a complex Java/Tomcat ecosystem
- Driving adoption of automated testing and CI/CD best practices across teams
- Balancing developer experience improvements with production reliability
What success looks like
- First 30 days
- Ramped on the existing Java/Tomcat codebase, development environments, and CI/CD pipelines; start contributing to standardizing local dev setups and Git workflows.
- By 90 days
- Driving adoption of automated testing practices, building dependency-mocking solutions, and improving CI/CD reliability; leading code review and branching strategy improvements.
- First year
- Established a comprehensive engineering productivity framework including developer tooling, runbooks, and automation; measurable improvements in deployment frequency and developer efficiency across teams.
Tech stack
- HTML5
- jQuery
- Google Analytics
About Ojas Softech Pvt Ltd
Ojas Softech Pvt Ltd is a software product company specializing in astrology and AI-enabled digital services. It operates AstroSage.com, a leading astrology portal, and the AstroSage Kundli mobile app, which has over 10 million downloads. The company also develops products like Bhrigoo.AI, CogniAstro, and Ojas VR Studios.
Information Technology and Services / Computer Software · 152 employees
Ojas Softech Pvt Ltd Engineering Productivity Lead (DevOps Lead / Platform Engineer) Location: Noida, Sector 63 — On-site | Experience: 6+ Years | Type: Full-Time
Role
We are looking for an Engineering Productivity Lead to improve developer efficiency and software delivery across our Java/Tomcat/JSP/Servlet applications, Android platforms, and backend services. The role focuses on streamlining development workflows, improving testing and automation practices, reducing dependency bottlenecks, and enabling teams to build, test, and deploy software faster and more reliably. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with Java-based applications, Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, and modern engineering productivity practices. Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Codex, Claude Code, or GitHub Copilot will be a strong advantage.
Key responsibilities
- Improve and standardize local development environments for Java/Tomcat applications to simplify onboarding and accelerate development.
- Define and implement Git workflows, pull request processes, branching strategies, and code review best practices.
- Build and maintain dependency-mocking and service-virtualization solutions to reduce reliance on live databases and third-party services.
- Drive adoption of automated testing practices including unit, integration, API, and regression testing.
- Establish API contract standards using OpenAPI and related tools to enable independent frontend and backend development.
- Improve CI/CD pipelines, build reliability, deployment automation, and developer feedback cycles.
- Create developer tooling, automation scripts, onboarding documentation, templates, and engineering runbooks.
- Identify productivity bottlenecks and implement solutions that improve engineering efficiency and code quality.
Skills required
- 6–9 years of experience in Java application development, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Developer Experience (DevEx) roles.
- Strong experience with Java, Tomcat, JSP, Servlets, JDBC, Spring MVC, and/or Spring Boot.
- Good understanding of legacy Java monoliths and modernization practices.
- Hands-on experience with Git, Pull Requests, Branching Strategies, and Code Review workflows.
- Experience with Test Automation, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, and API Testing frameworks.
- Knowledge of Service Virtualization and Mocking tools such as WireMock, MockServer, TestContainers, or similar.
- Experience with API Contracts, OpenAPI Specifications, and RESTful service design.
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar platforms.
- Strong understanding of SQL databases and dependency management.
- Proficiency in Linux environments and scripting using Bash and/or Python.
- Experience building internal developer tools, automation utilities, or productivity frameworks.