Technical Lead

Location: Noida Berger Tower, India

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

Job Summary

As a Java Full Stack Technical Lead, you will be expected to work as a self-driven individual contributor with strong ownership of end-to-end design, development, and delivery of product features across both backend and frontend layers. You should be hands-on in Java-based backend services, REST APIs, microservices, cloud-native deployments, and modern frontend development using frameworks such as React or Angular. Along with independent technical contribution, the role requires mentoring junior engineers in the team, guiding implementation decisions, reviewing code, ensuring secure and high-quality delivery, supporting customer escalations, and driving innovation through PoCs and continuous improvements.

Job Requirement and Responsibilities

• The Java Full Stack Technical Lead will be responsible for independently leading product feature development across backend and frontend layers, including design, implementation, validation, and delivery of scalable software applications and systems.
• The candidate should be hands-on and technically strong enough to contribute as an individual contributor while also providing technical leadership, design direction, code reviews, and guidance to the team.
• Mandatory experience is required in both backend engineering using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, databases, and cloud-native patterns, as well as frontend engineering using React or Angular, TypeScript/JavaScript, UI integration, and responsive web application development.
• You need to follow development processes and security processes, and will ensure the technical quality of the solution with UTs coverage and handle/identify security vulnerabilities.
• You will work on Customers escalated issues.
• You will get exposure to working on cutting-edge technologies and innovation events.
• Drive innovation by proposing, prototyping, and evaluating new technical solutions (PoCs), and contribute to continuous improvements in performance, scalability, and developer productivity.
• Contribute innovative ideas for technical improvements and processes.
• Technologies should not be a constraint for the right person; however, strong hands-on exposure to Java full stack development is mandatory. The role involves Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, React or Angular, TypeScript/JavaScript, Kubernetes, and ownership of deployments and chart definitions for our applications.

Job Knowledge, Skill and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics and Communication, or a related discipline, with 10+ years of application development experience, including strong hands-on Java full stack development across backend and frontend technologies.
• Strong hands-on experience in designing and implementing REST API based backend applications using Java, Spring, and Spring Boot frameworks.
• Strong exposure to frontend technologies such as React or Angular is mandatory, with the ability to collaborate on UI architecture, review frontend implementation, and ensure seamless integration with backend services.
• Core knowledge in Data Structures, OOPS, Solid design principles, and common Design Patterns is must.
• Working exposure to any cloud stack (GCP, AWS) is must.
• Leveraging AI in routine work or personal POCs will be an added advantage.
• Exposure to Cloud and Kubernetes-based applications will be an important factor.
• The ideal candidate should be technology-agnostic, adaptable, and comfortable learning and working across different languages, frameworks, and platforms as required.
• Hands-on experience with a modern cloud-friendly programming language such as Python or Node.js. will be an added advantage.
• Experience in Unit Testing and any automation (BDD) framework will be nice to have.
• Good exposure to any relational database MSSQL or MySql.
• Exposure in Micro Services architecture and Docker based application will be an added advantage.

What do we offer?

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.