Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of high-quality products for the kitchen and home in the United States. Today, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is one of the United States' largest e-commerce retailers with some of the best known and most beloved brands in home furnishings. Our family of brands are Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, West Elm, Williams-Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, GreenRow and Mark and Graham. We currently operate retail stores globally. Our products are also available to customers through our catalogs and online worldwide.

  Williams-Sonoma has established a technology center in Pune, India to enhance its global operations. The India Technology Center serves as a critical hub for innovation and focuses on developing cutting-edge solutions in areas such as e-commerce, supply chain optimization, and customer experience management. By integrating advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, data analytics, and machine learning, the India Technology Center plays a crucial role in accelerating Williams-Sonoma's growth and maintaining its competitive edge in the global market

Responsibility: 

• Over 15 years of experience including minimum 3 years as Java Lead 

• Java Lead with Springboot, Microservices, Kafka skill set 

• Experience working with multiple database tools like DB2, SQL, Oracle 

• Experience in Programming (Java, JavaEE, JavaScript/React, etc) 

• Expert with designing and developing scalable microservices using open-source Java Frameworks: Spring MVC/Web Flux and SpringBoot, Design patterns 

• Familiar with industry standards around IT change management and development deployments 

• Intermediate knowledge of the business systems and technologies within the Logistics domain (WMOS – warehouse management and 3rd party logistics integrations) 

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience 

• Hands on experience in defining secure coding practices/standards, unit testing standards, GIT repo / branching strategy, Code quality (SONAR) 

• Hands on experience with Java, JPA, RESTFul web services, SLF4J logging, Kafka Topic and consumer, Application configuration management 

• Hands on experience with deployment to Containerized Platform (Kubernetes) 

• Experience with CI (Continuous Integration) methodologies and tools, including automated testing tools • Hands on experience with application monitoring tools - AppD, Splunk, ELK, Grafana - including alerts and notification setup 

• Hands on experience with Integration platforms and web services. 

• Experience working in an agile development environment – Jira, sprint planning, story point estimation 

• Integration experience with Distribution Centers and Warehouse Management Systems, experience with Manhattan WMoS is required. 

• Integration experience in Transportation Management systems, Manhattan Slotting, and Labor Management systems is nice to have. 

• Work with Manhattan Associates to lead the design and development of new capabilities. 

• Exhibit the qualities of situational leadership as well as someone who can work with a team and pull the team forward to deliver business value. 

• A self-starter, who can learn on the job. • Ability to triage, research, and find root causes of Production Incidents. 

• Possess basic skills of database query and data analysis 

• Basic knowledge of system integration concepts. 

• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to translate business functionality and opportunities into clear, precise and easy-to-read functional specifications. 

• Ability to create and interpret technical specifications. 

• Strong business acumen to quickly learn new business processes and understand how technology can support the business in achieving revenue and profit goals. 

• Proven ability to pull a diverse group of individuals with different goals together and facilitate productive discussions. 

• Flexible, ability to deal with ambiguity, and a demonstrated desire for continuous personal growth. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills to effectively communicate with both business and technical IT teams.