Java Tech Lead - Monterrey

We are a digitally native technology services company where innovation, design and engineering meet scale. We use some of the latest technologies in the digital and cognitive field to empower organizations in every aspect.

At Globant, we partner with leading global organizations to create innovative digital products through cutting-edge engineering, cloud technologies, and AI-driven development practices. Our culture is built around collaboration, continuous learning, and engineering excellence at scale.

We are currently looking for a Team Lead (Full Stack) to lead a distributed engineering team delivering enterprise-grade applications and cloud-native solutions across global environments.

This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader passionate about modern full-stack development, Agile delivery, DevOps, and AI-assisted engineering workflows.

What You’ll Do

Full-Stack Engineering

• Design, develop, test, and support scalable full-stack applications using:
  • Java/J2EE
  • Spring MVC / REST APIs
  • Groovy
  • React or Angular
  • TypeScript
• Build high-performance APIs and distributed microservices
• Develop reusable UI components and modern front-end architectures
• Improve platform performance, scalability, and maintainability

Technical Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and mentor a team of Software Developers and QA Automation Engineers
• Drive code quality, engineering standards, and delivery predictability
• Conduct code reviews, pair programming, and technical coaching sessions
• Support sprint planning, capacity management, and backlog prioritization
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing engineering culture

AI-Driven Engineering Practices

• Leverage AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot and M365 Copilot
• Implement agent-mode workflows to accelerate development, testing, documentation, and refactoring
• Apply AI-driven insights to improve code quality, testing coverage, and PR review cycles
• Support Spec Kit–driven development practices and AI-enabled SDLC optimization

Cloud, DevOps & Platform Engineering

• Build and deploy cloud-native applications using Microsoft Azure
• Contribute to CI/CD automation using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions
• Containerize and orchestrate services with Docker and Kubernetes
• Collaborate on observability, monitoring, and operational excellence initiatives

What We’re Looking For

• 6–9 years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years working with Java/J2EE ecosystems
• 2+ years leading teams or acting as a hands-on Tech Lead
• Strong expertise with:
  • Java/J2EE
  • Spring Boot / REST APIs
  • React or Angular
  • TypeScript
  • Microservices architecture
  • SQL & NoSQL databases
  • Git workflows and CI/CD practices
  • Docker & Kubernetes
  • Microsoft Azure cloud services
• Experience driving Agile/SAFe delivery practices and engineering governance
• Strong communication, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with AI-assisted engineering workflows is highly valued

Globant will cover relocation expenses to Monterrey for candidates hired for this position. This benefit applies only upon official hiring, for candidates with a Seniority level of Semi Senior Advanced (Ssr Adv) or above, and in accordance with the company’s internal policies. 

At Globant we believe that an inclusive culture and a diverse environment makes us stronger. We encourage people to have an inclusive spirit as our global footprint expands. We seek to generate a place of inspiration and growth for everyone. A safe space, based on equity as a value, where everyone's careers can be promoted and developed in the same way. There is no innovation without diversity and there is no improvement without plurality.  ​

Are you ready?