As an Application Lead, you will lead the effort to design, build, and configure applications, acting as the primary point of contact. Your day will involve overseeing the application development process and collaborating with team members to ensure project success. Key responsibilities include being strong in core Java, APIs, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, CI/CD pipelines, debugging skills, and version control. The role also involves collaboration, adaptability, and good communication. The candidate should also have experience in RESTful APIs using Spring Boot, microservices, experience in code coverage and fixing sonar issues, experience is monitoring tools like NewRelic or Dynatrace is desirable.