AEM Lead

Are you looking for a super-challenging role designing backend systems that scale to 1000+ TPSs in one of India's fastest growing, profitable near-Unicorns with businesses spanning Lending, E-comm and UPI? Then this is the role for you.

Client Company is a profitable, rapidly scaling unicorn which is extremely well capitalized. Client has a very strong moat in the consumer lending space on the back of which it is entering into additional large markets such as E-comm and UPI.

Client company is now entering its next phase of growth from a fast-scaling startup to a robust, high-scale financial platform serving millions of users daily.

You'll design systems built for 10x100x growth, make the key technical trade-off calls, and stay deeply hands-on. Beyond building, you'll mentor engineers and work directly with founders and product teams to translate business goals into scalable, reliable systems.

This role is an opportunity to:

• Shape the next-generation architecture for a high-throughput fintech system
• Build systems designed to scale 10x100x from current volumes
• Solve real-world problems across performance, reliability, and financial-grade security

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve the platform architecture to support 10x100x growth
• Own systems end-to-end from the first design decision to production impact
• Lead system design discussions and set the long-term technical direction for the platform
• Identify scale bottlenecks early and drive solutions
• Mentor and elevate engineers through design reviews, code quality, and architectural thinking
• Partner directly with founders and product teams to turn business priorities into scalable systems
• Operate with high ownership in a fast-paced environment where priorities evolve quickly
• Drive projects independently own timelines, coordinate with teams, and see delivery
• Conduct rigorous code reviews and champion engineering best practices across the team
• Proactively identify gaps in the system and come up with concrete approaches to address them
• Solve technical problems across the company not just confined to a single pod
• Challenge existing architecture with data and reasoning push back when its the right call, and drive adoption of better approaches.

Requirements

• 7-12 years of experience in backend or platform engineering
• Strong computer science fundamentals (preferably from IIT, BITS, NITs)
• Strong proficiency in backend development (Node.js, Java, Go, or equivalent)
• Proven experience scaling systems through high-growth startup phases (1→10 or beyond)
• Track record of building and owning critical platforms or systems from scratch
• Exposure to high-volume transactional systems; fintech or lending is a strong plus
• Bias for action - moves fast, makes sound decisions, owns outcomes end-to-end
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving priorities in a startup environment
• Strong problem-solving skills ability to break down complex technical challenges and arrive at pragmatic, well-reasoned solutions
• Hands-on experience with platform engineering developer tooling, shared services, infrastructure abstractions, or internal platforms

Company Name – Client Freshworks,Location : Perungudi Chennai (Hybrid)

• Strong written/verbal communication skills

• Minimum 3+ Years of Core Java Programming with Collections Framework, Concurrent Programming, Multi-threading (Good knowledge in Executor service, Fork joins pool and other threading concepts)

•  Good knowledge of the JVM with an understanding of performance and memory optimization.

•  Extensive and expert programming experience in JAVA programming language (strong OO skills preferred).

•  Excellent knowledge on collections like, Array List, Vector, LinkedList, HashMap, Hash Table, HashSet is mandate.

•  Exercised exemplary development practices including design specification, coding standards, unit testing, and code-reviews.

•  Expert level understanding of Object-Oriented Concepts and Data Structures

•  Good experience in Database (Sybase, Oracle or SQL Server) like indexing (clustered, non-clustered), hashing, segmenting, data types like clob / blob, views (materialized), replication, constraints, functions, triggers, procedures etc.

Roles & Responsibilities JOB TITLE: AEM Developer - Senior

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Participation in software development and maintenance

processes as per quality requirements, procedures and best

practices applicable.

2. Implementing, optimizing and supervising efficiency of IT

systems in accordance with specific standards, resolution or

escalation of problems, as appropriate.

3. Drawing up technical documentation.

4. Developing knowledge in scope of information technology used.

5. Developing knowledge in scope of best practices and standards

of creating software.

6. Developing soft skills in scope of effective communication and

efficient teamwork, solution presentation and knowledge sharing.

7. Interpreting business cases, preparing specifications and

analyzing functional and technical requirements.

8. Designing solutions and creating documentation, estimating

individual scope of works and time consumption of works.

9. Within the team and project/services, proactively identifying

problems and proposing measures to increase the level of services.

10. Developing knowledge in scope of information technology

used.

11. Developing knowledge in scope of best practices and standards

of creating software.

12. Spreading the knowledge throughout the organization by

educating and supporting less experienced Specialists.

13. Maintaining industry standards and practices in projects.

14. Performing tasks assigned by the superior.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE& TECHNICAL SKILLS

1. Minimum 3 years of experience in work related to CQ/AEM

development.

2. Minimum 5 years of experience in work related to Java

development in IT sector.

SOFT SKILLS:

1. Independence in performance of tasks assigned.

2. Team and end user communications skills.

3. Skills to acquire knowledge and put it in practice.

4. Work time estimation based on functional or technical

requirements.

5. Recommending employment in the case of reviewing technical

knowledge of candidates in recruitment process.

6. Work time estimation.

7. Designing and supervising implementation of solutions.

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS: Nice to have: AEM 6 Developer

certification

Skills Primary Skills –

1. AEM including Sling Models

2. Apache Sling

3. JCR

4. Sightly (must)

Secondary Skills –

1. OSGi (Apache Felix),

2. Java, JavaEE (Servlet, Filter, JSP)

3. Git

4. Junit

5. Maven

6. REST

7. Object Oriented Design Patterns, Basic HTML + JavaScript

Experience Total Experience – 4-6 years

Relevant Experience – 4-6 years

Qualification Required to perform the

Job (Any Certifications if Needed)

Bachelor’s in information technology or equivalent qualifications.

JAVA, JSP, jQuery, Servlet, Hibernate, Spring MVC, Spring boot, SOAP and REST Web Services, Microservices, knowledge of SQL query, build tool like Ant and Maven, very good analytical and logical skills.

Good to have: Redis and Memcached cache management, JBOSS 7 and above, API gateway, Apache, EJB

About the Role

If you are interested in developing the future architecture of Uber's Rider stack by building its core building blocks, join the Rider Backend Platform team. We build backend architectural components and frameworks comprising of services, libraries, state storage and other building blocks that aim to optimise the core Rider flow and foundational features that are shared among all rider products, including but not limited to, Uber Rider app, UberLite, m.uber.com, etc.

What You'll Do

• Work with Rider product engineering teams to identify, design and build solutions that help scale Rider services and platforms.
• Drive adoption of best practices in code health, testing, and maintainability
• Analyze and decompose complex software systems and collaborate with cross-functional teams to influence design for scalability and testability
• Work with smart and motivated teammates in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Build elegant backend platform components for high throughput and low latency distributed systems.
• Solve challenging problems with cutting edge design and algorithms.

What You'll Need

• 4+ years Strong meaningful Individual contributor experience as a software engineer
• Design: Knowledge of data structures and an eye for design. You can discuss the tradeoff between design choices, both on a theoretical level and on an applied level.
• Strong coding/debugging abilities: You have advanced knowledge of at least one programming language, and are happy to learn more. Our core languages are Go and Java.
• Fast learner: We're looking for software engineers who thrive on learning new technologies and don't believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. You should be able to adapt easily to meet the needs of our massive growth and rapidly evolving business environment.
• A team player: You believe that you can achieve more on a team -- that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. You rely on others' candid feedback for continuous improvement.

• Business acumen: You understand requirements beyond the written word. Whether you're working on an API used by other developers, an internal tool consumed by our operation teams, or a feature used by millions of customers, your attention to details leads to a delightful user experience.

About the Team: **Rider Backend Platform**

Builds the core building blocks needed to power the rider experiences on the different Rider facing apps including the core Uber app, Uber Lite, Web as we move on to become the preferred transportation platform for millions of riders all over the world.

Uber

At Uber, we ignite opportunity by setting the world in motion. We take on big problems to help drivers, riders, delivery partners, and eaters get moving in more than 600 cities around the world.

We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let's move the world forward, together.

Job Description:
We are looking for talented Technical Managers to be part of the Product Engineering team. The candidate should have good experience with Java/J2ee based technologies and will be responsible for delivering features that are meaningful to the customer and consistent with the product vision through the management of a cross-functional team. The person will also contribute to the team as a servant leader and ensure that the team has everything needed to be successful.

Technical Competencies

• Strong Java/J2EE development experience with demonstrated ability to develop and troubleshoot large mission applications & Software Products
• Experience on exception handling, correct use of data structures, multi-threaded programming, memory management and application tuning
• Excellent exposure in Object Oriented Design skills using Java/J2ee along with:
• Core Java Language (Collections, Concurrency/Multithreading)
• JDBC concepts (connection pooling, statement, result set)
• Web Technologies (Struts/Struts 2, Spring (IOP, MVC, AOP), Hibernate, JSP, Web services)
• Database optimization and profiling
• Core/JEE/Integration Design patterns/UML
• Should have experience in Unit Testing
• Good hands on experience with RDBMS like MySQL/Oracle with ability to write SQL Queries/Stored Procedures/Triggers/Joins/View etc
• Practical application of software product development standards and methodologies including Agile, XP, Kanban, RUP and UML
• Ability to apply design patterns consistently and also accurate when building per design requirements
• Good experience in source control, unit testing, code verification, documentation, automated build, continuous integration, metrics, and code reviews.
• Demonstrated problem solving, analytic and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills are required to effectively engage internal stakeholders and their technical representatives.

Responsibilities:

• Manages the team in producing working software each iteration in accordance with the team’s commitments
• Facilitates planning sessions, team meetings, and other “rituals,” such as the daily standup, iteration planning, iteration kickoff, iteration review, and retrospectives
• Ensures that the backlog of work for the team is well-defined with respect to scope, clarity of requirements, and acceptance criteria
• Helps remove roadblocks to delivery success.
• Helps the team follow its defined process, and leads process improvement efforts
• Understands the client’s business strategy and objectives as it relates to the product being developed; ensures that the client’s expectations are met or exceeded.
• Oversees the completion of stories, ensuring that the team understands what “Done” means for each story.
• Interfaces between the team and the customer
• Communicates effectively within the team and with all stakeholders by providing high-quality visibility into planned and actual deliverables.
• Is a model developer, with sharp coding skills and a passion for excellence
• Participates in design and coding activities, and helps with requirements, analysis, and testing as needed
• Ensures that the architecture of the product is sound
• Ensures product quality through effective monitoring of quality trends, test automation, defect tracking and root cause analysis.
• Assures that all production deliveries meet acceptance, operational, and quality criteria
• Develops camaraderie and strong collaboration across both the 3Pillar team and client team,
• Actively demonstrates and teaches strong consulting skills to teammates,
• Understands the full set of product development capabilities and speaks to them holistically,
• Proactively develops a deep "trusted advisor" relationship with the primary buyer,
• Assists in developing strategies to take advantage of opportunities within the account and works collaboratively with the Client Partner to execute them

Benefits

• A competitive annual salary based on experience and market demands
• Flexi-timings
• Medical insurance with the option to purchase a premium plan or HSA option for your entire family
• In-house Food & Refreshments
• Regular Health check-up camps arranged by the company
• Recreational activities
• Business casual atmosphere