Backend Developer

About Root Node

We’re an early-stage startup building intelligent tools for planning, scheduling, and optimization—starting with timetabling and warehouse logistics. Backed by deep domain expertise and a growing customer pipeline, we’re now building our core tech team. This is not just a coding job — it's a chance to build something meaningful from the ground up.

About the job

• Design and implement robust backend systems and APIs using Java or similar backend language and Spring Boot or equivalent frameworks
• Integrate backend services with existing custom ERP systems 
• Work closely with the founder on product architecture, feature prioritization, and go-to-market feedback
• Take full ownership of features — from system design and development to deployment and iterative improvements
• Help shape our engineering culture and technical foundations

You're a Great Fit If You:

• Have 3+ years of experience in backend development
• Are strong in Java or similar languages (e.g., Kotlin, Go, Node.js)
• Have solid experience with Spring Boot or equivalent backend frameworks
• Have integrated with ERP or enterprise systems in production environments
• Are comfortable with both SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB)
• Understand REST API development, authentication, Docker
• Have an entrepreneurial mindset — you're excited about ownership, ambiguity, and making decisions that shape the product and company
• Want more than just a job — you want to build, solve, and learn rapidly

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• High degree of ownership and autonomy
• Ability to shape the tech and product direction from Day 1
• Transparent and fast decision-making culture
• A builder’s environment — solve real-world problems with real impact

We prefer candidates who can attend a walk-in interview and join immediately.

Job Description: Senior Java Developer with Leadership Experience

Position: Lead Developer

Experience: 5-8 Years

Location: Noida

Job Type: Full-time

Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Java Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in Java development, with a strong focus on leadership and team management. This role requires a proactive individual who can guide others, provide instant solutions, and ensure the successful completion of technical projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Java developers, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
• Project Management: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.
• Technical Guidance: Provide expert guidance on Java, JSP, Servlets, Spring Boot, and Hibernate, ensuring best practices and high-quality code standards.
• Problem Solving: Quickly identify, analyze, and resolve technical issues, providing instant and effective solutions.
• Code Review: Conduct regular code reviews to maintain code quality, performance, and security.
• Server Management: Manage server configurations, deployments, and troubleshooting to ensure optimal performance and uptime.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including QA, DevOps, and Product Management, to align development activities with business goals.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies, and continuously improve development processes and practices.
• Documentation: Ensure comprehensive documentation of all technical specifications, project plans, and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (tier 1/2), Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in Java development, Minimum 1 year experience in leading Team

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in Java, JSP, Servlets, Spring Boot, and Hibernate.
• Strong understanding of server-side technologies and server management.
• Experience with version control systems like Git.
• Familiarity with database management systems, particularly SQL.
• Fluency in English
• Leadership Skills: Proven experience in leading and managing development teams.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits:

● Provident Fund

Schedule:

● Day shift

● Fixed shift

● Monday to Friday

● Morning shift

Key Responsibilities:

• Development of a Single Page Application (SPA) and it's components in Typescript: deployed and optimized for progressive mobile and browsers using Angular 2 and Ionic 2 frameworks.
• Creating custom, general use modules and smart components which extend the elements and modules of core Angular framework.
• Creating self-contained, reusable, and testable modules and components in Typescript and using responsive HTML and CSS.
• Architecting and automating the build process for production, using task runners or scripts.
• Writing non-blocking code, and resorting to advanced techniques such as multi-threading, when needed

Skills and Qualifications:

• Should have experience with CSS 3, SCSS, Java script and HTML5.
• Full-time knowledge of Angular practices and commonly used modules based on extensive work experience. Or 2 Year or more experience with other industry-leading frameworks like React.
• Minimum 1-year experience in working and extending one of the CSS or UI frameworks like Ng-lightening, Angular-material

Education:

• BE / BTech / MCA

• Understand the fundamentals of Software Engineering, such as Data Structures, Algorithms, Design Patterns
• Ability to write Java applications using Spring, Springboot or any other microservices frameworks
• Experience in the development of REST applications, in Java or Kotlin
• Capable of writing effective APIs
• Solid knowledge of JVM fundamentals such as classloading, memory management, garbage collection
• Demonstrated experience in platform API design and development
• Knowledge on microservice and event-driven architecture
• Experience in working with version control frameworks such as Git (preferable), SVN
•      Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB or Cassandra) & Relational Databases
• Solid understanding of TDD & Agile principles such as CI / CD, with a proven track record of implementing solutions centred around those concepts
• Excellent communication, collaboration, reporting, analytical and problem solving skills

Primary duties and responsibilities include:

·         Candidate should be able to work independently with client and should possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.

·         Work closely with experienced integration, frontend, or backend development teams

·         Contribute to estimation and scoping of projects

·         Work on presales environment for checking feasibilities for customer requirement.

Required Experience

·         Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience

·         8 to 10 years of programming experience—preferably with Java 8+, and other tool support

·         5 years of Java # 6 experience

·         Should have experience in executing project independently.

·         Demonstrated ability of Design Patterns and to write efficient, reusable rest services and libraries

·         Experience with agile software development methodologies and software development best practices, pair programming and CI/CD

·         Excellent written and verbal communication skills

·         Excellent analytical skills for solution building of customer requirements.

·         Good knowledge of datastores (RDBMS, Oracle, SQL)

·         Must have in depth understanding of the L1, L2, L3 support environment.

·         Experience in Java, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, XML and other web technologies

·         Strong understanding of network OS and system configurations.

·         Familiarization with OSLC and REST APIs

·         Ability to successfully lead offshore development teams and work in global delivery model- US, India, Germany

·         Knowledge of LDAP

·         Experience with Microsoft Office products- Word, Excel, Powerpoint

·         Experience with other Requirements Management Tools (Polarion, PTC Integrity) will be a value add

Preferred Experience

·         Understanding of high-availability, fault-tolerant, scalable, distributed systems

·         Working knowledge of iText 7, OpenFeign, RabbitMQ/JMS, Mockito and jUnit/nUnit, Spring Cloud


Salary is not constriant. Candidate should have interest to new things.