Backend Developer

Job Title : Senior API Developer (Spring Boot Microservices + Apigee/APIM)

Experience : 6+ Years

Employment Type : Contract

Role Level : Senior

Project : Leading South Africa Telecommunications Operator

Department : Application & Experience Engineering

Job Overview :

We are seeking a Senior API Developer with strong expertise in Spring Boot Microservices and API Gateway technologies (Apigee/Azure API Management) to design, develop, and manage secure, scalable APIs for enterprise applications and partner integrations.

The ideal candidate will build high-performance APIs exposing business insights, analytics, and AI/ML services while ensuring security, scalability, and reliability.

Mandatory Skills :

Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, Apigee or Azure API Management (APIM), OAuth2, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT, Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), API Security, API Gateway, Microservices Architecture, Kafka (Preferred).

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and maintain secure RESTful APIs using Spring Boot Microservices.
• Build scalable microservices following best practices for resilience, performance, and maintainability.
• Configure and manage APIs using Apigee or Azure API Management (APIM), including authentication, rate limiting, traffic management, and analytics.
• Implement API security using OAuth2, OpenID Connect (OIDC), API Keys, and Mutual TLS.
• Collaborate with Full Stack, AI/ML, Solution Architecture, and Cybersecurity teams to deliver enterprise-grade integrations.
• Support external partner integrations and internal enterprise systems through well-designed API contracts.
• Optimize API performance, monitor usage, troubleshoot issues, and maintain API lifecycle, versioning, and documentation.

Required Skills :

• 6+ years of experience in Backend/API Development.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices Architecture.
• Expertise in Apigee or Azure API Management (APIM).
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, API versioning, and API lifecycle management.
• Experience implementing OAuth2, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT, API Security, and Authentication.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), and Cloud-native deployments.
• Familiarity with Kafka or other event-driven messaging platforms is a plus.
• Excellent understanding of enterprise integration patterns and scalable API design.

Good to Have :

• Experience with Azure Cloud.
• Telecom, Banking, FinTech, or other regulated industry experience.
• Certifications in Apigee, Microsoft Azure, or Microservices Architecture.

• Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks like Laraveland working on other skills. 
• Strong knowledge of MYSQL, RDBMS 
• Familiar with of Apache Configuration
• Experience of object-oriented PHP programming
• Understanding of MVC design patterns
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Strong knowledge of the common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.

Hood is a new-age anonymous social network.

Hood has recently raised $3.2Mn seed funding and is backed by top VCs, 16+ unicorn founders including Vijay Shekhar Sharma - PayTM CEO, Ritesh Agarwal- OYO CEO, Kunal Shah - Cred CEO and outstanding management team.

Role & Responsibilities

• Execute full lifecycle software development
• Architect and conceptualize the product from initiation
• Program well-designed, testable, efficient code Develop flowcharts, layouts, and documentation to identify requirements and solutions
• Integrate software components into a fully functional software system

Qualifications: -

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 2-4 years of experience in software design and development.
• Strong coding skills (JavaScript/Typescript, Node.js).
• Strong database design (MySQL/DynamoDB) and query writing skills with a commitment to performance and efficiency.
• Working knowledge of RESTful API paradigms.
• Experience building distributed domain-driven microservices.
• Strong understanding of database and storage fundamentals.
• Experience with AWS stack.
• Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem-solving, and complexity analysis.
• Knowledge of React.js is a plus.
• Startup experience is a plus.

What you can expect from us

1.Learning Budget: If there's a workshop, book, or event you think will help you learn, we'll cover your bill.

2.Health insurance for you and your family.

What happens after you apply?

Step 1: Within 7 days of your application our wholesome, original & expressive - our People Team will reach out to you for a quick chat.

Step 2: Within 4-6 days of chatting with the People Team, you will get a call from someone from your future team to discuss the job role.

Step 3: If all goes well, we’ll schedule a call with your future manager to deep dive into the role with you and for you to show off your skills through a small task.

Step 4: After a quick interaction with the People Team, If our vibes match, a quick call with our Founders.

If we mutually enjoy the 4 steps, we onboard you with a big smile :)

NOTE

At any step, if things don't work out, we will proactively send out an email. You are welcome to

ask for detailed feedback and re-apply in the future.

We prefer [Passion>Skills>Education]

Description:

1. Hands-on backend web and API development experience.

2. Has strong MySQL and Database knowledge.

3. Working experience in building and deploying applications on servers like AWS, etc.

4. Good understanding of architectural patterns (e.g., MVC) is required.

5. Good communication and analytical skills.

6. Experience in building REST APIs in NodeJS and/or TypeScript.

7. Code repositories management in GIT.

8. Provide leadership to the team around new approaches, workflows, and technologies.

9. Experience in client requirement analysis and estimating projects timeline and efforts.

Work as a member of a team responsible for developing a large-scale, highly available and fault-tolerant SaaS based Leasing & Asset management solution in the commercial real estate space in accordance with established processes. You will apply your knowledge of building scalable, distributed applications and have the opportunity to work with technologies & frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, NodeJS, ReactJS, Heroku, AWS, Postgres DB​

Essential Functions include but are not limited to the following. 

You will be expected to:​

• Contribute to all phases in the software lifecycle – requirements analysis, solution design, development, and deployment
• Maintain high quality standards for the work undertaken and be responsible for the quality of deliverables.
• Ensure assigned projects are developed in accordance with established engineering processes, adhering to scope, schedule constraints and agile project plans
• Guide/mentor the less experienced team members
• Participate in code reviews
• Work effectively as part of a distributed team
• Document the features worked by him/her

Key technical expertise areas expected for this role:

• Strong programming skills in Ruby with clear understanding of Object-Oriented and Functional programming. 
• Experience working with Ruby on Rails framework
• Experience on REST API Programming preferably based on a Microservices Architecture
• Good Understanding of Databases (Postgres) and proficiency in database schema designing & writing efficient SQL Queries. 
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Demonstrable ability to learn new programming languages and frameworks quickly
• Experience with distributed systems with specific focus on security and scalability
• Experience with modern cloud technologies such as AWS

 Additional areas that would add value:

• Experience working with Cloud Service providers & platforms like AWS, Heroku 
• Strong understanding of Design Patterns & their application in system design
• Test Driven & Behavior Driven Development
• Automated Unit/Integration testing
• Using DevOps & Infrastructure tooling such as GoCD/Jenkins, Git
• Frontend web development with JavaScript frameworks like React
• Experience working on  projects, preferably in the real estate domain
• Experience working with Virtualization and Containerization technologies including Docker, Kubernetes.
• Experience working in Agile Scrum/Kanban methodologies
• Experience working with Linux and Shell scripting

Education: 

• Bachelors or Master’s in Computer Science or related fields

• 2+ years experience in application development

• experience with Python and Javascript is required. 

• good knowledge of operating systems and networking concepts

• experience in using and understanding code from Open Source

• Strong command of NoSQL and ability to design schemas.

• Knowledge of front-end technologies such as React Native, React.js, or Javascript

• Experience with cloud infrastructure tools in AWS and Google Cloud

• experience with implementing best software engineering practices like version control with git, code reviews, writing unit-tests, writing readable code

• inclination towards researching new technologies and adapt them to solve challenges we face.

• Address all tech challenges and continue with tech innovation in order to improve business operations

• Experience with Live video stream a plus.

• Experience with AI preferred.