Backend Developer

Skills

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Solid understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing scalable architectures and robust design patterns.
• Ability to deliver end-to-end features and enhancements with minimal supervision.
• Proficient in debugging and resolving complex production issues and identifying root causes quickly.
• Ability to quickly learn and integrate new systems into existing platforms.

Programming Languages

• Strong expertise in Java or Python.

Database Skills

• Proficiency in SQL, with hands-on experience in PostgreSQL and MySQL.

Experience with NoSQL technologies, including MongoDB and Redis.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Application Development: Design and implement both client-side and server-side architecture using JavaScript frameworks and back-end technologies like Golang.
2. Database Management: Develop and maintain relational and non-relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) and optimize database queries and schema design.
3. API Development: Build and maintain RESTfuI APIs and/or GraphQL services to integrate with front-end applications and third-party services.
4. Code Quality & Performance: Write clean, maintainable code and implement best practices for scalability, performance, and security.
5. Testing & Debugging: Perform testing and debugging to ensure the stability and reliability of applications across different environments and devices.
6. Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and DevOps engineers to deliver features aligned with business goals.
7. Documentation: Create and maintain documentation for code, systems, and application architecture to ensure knowledge transfer and team alignment.

Requirements:

1. Experience: 1+ years in backend development in micro-services ecosystem, with proven experience in front-end and back-end frameworks.
2. 1+ years experience Golang is mandatory
3. Problem-Solving & DSA: Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
4. Front-End Skills: Proficiency in JavaScript and modern front-end frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js) and familiarity with HTML/CSS.
5. Back-End Skills: Experience with server-side languages and frameworks like Node.js, Express, Python or GoLang.
6. Database Knowledge: Strong knowledge of relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB).
7. API Development: Hands-on experience with RESTfuI API design and integration, with a plus for GraphQL.
8. DevOps Understanding: Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is a bonus.
9. Soft Skills: Excellent problem-solving skills, teamwork, and strong communication abilities.

Nice-to-Have:

1. UI/UX Sensibility: Understanding of responsive design and user experience principles.
2. CI/CD Knowledge: Familiarity with CI/CD tools and workflows (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
3. Security Awareness: Basic understanding of web security standards and best practices.

1 Senior Associate Technology L1 – Java Microservices

Company Description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Associate Technology Level 1 - Java Microservices Developer to join our team of bright thinkers and doers. You’ll use your problem-solving creativity to design, architect, and develop high-end technology solutions that solve our clients’ most complex and challenging problems across different industries.

We are on a mission to transform the world, and you will be instrumental in shaping how we do it with your ideas, thoughts, and solutions.

Your Impact:

• Drive the design, planning, and implementation of multifaceted applications, giving you breadth and depth of knowledge across the entire project lifecycle.

• Combine your technical expertise and problem-solving passion to work closely with clients, turning • complex ideas into end-to-end solutions that transform our clients’ business

• Constantly innovate and evaluate emerging technologies and methods to provide scalable and elegant solutions that help clients achieve their business goals.

Qualifications

➢ 5 to 7 Years of software development experience

➢ Strong development skills in Java JDK 1.8 or above

➢ Java fundamentals like Exceptional handling, Serialization/Deserialization and Immutability concepts

➢ Good fundamental knowledge in Enums, Collections, Annotations, Generics, Auto boxing and Data Structure

➢ Database RDBMS/No SQL (SQL, Joins, Indexing)

➢ Multithreading (Re-entrant Lock, Fork & Join, Sync, Executor Framework)

➢ Spring Core & Spring Boot, security, transactions ➢ Hands-on experience with JMS (ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, Kafka etc)

➢ Memory Mgmt (JVM configuration, Profiling, GC), profiling, Perf tunning, Testing, Jmeter/similar tool)

➢ Devops (CI/CD: Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, Quality plugins, Docker and containersization)

➢ Logical/Analytical skills. Thorough understanding of OOPS concepts, Design principles and implementation of

➢ different type of Design patterns. ➢ Hands-on experience with any of the logging frameworks (SLF4J/LogBack/Log4j) ➢ Experience of writing Junit test cases using Mockito / Powermock frameworks.

➢ Should have practical experience with Maven/Gradle and knowledge of version control systems like Git/SVN etc.

➢ Good communication skills and ability to work with global teams to define and deliver on projects.

➢ Sound understanding/experience in software development process, test-driven development.

➢ Cloud – AWS / AZURE / GCP / PCF or any private cloud would also be fine

➢ Experience in Microservices

Required Skills:

• 3+ year of experience in Development in JAVA technology.
• Strong Java Basics
• SpringBoot or Spring MVC
• Hands on experience on Relational Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
• Proficient in REST API development
• Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)
• Microservices
• Any Caching Mechanism
• Good at problem solving

Good to Have Skills:

• 4+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced internet start-up environment.
• Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.
• Understanding of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.

About us:

TAPPP(https://tappp.com/) is building the next-generation digital platform by leveraging cell-based architecture to integrate technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Rules, Workflows, Microservices, FaaS (Function as a Service), Micro-frontends, and Micro apps to create a highly extensible and cutting-edge technology platform that brings together sports fans with broadcasters, sports teams, and sportsbooks to create a marketplace for all aspects of sports and we are available across platforms via the Web, Mobile, Roku, and Tablets.

Building out this brand presents significant product and engineering challenges. At the center of solving those challenges is the TAPPP Product Engineering team which is responsible for the TAPPP product end to end.

TAPPP is led by a very able leadership team drawn from Industry leaders from companies like ESPN, Amazon, Blackhawk, Kargocard, Visa, and

many others.

The organization is flat, processes are minimal, individual responsibility is big, and there is an emphasis on keeping non-productive influences out of the everyday technical decision-making process. Upholding these philosophies will be imperative as we execute our aggressive plan of global expansion over the next 2 years.

Who are we looking for:

A coding enthusiast who loves writing elegant code and developing software systems.

As a senior java developer, you will be a part of the core product development team that is responsible for building high-performant components of the TAPPP platform.

Your responsibility:

• You will be responsible for designing, coding, reviewing, testing, and bug-fixing different modules of the software product that needs to work seamlessly across different environments.
• Write production-quality code in Java, J2EE, and Spring
• You will work in an agile team, working on the TAPPP revolutionary platform. You‘ll be using cutting-edge solutions (Spring Boot, Docker, Kafka, Redis, Continuous Delivery) for creating and maintaining high-load distributed services that are part of our messaging platform.

Mandatory technical skills:

• Hands-on experience with
• Java 1.7+
• RDBMS (MySQL/PostgreSQL)
• JPA (Hibernate or any other ORM framework)
• Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security
• Hands-on experience in writing extensible RESTful APIs
• Hands-on in Java development (all facets of development) with a sound understanding of OOAD.
• Should have excellent debugging, code review, and design review skills
• Should have a sound understanding of a Microservice based architecture

Good to have technical skills:

Kafka

GraphQL

Redis

AWS (ECS, Cloudwatch)

Other

• Strong independent contributor
• Comfortable working in a start-up environment

The position is based in Pune, India.

Role Responsibilities:

• Development and Maintenance of REST APIs: Lead the creation and management of our RESTful APIs, ensuring top-notch performance and alignment with evolving requirements.
• Proficiency in Coding: We're in search of expertise in Python or equivalent programming languages. Your coding skills will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality (efficient, reusable, testable, and scalable) solutions.
• Unit and Integration Testing: Apply your expertise to craft unit and integration tests, upholding code quality and reliability.
• Version Control Systems: Proficiency in Distributed Version Control Systems is vital for seamless collaboration during development.
• Elasticsearch Expertise: Having valuable experience with Elasticsearch is a plus, given its critical role in data retrieval and search functionalities.
• NOSQL Database Familiarity: Knowledge of NOSQL databases like Cassandra and MongoDB will be advantageous.
• Message Broker Knowledge: Understanding message brokers, especially RabbitMQ, is beneficial for effective communication within our systems.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience: 1-2 years of hands-on experience as a Python developer.
• AWS: Proficiency in AWS cloud management and architecting enterprise data solutions.
• Pragmatic Problem-Solving: Recognize when a solution should be streamlined and when creating the right abstraction will lead to long-term efficiency gains.
• Passion for Quality: Demonstrate dedication to producing work of the highest quality and following best practices.
• Agile/Lean Process: Familiarity with Agile/Lean methodologies is a plus, reflecting your adaptability and collaborative spirit.
• Startup Mindset: Embrace the challenges and opportunities of a startup environment, contributing your skills and insights to our growth.
• Debugging and Optimization: Showcase excellent debugging and optimization capabilities to enhance system performance.
• Tech Awareness: Stay updated on emerging technologies and possess a solid understanding of the full product development life cycle.
• UX and Information Architecture: Exhibit excellent knowledge of mobile user experience, information architecture, and industry trends.

• 3-8+ years of experience programming in a backend language (Java / Python), with a good understanding of troubleshooting errors. 
• 5+ years of experience in Confluent Kafka / 3+ years of experience in Confluent Kafka 

• Cloud Kafka, Control Central, Rest Proxy, HA Proxy, Confluent Kafka Connect, Confluent Kafka Security features 

Position description:

• Architecture & Design systems for Predictive analysis and writing algorithms to deal with financial data
• Must have experience on web services and APIs (REST, JSON, and similar) and creation and consumption of RESTful APIs
• Proficiently writing algorithms with Python/Pandas/Numpy; Jupyter/PyCharm
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (Eg. MSSQL, MongoDB, Redshift, PostgreSQL, Redis)
• Implementing Machine Learning Models using Python/R for best performance
• Working with Time Series Data & analyzing large data sets.
• Implementing financial strategies in python and generating reports to analyze the strategy results.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Writing algorithms to deal with financial data and Implementing financial strategies in (Python, SQL) and generating reports to analyze the strategy results.

Educational qualifications preferred Degree: Bachelors degree

Required Knowledge:

• Highly skilled in SQL, Python, Pandas, Numpy, Machine Learning, Predictive Modelling, Algorithm designing, OOPS concepts
• 2 - 7 years Full-Time working experience on core SQL, Python role (Non-Support)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, equivalent or higher education.
• Writing algorithms to deal with financial data and Implementing financial strategies in (Python, SQL) and generating reports to analyze the strategy results.