Backend Developer

Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead by the principle of "customer first" to analyse, debug, develop, and maintain customer-centric software.

• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to analyse, debug and fix issues with high quality code, zero regressions, scalable, innovative technical solutions.

• Optimizing components for maximum performance and scalability

• Participates in R&D, Proof of Concepts, Prototyping, Code review, Root Causing, etc.

• At least 2-3 yrs of experience in taking full ownership of software development lifecycle including planning, design, architecture, development, test & deployment. And 2+ years of experience in supporting production or customer issues and escalations.

• Review and analyze support tickets that are complex in nature and require more technical knowledge to analyze. Investigate issues to identify root causes and document findings clearly.

• Influences the development practices so that they follow best practices, policies, and procedures.

• Ensure software products meet all non-functional requirements including operational and security needs.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills.

• Address complex technical challenges within software systems, ensuring robustness, compliance, and customer satisfaction.

• Contribute to knowledge base

• Support the Lead and Mentor the team of software engineers and own the technical health of the service the team is working on.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Java development with expertise in core Java, JDK, data structures, and multithreading.

• Strong analytical skills with experience in root cause analysis and fixes • Strong experience with Spring and Spring Boot frameworks.

• Strong understanding of software design principles, architecture, and best practices

• Familiarity with server technologies, including Tomcat and WebLogic.

• Proficiency in working with relational databases such as Oracle and PostgreSQL

• Experience with messaging queues, particularly JMS MQ or Artemis MQ.

• Possess exceptional debugging and troubleshooting skills to resolve complex issues across the entire, cross-functional technology stack

• Awareness / exposure to debugging Frontend applications (ReactJS / .Net) is a good to have.

• Exposure to Kubernetes, containerization and cloud (AWS) technologies in building scalable, resilient, and distributed environments.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced and in production customer sensitive environments.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills. Quick learner.

• Experience and knowledge in working in the HRP application – specifically the Claims functionality. Added experience in other areas including Enrollment, Billing, Financials is a plus. Candidate must have worked previously in HRP

• Familiarity with ticketing systems (Jira, SalesForce) and production support workflows.

• Proficient knowledge of Django and Django REST framework 
• Experience and good understanding of Redis
• Good knowledge and understanding of PostgreSQL or other relational databases 
• Proficient in NoSQL document databases especially MongoDB. 
• Understanding of threading and multiprocessing in Python, and multi-process architecture 
• Good-enough understanding of version control systems like Git or Mercurial 
• Strong unit-test and debugging skills 
• Knowledge of container technologies (specially Docker) and orchestration systems is a plus 
• Strong understanding of various Python Libraries, APIs, and toolkits
• Excellent understanding of MVC and OOP
• Rapid prototyping skills for getting product feedback 
• Experience with Agile and SCRUM methodology

Dear,

We are excited to inform you about an exclusive opportunity at Xebia for a Senior Backend Engineer role.

📌 Job Details:

• Role: Senior Backend Engineer
•  Shift: 1 PM – 10 PM
• Work Mode: Hybrid (3 days a week) across Xebia locations
• Notice Period: Immediate joiners or up to 30 days

🔹 Job Responsibilities:

✅ Design and develop scalable, reliable, and maintainable backend solutions

✅ Work on event-driven microservices architecture

✅ Implement REST APIs and optimize backend performance

✅ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation

✅ Mentor junior and mid-level engineers

🔹 Required Skills:

✔ Backend Development: Scala (preferred), Java, Kotlin

✔ Cloud: AWS or GCP

✔ Databases: MySQL, NoSQL (Cassandra)

✔ DevOps & CI/CD: Jenkins, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code

✔ Messaging & Caching: Kafka, RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch

✔ Agile Methodologies: Scrum, Kanban

⚠ Please apply only if you have not applied recently or are not currently in the interview process for any open roles at Xebia.

Looking forward to your response! Also, feel free to refer anyone in your network who might be a good fit.

Best regards,

Vijay S

Assistant Manager - TAG

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijay-selvarajan/

Company and Founders
Egregore Labs (http://www.egregorelabs.com/" target="_blank">www.egregorelabs.com) is a financial software company founded in 2017 by Prashant Vijay (ISB, Tulane) & Hari Balaji (IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Madras) both of whom have spent over a decade each in Financial Services, with a majority of their experience at Goldman Sachs across New York, Hong Kong & Singapore in roles across Trading, Quant & Technology. More about the founders is available here and here

We operate at the intersection of Unstructured Data and Finance. We run multiple products, including Romulus (http://www.romulus.co/" target="_blank">www.romulus.co) and Robana (http://www.robana.ai/" target="_blank">www.robana.ai) - all our products work on the same underlying principles and set of technologies.

Ideal Background

• At least 2 years experience in back-end development in a fast-paced environment, working in Python
• Deep understanding of technologies used in web-deployed SaaS products, including Rest APIs
• Exposure to AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers
• Sound understanding of computer science principles
• Exposure to any of the following
  • Financial services
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Robotic Process Automation
  • Intelligent Document Processing
  • Document Management and Repositories

Opportunity
We will share our workload as a team and we expect you to work on a broad range of tasks. Here’s are some of the things you might have to do on any given day:

• Developing APIs and endpoints for deployments of our product
• Infrastructure Development such as building databases, creating and maintaining automated jobs
• Build out the back-end to deploy and scale our product
• Build POCs for client deployments
• Integrate our products with 3rd party products/tools/services
• Document your code, write test cases, etc.

Skills

• Hands-on experience with Python (2+ years)
• Sound understanding of Postgres and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
• Deep familiarity with UNIX, major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), DevOps
• Understanding of databases, and related tools, paradigms
• A computer science education would be great, but other engineering disciplines are ok as well

Desirables
We are looking for a person who has :

• Resourcefulness- - we're looking for versatile developers who are good at figuring out what they need to use, learn, build, re-purpose to get the job done quickly and efficiently.
• Ownership- - We like to be directive and not prescriptive in our management. We- d love for you to take ownership of what you work on, and tell us what to do, rather than the other way round.
• Work Ethic- - We've grown up on Wall Street. We work hard and have aggressive goals. We want our teammates to be focused, goal-oriented, and consistent high achievers.
• Execution Focus- - Our business is about getting things done and getting things done right. We want outcome-focused colleagues who can multi-task, and execute quickly and elegantly.

Interested?
We are an early-stage company. Working here is not for the faint-hearted. An intense and unstructured work environment, lots of excitement, and a group of motivated colleagues are what we bring to the table. We ask you to bring your undivided attention, strong worth ethic & resourcefulness. We are Delhi-based and work 6 days a week. Currently, due to the pandemic, we are operating remotely since Feb 2020.

• As a Senior Software Engineer you will work closely with the Tech Lead, and the rest of the engineering team to build and scale a data-driven platform. This role will act as a great springboard to accelerate career growth & transition into a Tech Lead level role.
• Your primary focus will be the development of server-side logic, building new services and APIs, developing UI components, supporting the maintenance of current APIs, reviewing work, and improving the performance and reliability of our systems as we rapidly scale our product and organization.
• An effective Senior Software Engineer will be a self-motivated learner; a highly creative engineer having obsessive attention towards detail and thoroughness.

Must Haves

• You’ve been building web applications professionally for 5+ years
• You’re proficient in NodeJS, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB
• You possess strong OOP and design pattern knowledge
• Familiar with modern engineering practices: Code Reviews, Continuous Deployment, Automated Testing, etc
• You write understandable, testable code with an eye towards maintainability and experienced with TDD (Test Driven Development)
• You’ve the ability to build RESTful APIs
• Explaining complex technical concepts to designers, support team, and fellow engineers is not a problem for you
• Well versed with the fundamentals of computer science and distributed systems

Nice-to-haves

• FrontEnd experience; have built applications in either: React, Vue, Angular, or Svelte
• Startup experience, preferably a tech startup
• Open Source contributor
• You have experience with other programming languages -- e.g. Python, Ruby, PHP, Go, C, etc.
• Passionate about/experienced with open source and developer tools
• You have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience

Benefits

• Feel good factor / impact driven work- Be part of the journey that is creating an impact in people’s lives after retirement. The work we do has a direct impact on the size of someone’s retirement pot
• Ownership driven work- you own problems within the organisation and not an implementer of someone else’s idea. You have the ability to design solutions and work with multiple stakeholders to implement them
• Job stability- ClearGlass is very well funded by top tier VCs and can provide job stability in the COVID world
• Stock Options- we would love every employee of ClearGlass to have stock options
• Top-of-the-line gear- to help you be super-productive while working. No one likes a slow laptop
• Flexible work environment- we are working from home currently but will slowly move to a hybrid set-up; we offer support (incl. financial) to set-up your home office