Backend Developer

Job Title: Lead Java Developer

Experience Required: 7+ Years

Location: Mumbai

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Developer with deep expertise in building scalable, high-performance applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and distributed systems. You will play a key role in designing and optimizing APIs, architecting robust systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.
• Build and optimize APIs for large-scale applications ensuring high performance and reliability.
• Apply clean coding principles, SOLID design patterns, and clean architecture to deliver maintainable and robust code.
• Work with distributed systems technologies (Kafka, ELK, in-memory databases, Cassandra, or similar).
• Write efficient SQL queries and integrate with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other developers to define and align on technical decisions.
• Identify and solve complex problems with innovative and scalable solutions.
• Drive best practices in coding standards, system design, and performance optimization.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly across teams and stakeholders.

Skills & Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Backend Developer.
• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, SQL.
• Significant experience in API design and optimization for enterprise-scale applications.
• Proficiency in distributed systems & related technologies (Kafka, ELK, in-memory DBs, Cassandra, etc.).
• Strong understanding of object-oriented engineering principles (SOLID, clean architecture).
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to simplify complex concepts.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and align teams.

Job Title: Senior Java Developer - Experience: 4.5 + years

Roles and Responsibilities:

·     Translate application storyboards and use cases into high-quality, efficient code.

·     Design, develop, and maintain clean, reusable Java code.

·     Take full ownership of modules, ensuring timely deployment to production.

·     Optimize application performance, quality, and responsiveness.

·     Identify and resolve bottlenecks, bugs, and technical issues.

·     Maintain high standards of code quality, organization, and automation.

·     Write well-structured, testable, and efficient code.

·     Investigate new technologies and approaches, presenting them for architectural review.

·     Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.

·     Stay current with the latest technologies and trends.

Desired Candidate Profile:

·     Strong proficiency in Core Java (OOP, Collections, Threads, Regular Expressions, Exception Handling).

·     Solid understanding of object-oriented programming.

·     Ability to write clean, readable Java code.

·     Knowledge of scalable application design principles.

·     Strong experience with Relational Databases, SQL, and ORM technologies (e.g., MySQL, Hibernate).

·     Proficiency in software design and development using Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, Spring Security, and Hibernate.

·     Experience with test-driven development.

·     Familiarity with CI/CD processes for build and deployment.

Must-Have:

·     Java 8/Java 11 experience.

·     Expertise in the Spring Framework.

·     Hands-on experience with relational databases (Oracle/MySQL/PostgreSQL/SQLServer).

·     Proficiency in building scalable REST APIs (capable of handling 20k+ simultaneous users).

·     Willingness to work with new technologies.

·     Strong communication skills.

Nice to Have:

·     Experience with React JS, and JavaScript framework.

·     Microservices architecture knowledge.

·     Familiarity with Redis, AWS S3, AWS Lambda, and NoSQL databases.

·     CI/CD experience.

Brilworks will support your growth in these areas where necessary! :)

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team of Java developers, providing guidance and support
• Oversee the entire software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment
• Design, develop, and implement Java-based solutions that meet project requirements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project milestones are achieved
• Conduct code reviews, provide technical guidance, and ensure code quality and best practices

Requirements:

• Minimum 4 years of experience in Java development
• Strong knowledge of Java frameworks and technologies (Spring, Hibernate, etc.)
• Experience in leading and mentoring a team of developers
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Good understanding of software development methodologies and processes

Product Responsibilities:

As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of one or more products and solutions.

10+ years of relevant industry experience.

Be technically strong and deliver product excellence.

Collaborate with your team and cross-functional partners to define and influence strategy.

Drive roadmap creation and execution.

Collaborate with various functions, drive engineering initiatives, and have an impact at an organizational level.

Participate in technical design. You will be the owner of the technical direction of the products.

Define clear OKRs and measure the impact of your team and individual members.

Evangelize your products across various teams and also to external customers.

Work with the GTM team to deliver success for the products.

Collaborate with the Recruitment/HR team to hire exceptional talent for your own team and also for other teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor degree preferably in Computer Science from a reputed engineering college.

10+ years of proven experience, with 2+ years of leading a team.

Very strong in hands-on coding.

8+ years of combined experience in JVM languages(Java, Scala, Kotlin, etc), any scripting language like python, relational and non-relational databases.

Very strong in system design. You should have designed and implemented large-scale Web applications or data systems.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Demonstrated experience recruiting and managing technical teams, including performance management.

Good to have:

Don't worry, we'll ramp you up, but experience in any of these areas will help you hit the ground running:

Familiarity with technologies such as Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop ecosystem, and modern warehouses like Snowflake, AWS Redshift, etc.

Experience working with public cloud systems such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Experience with containerization and technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker.

 Knowledge of large-scale, data-heavy distributed systems.

• Building components for the companys advanced health-tech platform using Java, Solr, SpringBoot, DialogFlow
• Communicating effectively in a cross-functional product development team and presenting ideas and solutions effectively

JD:

As a Software Development Engineer at Amazon, you have industry-leading technical abilities and demonstrate breadth and depth of knowledge. You build software to deliver business impact, making smart technology choices. You work in a team and drive things forward.

Responsibilities:

• You solve problems at their root, stepping back to understand the broader context.
• You develop pragmatic solutions and build flexible systems that balance engineering complexity and timely delivery, creating business impact.
• You understand a broad range of data structures and algorithms and apply them to deliver high-performing applications.
• You recognise and use design patterns to solve business problems.
• You understand how operating systems work, perform and scale.

Requirements:

• You write high quality, maintainable, and robust code.
• You recognise and adopt best practices in software engineering: design, testing, version control, documentation, build, deployment, and operations.
• You have experience building scalable software systems that are high-performance, highly-available, highly transactional, low latency and massively distributed.
• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or relevant technical field.
• Experience in software development and full product life-cycle.
• Excellent programming skills in any object oriented programming languages - preferably Java, C/C++/C#, Perl, Python, or Ruby.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance, scalability, and availability.
• Proficiency in SQL and data modeling.