Backend Developer-SDE-2

Job Description:

We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Java Developer to join our team in Chennai. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in Java development with a focus on backend frameworks such as Spring Boot and Hibernate. If you’re passionate about clean code, scalable applications, and delivering robust software solutions—this is the role for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Hibernate.
• Write efficient, scalable, and reusable code.
• Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and deliver high-quality software.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing systems.
• Ensure best practices in software development and Agile methodologies.

Required Skills:

• Strong proficiency in Core Java (Java 8 or above).
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot and Hibernate.
• Proficient in working with RESTful APIs and Web Services.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Familiarity with version control tools like Git.
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle and Agile practices.

Job Title: Java Developer

Experience Required: Minimum 3 Years

Location: Jaipur (Jagatpura) – On-site

Employment Type: Full-Time

Joining Preference: Immediate joiners highly preferred

About Deqode

Deqode is a technology-first company focused on solving complex enterprise challenges using cutting-edge technologies. We offer a collaborative, innovation-driven environment that empowers engineers to grow and contribute to impactful projects.

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Java Developer with 3+ years of experience to join our dynamic engineering team at our Jaipur office. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Java, Spring Boot, Microservices architecture, and Kafka, along with exposure to cloud environments and container orchestration tools.

Mandatory Criteria

• Strong experience in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices
• Must be based in Jaipur or open to relocating immediately
• Preference for immediate joiners

Key Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of development tasks with minimal guidance.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle including design, development, testing, deployment, and support.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices and coding standards.
• Review code, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to improving team efficiency and code quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams like frontend developers, QA, Product Managers, and third-party service providers to resolve dependencies and drive delivery.
• Ensure implementation of proper unit testing and maintain code coverage as per defined standards.
• Support and resolve production issues promptly to ensure high system availability.

Must-Have Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in backend development using Java
• Expertise in Spring Boot and RESTful APIs
• Solid experience working with Microservices architecture
• Hands-on experience with Netflix OSS or Spring Cloud
• Working knowledge of Kafka for messaging and event-driven architecture
• Proficient in writing JUnit test cases and achieving code coverage goals
• Hands-on experience in CI/CD tools and pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.)

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Has in-depth understanding of the full software development life cycle. Deep familiarity with data & business analysis, along with modern software design &development concepts encompassing a range of languages & platforms.
• Can work within an Agile team to ensure that all key technical requirements are identified, estimated, designed, implemented, and tested. 
• Can work on a collaborative cross-technology team where Java, APIs (services), PL/SQL interact with a range of business logic interfaces & systems. 
• Can own small to medium scale strategic initiatives/projects, enhances process standards and best practices, and supports issues during UAT/system rollout phases. 
• Understands business needs and priorities and provides thought leadership on potential solutions and the opportunities for technology to create positive impact on the business. 
• Has excellent analytical and problem-solving skills that are coupled with strong communication, anticipates issues, and deals with them proactively.
• Is team oriented, highly collaborative, works effectively to build strong long-term partnerships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization and across a variety of business and IT functions. 
• Self-sufficient and shows ability to lead, given the opportunity 
• Demonstrates a passion for technology innovation balanced with a pragmatic approach to developing and deploying solutions that best benefit the business.
• Nimble, adaptable, able to express ideas in meetings & design discussions, comfortable with ambiguity; course correct when circumstances change.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Engineering / 2-3 years of experience
• Willing to work on Testing

PRIMARY SKILLS

• Hands on experience with on Java 11 with Spring Cloud Microservices ecosystem(multi-threading, data structures, design patterns and OOP practices etc).
• Ability to Query Relational Databases like DB2, Sybase and Cloud data sources like snowflake.
• Spring, SOAP & REST Web Services with on XML/JSON based data.
• Experience with DevOps tools and Git.
• Test Driven development (TDD) and experience working in a disciplined development environment.
• Exposure to Azure Cloud experience is a plus.

GOOD TO HAVE SKILLS

• Business analysis – focused on investment management process and tools.
• Some experience into Automation Testing.

About Our Client

It is a last-mile tech-logistics solution provider for intra-state deliveries based in Bangalore. It offers reliable, affordable, and professional services, structured to serve enterprises.

Our Client aggregates light commercial vehicles for urban logistics and has onboarded 55,000+ truckers on its platform across 14 cities. Our Client works across industry sectors like organized retail, FMCG and e-commerce, distribution and 3PL companies. Some of its clients include Amazon, Flipkart, Bisleri, Vishal Mega Mart, Future Supply Chain, Coca-Cola, Delhivery, and Udaan.

The company offers customized logistics solutions for clients, along with other value-added services such as screened drivers, audited and GPS-enabled vehicles, point-to-point billing, status updates, 24x7 service, and greater efficiency, all at transparent and economical pricing.

Our Client, as a brand, is known as one of the market leaders in the enterprise segment, and first movers to identify and empathize with the underserved urban trucker community, playing a huge role in making them a part of the mainstream economy. This series-B funded tech-logistics company aims to disrupt the primitive $35bn+ urban-logistics industry by leveraging technology and help enterprises to reach consumers faster.

Our Client is India's largest enterprise urban-logistics provider in India, with 55,000+ Light Commercial Vehicles on its platform.

Why Our Client?

1) Young Startup growing and well funded.

What will I do?

- Designing user flows and converting them into logical entities in the code.

- Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic.

- Designing Database schemas.

- Building reusable code and libraries for future use

- Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability

- Implementation of security and data protection

- Design and implementation of data storage solutions

What skills should I have?

- 3+ years of experience in Backend Development.
- Language: NodeJs
- Additional knowledge of Python will be a plus
- Understanding of microservices architecture.
- User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
- Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system

- Management of hosting environment, including database administration and scaling an application to support load changes

- Data migration, transformation, and scripting

- Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
- Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
- Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

Responsibilities

- Software Engineering

- Design and develop highly scalable, available, reliable, secure and fault tolerant systems with minimal

guidance for a market leader in the logistics industry

- Partner with team members on functional and nonfunctional requirements and spread design

philosophy, goals and improve the code quality across the team

- Research new technologies and tools that enable building the next generation of our services

- Provide technology leadership to the team and foster engineering excellence

- Product Delivery

- Partner with product managers to define and execute on the feature roadmap

- Translate business requirements into scalable and extensible design

- Coordinate with various cross functional teams on planning and execution

- Maintaining automated build / test / deployment environments

Qualifications

- Software Engineering

- Should have at least 2 years of hands on experience in designing, developing, testing and deploying

applications on Java, Ruby, Kotlin, Python, Node or Go for large scale applications

- Deep knowledge of one of the programming language they have experience in

- Proficient in OOP and Design Patterns, experience with functional programming would be a plus

- Data modelling experience in Relational Databases

- Ability to design and implement low latency RESTful services

- Product Delivery

- Ability to scope, review and refine user stories for technical completeness and to alleviate dependency

risks.

- Well versed in working with agile methodologies which includes phases such as design, development,

code review, testing and release management

- Ability to have worked in a CI/CD environment, with hands on experience with Git or any similar source

code management tools

- Product Maintenance

- Experience troubleshooting server performance issues such as memory tuning, GC tuning, resource leaks

etc

- Continuously refactor applications to ensure high quality design.

Applicant must have a min of 4 years of experience as a Java Developer and a Min of 2 years on Spring boot, Augular knowledge must, having an experience in Angular would be an added advantage.

Detailed JD

Resources with below skill sets :

- Angular JS

- Spring MVC

- Spring Boot

- Hibernate

- PostgreSQL

- Drools

- SVN

- Jenkins

- SonarQube

- Foresighted & good judgement in problem solving.

- Capable of paying attention to detail.

- Good analytical and logical thinking.

- Prioritizing and organizing

- Team Player with positive attitude.

- Process knowledge/Technical expertise

- Good Written and Verbal communication Skills

- Analyse & understanding of the SRS.

- Report queries on the SRS/Requirement.

- Prepare low level design document

- Prepare Unit test cases