Backend Developer and Educator

Minimum 5+ years in backend engineering with strong system design expertise

Experience building scalable systems from scratch

Expert-level proficiency in Node.js

Deep understanding of distributed systems

Strong NoSQL design skills

Hands-on AWS cloud experience

Proven leadership and mentoring capability

Preferred candidates from SAAS/Software/IT Services based startups or scaleup companies

A good experience backend developer. Candidate should possess all the necessary skills. The company will support him to mentor further

 Hiring: Java Developer (Spring Boot, AWS, Microservices) 🚀

📍 Location: [Specify Location] | 💼 Experience: [4+] Years | 🏢 Full-time

We’re looking for a Java Developer to build scalable, cloud-based applications using Spring Boot, Microservices, and AWS. If you love coding, designing robust APIs, and working with cutting-edge tech, join us!

🔹 Must-Have: Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, AWS

🔹 Good-to-Have: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD

Engineering Lead (Backend/Full stack)

About

It is a mission-oriented high-growth fintech startup building payment &

lending products to simplify education payments. Jodo’s suite of products make education payments convenient & affordable for parents while simplifying & streamlining fee collections for educational institutes. Jodo aims to be a category-defining company with a mission to be a

trusted partner to parents in fulfilling their aspirations for their kids’ education.

We are backed by marquee VC investors – Tiger Global, Elevation Capital and Matrix Partners – to realize this mission. It is started by three co-founders who have a pedigreed education

(IIT/IIM) and professional background (Nomura, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Matrix Partners).

🎬Job Description:

We are looking for an Engineering Leader with a focus on building maintainable and scalable applications. The Lead will be responsible for the design and development of Jodo’s fee payments platform and be owning one of the products/verticals. Leads will be closely working

with Product Managers and Founders to execute projects from ideation to completion. As a hands-on Team Lead, you will take ownership of services/systems and guide a team of

developers.

📈Key Responsibilities

● Own and drive the development of one or more of Jodo’s products

● Take the lead in the design and development of the backend platform

● Mentor a team of developers, promote collaboration and engagement, and promote practices that improve the developer experience

● Work closely with Product Managers and Founders to brainstorm requirements and prioritize

● Own quality - actively participate in code reviews

● Own reliability - continuously monitor Production Health, proactively fix production issues

● Own execution - Plan and delegate work for the team, optimize for speed of development and incremental delivery

📃Requirements

● 6+ years of hands-on experience in application development

● 1+ years of leading a team

● Experience in working with distributed systems

● Proficient in building Microservices/RESTful APIs with any modern tech stack

● Working knowledge of relational and nonrelational databases

● Prior working knowledge of Python/Django is a big plus

● Familiarity with modern CI/CD tools

● Knowledge of AWS or any other Cloud Platform services

● Champion code quality and drive best practices

● Ability to analyze and convert business requirements into technical requirements

● Self-starter and ability to take the ownership

● Prior experience working in a startup environment is great to have

● Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

🤩Benefits

● Becoming a part of the early core team

● Competitive salary

● Work with colleagues from strong backgrounds & hungry to succeed

● Opportunity to interact with and learn from high-pedigree investors & mentors -

○ VCs: Elevation Capital (erstwhile SAIF Partners), Matrix Partners

○ Select angel investors: Kunal Shah, Nithin Kamath, Amit Ranjan

🔎What are we looking for?

● Self-starter with a high sense of ownership → Comfortable to work with minimal

supervision

● Hungry to learn and grow → Passion to learn & be a better version of oneself; motivated to succeed

● Bias for action → Have the temperament to experiment and execute in uncertainty

● Hustler → Ability to generate resources to solve a problem

● Intellectual honesty → Always seeking and presenting truth irrespective of personal

POV or beliefs

● Mission-oriented → Deeply care about delivering value and making an impact on customer’s lives

✅Key Details

● Role: Engineering Lead

● Location: Bengaluru

● Compensation: Negotiable based on candidate profile (structured as Fixed + ESOPs)

● Date of Joining: ASAP

• 3+ year of experience in Development in JAVA technology.
• Strong Java Basics
• SpringBoot or Spring MVC
• Experience in AWS.
• Hands on experience on Relationl 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:

• 3+ 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.
• 2.5+ year of experience in Development in JAVA technology.
• Strong Java Basics
• SpringBoot or Spring MVC
• Experience in AWS.
• Hands on experience on Relationl 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

Job Summary:

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Java Developer to join our team. As a Java Developer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining our applications using Java, Spring framework, and other related technologies. The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles, as well as experience with a variety of technologies such as SQL, NoSQL, and cloud computing.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain our applications using Java, Spring framework, and other related technologies
• Write clean, efficient, and optimized code for applications
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand user requirements and deliver high-quality solutions
• Develop and maintain backend systems using Spring framework
• Work with databases, including SQL and NoSQL
• Ensure code quality and maintain documentation
• Troubleshoot and debug applications
• Stay updated with emerging trends and technologies in Java development
• Work with other teams to deploy and maintain applications

Requirements:

• 3-7 years of experience in Java development
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles
• Experience with Java, Spring framework, and related technologies
• Familiarity with databases, including SQL and NoSQL
• Knowledge of cloud computing is a plus
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field

Key Skills:

• Strong proficiency in Java programming language
• Experience with Spring framework, including Spring Boot and Spring MVC
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, and Azure
• Experience building RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of microservices architecture
• Familiarity with SQL and relational databases such as MySQL and Postgres
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and Redis
• Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka and RabbitMQ
• Experience with containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Understanding of software development principles and experience with SDLC methodologies
• Experience with Git version control and build tools such as Maven and Gradle
• Familiarity with front-end technologies such as Angular and React is a plus
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks
• Experience with test-driven development and unit testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins is a plus
• Familiarity with caching technologies such as Redis is a plus
• Working knowledge of design patterns and software architecture principles is a plus.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, architect and develop advanced software solutions in a cross functional Agile team supporting multiple projects and initiatives
• Collaborate with product owners and/or the business on requirements definition, development of functional specifications, and design
• Collaborate on or lead development of technical design and specifications as required
• Code, test and document new applications as well as changes to existing system functionality and ensure successful completion
• Take on leadership roles as needed

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Computer Science or related field
• 3+ years of software development experience using GoLang/Java programming language
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP/Pivotal Cloud Foundry/any private cloud) and containerization is required
• Experience with a micro-services architecture is a plus
• Excellent communication, collaboration, reporting, analytical and problem solving skills
• Experience with PostgreSQL or other Relational Databases
• Test-driven development mindset and a focus on quality, scalability and performance
• Strong programming fundamentals and ability to produce high quality code
• Solid understanding of Agile (SCRUM) Development Process required