Backend Engineer

Job Description:

We are looking for a Lead Java Developer – Backend with a strong foundation in software engineering and hands-on experience in designing and building scalable, high-performance backend systems. You’ll be working within our Digital Engineering Studios on impactful and transformative projects in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor backend development teams.
• Design and develop scalable backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Ensure high standards of code quality through best practices such as SOLID principles and clean code.
• Participate in pair programming, code reviews, and continuous integration processes.
• Drive Agile, Lean, and Continuous Delivery practices like TDD, BDD, and CI/CD.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and clients for successful delivery.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 9–12+ years of experience in backend development (Up to 17 years may be considered).
• Strong programming skills in Java and backend frameworks such as Spring Boot.
• Experience in designing and building large-scale, custom-built, scalable applications.
• Sound understanding of Object-Oriented Design (OOD) and SOLID principles.
• Hands-on experience with Agile methodologies, TDD/BDD, CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, Docker, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Good understanding of cloud technologies – especially AWS, and exposure to GCP or Azure.
• Experience working in a product engineering environment is a plus.
• Startup experience or working in fast-paced, high-impact teams is highly desirable.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting system design, development, and maintenance
• Taking responsibility for personal technical quality standards within the team
• Assisting in defining structured practices, especially in source code management, building, and deployment
• Optimizing applications for maximum speed and scalability
• Taking initiatives to build better and faster solutions to the problems of scale

Requirements:

• Experience with NodeJS for at least 3-5 years
• Experience with technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS
• Experience with other programming languages such as Go, Python, and Java
• Experience being in a leadership/ mentorship position for 2-3 years
• Should have built systems that have scaled to at least ten thousand users
• Should have an open mind to learn and experiment with new technologies as our needs change

1. Building REST API's & Services In Django Framework
2. Building reusable code and libraries for future use
3. Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
4. Implementation of security and data protection
5. Design and implementation of the database schema
6. Design and implementation of data storage solutions
7. Implementing CI/CD pipeline

• Proficient knowledge of a back-end programming language Python
• Hands-on experience with Python Frameworks like Django
• Proficient knowledge of MySQL, PostgreSQL
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes (Relational & NoSQL)
• Understanding of queueing systems like Redis/AWS SQS
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Data migration, transformation, and scripting
• Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

• Experience in Docker
• HandsOn Knowledge with implementing CI/CD pipelines
• Experience in managing applications on AWS
• Management of hosting environment, including database administration and scaling application to support load changes
• Product wide application-level thinking on API and data modeling

About the Company
Based in California’s Silicon Valley, WebShar is focused on enabling innovative teams to bring their ideas to life. WebShar provides software development consulting services to innovative companies around the world. Through years of cutting edge technical expertise, the WebShar team utilizes their extensive knowledge of modern software development methodologies to help companies create innovative software solutions.

About the Job Role

 Primary  

• Java, J2EE, Spring MVC
• Hibernate or other ORM
• Web technology and security, REST framework
• Any one UI technology and ready to learn a new one.
• Database knowledge (MySQL, Oracle, Postgres)
• Unit testing frameworks
• Version Control (Eg., Git)

Good To Have  

• Microservices architecture implementation using docker and kubernetes
• Web technologies like HTML, CSS and Javascript
• Python, Shell Scripting

• Identify and analyze user requirements
• Prioritize, assign and execute tasks throughout the software development life cycle
• Document development phases
• Design database architecture
• Develop Java EE applications
• Write well-designed, efficient code
• Review, test and debug team members’ code
• Schedule product releases with internal teams
• Ensure our applications are secure and up-to-date
• Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies

• 6 to 8 years of work experience as a Senior Java Developer or similar role
• Experience designing, building and testing Java EE applications
• In-depth knowledge of popular Java frameworks like Spring MVC
• Experience with Object-Oriented Design (OOD)
• Good delegation and time management skills
• Problem-solving abilities
• BSc in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field