Backend Engineer

About the Role

We're seeking a skilled Java Developer with strong AWS cloud experience to join our

solution architecture team. You'll be building scalable backend systems, integrating diverse

enterprise platforms, and developing cloud-native solutions for clients across government,

agriculture, and manufacturing sectors.

Key Responsibilities

Application Development

• Design and develop robust Java-based backend services and APIs for enterprise

applications

• Build microservices architectures for cloud-native deployments on AWS

• Implement RESTful APIs and SOAP web services for enterprise integration

• Develop serverless applications using AWS Lambda and event-driven architectures

• Create data processing pipelines using AWS services

AWS Cloud Development

• Deploy and manage applications on AWS infrastructure (EC2, ECS, EKS)

• Implement serverless solutions using Lambda, API Gateway, and Step Functions

• Design and implement storage solutions using S3, EBS, and EFS

• Work with AWS databases (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB)

• Implement messaging and queuing using SQS, SNS, and EventBridge

• Configure and manage application monitoring using CloudWatch

System Integration

• Design and implement integration solutions connecting disparate enterprise systems

• Build adapters and connectors for third-party APIs, legacy systems, and SaaS

platforms

• Implement enterprise integration patterns (message routing, transformation,

orchestration)

• Develop middleware solutions using AWS integration services

• Handle data synchronization, format transformations (XML, JSON, CSV), and

protocol conversions

Database & Performance

• Design and optimize database schemas for AWS RDS (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and

Aurora

• Write efficient SQL queries, stored procedures, and optimize database performance

• Implement caching strategies using AWS ElastiCache (Redis/Memcached)

• Configure database connection pooling and manage high-availability setups

• Troubleshoot database bottlenecks and resolve concurrency issues

Security & DevOps

• Implement AWS security best practices (IAM, Security Groups, KMS)

• Build CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy

• Configure application auto-scaling and load balancing

Quality & Best Practices

• Write clean, maintainable code following SOLID principles and design patterns

• Implement comprehensive unit and integration testing

• Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions

• Document technical specifications, API contracts, and AWS architecture diagrams

Required Skills & Experience

Core Java Expertise

• 3-5 years of hands-on Java development experience (Java 11+ preferred)

• Strong understanding of OOP concepts, data structures, and algorithms

• Experience with Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA)

• Proficiency in building RESTful and SOAP web services

AWS Cloud Experience (Must Have)

• 2+ years of hands-on AWS experience with production deployments

• Strong knowledge of core AWS services: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway

• Experience with AWS networking: VPC, subnets, security groups, load balancers

• Understanding of AWS IAM, security best practices, and compliance

• Experience with AWS monitoring and logging (CloudWatch, X-Ray)

• Knowledge of AWS messaging services (SQS, SNS, EventBridge)

• Familiarity with AWS database services (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB)

Integration Experience

• Experience with enterprise integration patterns and middleware solutions

• Knowledge of API design, development, and management

• Understanding of authentication/authorization mechanisms (OAuth2, JWT, SAML)

• Experience with data transformation and mapping frameworks

• Familiarity with integration protocols (HTTP/S, FTP/SFTP, SMTP, JMS)

Database Skills

• Strong SQL skills with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL preferred)

• Experience with JPA/Hibernate ORM frameworks

• Understanding of database connection pooling and transaction management

• Knowledge of database migrations and versioning tools (Flyway/Liquibase)

Technical Stack

• Build tools: Maven or Gradle

• Version control: Git

• API documentation: Swagger/OpenAPI

• Testing frameworks: JUnit, Mockito, TestNG

• Containerization: Docker (experience with ECS/EKS is a plus)

Must have

• Proven usage of Agentic AI Tools in SDLC

Bonus Skills

• AWS Certifications (Developer)

• Experience with message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Amazon MSK)

• Kubernetes and container orchestration (EKS)

• AWS serverless application development (SAM, Serverless Framework)

• Experience with Apache Camel, MuleSoft, or other integration platforms

• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline)

• Knowledge React/Angular technologies for full-stack collaboration

• Experience with ERP/CRM systems integration

Desired Attributes

• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities

• Ability to design cloud-native architectures following AWS Well-Architected

Framework

• Good communication skills for interacting with clients and cross-functional teams

• Self-motivated with ability to work independently and in team environments

• Attention to detail and commitment to delivering quality solutions

• Cost-conscious approach to AWS resource utilization

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or

related field

• Equivalent practical experience will be considered

• AWS certifications are highly valued

If you're an experienced back-end developer with experience using serverless architecture (AWS Lambda, DynamoDB) and microservices, this could be the ideal job for you!

You'll be at a senior position, developing & maintaining microservices, business logic, and optimization/maintenance of the global database(s) to ensure a high performance & responsiveness to requests from the front-end.

Language:

Node.js/Tyepscript

Resposibilities:

Building stable, testable, and reusable code libraries for future use.

Write & maintain REST APIs for front-end consumption.

Managing deployments, code pushes (CI/CD pipelines).

Ongoing optimization of backend applications for maximum speed and scalability.

Implementation of security and data protection.

Design and implementation of data storage solutions.

Ideal Candidate:

At least 3-4+ years of server-side programming experience.

Solid experience working with NoSQL databases & microservices architecture.

Solid experience with version control (we use Github).

Decent experience with serverless architecture, code deployment and cloud platforms like AWS.

GOOD TO HAVE: Any experience working with fintech projects.

What You'll do:

• 4+ years of experience building scalable backends using Nodejs
• In-depth knowledge of any framework of Nodejs (i.e. Express, Hapi, Koa.js)
• Hands on experience with developing REST APIs using Node.js and any of the above framework
• Should have experience with Socket.IO
• Familiar with oauth integration Social Networking API (Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, Google+)
• Good understanding of standard authentication systems such as OAuth2 and JWT
• Knowledge of server-side templating (e.g. Jade, Handlebars.js, etc.)
• Should have understanding of model, caching, async mechanisms
• Hands-on experience with implementing Role based User authentication and authorization system
• Understanding of caching, database interactions, middlewares
• Able to engineer the best performing solutions and always keeping scalability in mind

What makes you a great fit:

• Strong problem solving skills
• Knowledge of data structures and algorithms
• Hungry for more responsibility and knowledge
• Passion for building robust systems that are engineered to handle failure scenarios, an undying love and attitude for maintaining coding standards
• Strong advocate for producing quality software who makes sure issues are raised and resolved
• Experience with at least one of the cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure, Digital Ocean etc. (docker, Kubernetes, microservice good to have)

Must have skillsets:

Skills : NodeJs

Experience required: + years

Job Type: Full time/ Permanent

Perks and Benefits :

• 5 days working.
• Flexible shift timings
• Company-sponsored certifications.
• Team friendly culture
• Flat hierarchy
• Carrom, Table tennis games, Cricket Tournament Participation for interested employees
• Snack-filled pantry for team members
• Group Medical Insurance (*)

We're on a mission to make it possible for every person, team, and company to be able to tailor their software to solve any problem and take on any challenge. Computers may be our most powerful tools, but most of us can't build or modify the software we use on them every day. At Notion, we want to change this with focus, design, and craft.

We've been working on this together since 2016, and have customers like Pixar, Mitsubishi, Figma, Plaid, Match Group, and thousands more on this journey with us. Today, we're growing fast and excited for new teammates to join us who are the best at what they do. We're passionate about building a company as diverse and creative as the millions of people Notion reaches worldwide.

Millions of people use Notion — and this number is increasing every day. That means a million people trust us to deliver a fast, reliable, and secure experience, and we value this more than anything. We want to keep earning trust, while also continuing to amaze our users with the tools they can build in Notion. This is where you come in — to help us forge a performant and reliable path forward to the future.

• Write clean, secure, tested, and documented code.
• Design & enhance the Notion platform with new capabilities, as and when the need arises.
• Contribute to monitoring & scaling the architecture of the platform and the infrastructure.
• Write technical documentation, and contribute to determining internal processes.
• Contribute to recruiting of new backend employees

• 6+ years of experience building scalable platforms. 
• Good understanding of database (Relational Or Nosql) internals like transactions, indexes. Experience in schema design.
• 2+ years of experience working on the AWS platform, and acquaintance with technologies like Elastic Beanstalk, AWS Lambda, Elastic Load Balancer.
• Good understanding of docker internals.
• Good communication skills, good leadership skills, attention to detail, a sound understanding of algorithms, and object-oriented programming.

• You're proficient with any part of our technology stack: React, TypeScript, Node.js, Memcached, Postgres, Docker, and Elasticsearch.
• You've heard of computing pioneers like Ada Lovelace, Douglas Engelbart, Alan Kay, and others—and understand why we're big fans of their work.
• You have interests outside of technology, such as in art, history, or social sciences.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Notion.

Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation made due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.

Company Description

SteelEye is a fast growing FinTech company based in London and has offices in Bangalore and Paris, that offers a data platform to help financial institutions such as Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Brokerage Firms, Asset Management Firms to comply with financial regulations in the European Union. Our clients can aggregate, search, surveillance and report on trade, communications and market data. SteelEye also enables customers to gain powerful insights from their data, helping them to trade with greater efficiency and profitability.

The company has a highly experienced management team and a strong board, who have decades of technology and management experience and worked in senior positions at many leading international financial businesses.

We are looking to hire a seasoned Sr API Developer to join us as we start on our next phase of growth. We have a culture of openness, collaboration, and the passion to get things done whilst appreciating the importance of a good work life balance.
Being part of a start-up can be equally exciting as it is challenging. You will be part of the SteelEye team not just because of your talent but also because of your entrepreneurial flare which we thrive on at SteelEye. This means we want you to be curious, contribute, ask questions and share ideas. We encourage you to get involved in helping shape our business.

SteelEye is a fast growing FinTech company based in London and has offices in Bangalore and Paris, that offers a data platform to help financial institutions such as Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Brokerage Firms, Asset Management Firms to comply with financial regulations in the European Union. Our clients can aggregate, search, surveillance and report on trade, communications and market data. SteelEye also enables customers to gain powerful insights from their data, helping them to trade with greater efficiency and profitability.

The company has a highly experienced management team and a strong board, who have decades of technology and management experience and worked in senior positions at many leading international financial businesses.

We are looking to hire a seasoned Sr API Developer to join us as we start on our next phase of growth. We have a culture of openness, collaboration, and the passion to get things done whilst appreciating the importance of a good work life balance.
Being part of a start-up can be equally exciting as it is challenging. You will be part of the SteelEye team not just because of your talent but also because of your entrepreneurial flare which we thrive on at SteelEye. This means we want you to be curious, contribute, ask questions and share ideas. We encourage you to get involved in helping shape our business.

Job Description

What you’ll do

• Develop new features and functionality in SteelEye's best breed SaaS application
• Work on setup API Developer for our growing SaaS product
• Ensure the software is up-to-date with latest technologies
• Triage issues and enhance core features of our existing API's for rapidly growing client base
• Design and architech our API layer solving problems around scale and performance
• Be part of great team building a fantastic product!

What we’re looking for

• You are experienced Python Developer, with minimum 5 years in commercial Python experience
• You have experience building REST-based API's using Flask, Django or FastAPI in a production environment
• You have excellent knowledge of data structures, software design patterns and software architecture
• You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and can adapt to changing requirements
• You have experience with code versioning (Git) and CI/CD (Jenkins, Circle, etc..) tools
• Familiarity/Experience with Elasticsearch is a huge plus
• Familiarity/Experience with FastAPI nice to have
• You are experienced Python Developer, with minimum 5 years in commercial Python experience
• You have experience building REST-based API's using Flask, Django or FastAPI in a production environment
• You have excellent knowledge of data structures, software design patterns and software architecture
• You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and can adapt to changing requirements
• You have experience with code versioning (Git) and CI/CD (Jenkins, Circle, etc..) tools
• Familiarity/Experience with Elasticsearch is a huge plus
• Familiarity/Experience with FastAPI nice to have

• Expert knowledge of computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms,

  and software design.

• Strong understanding of end-to-end architectures and development frameworks; knowledge

  across tiers in a multi-tier cloud environment including load balancers, web servers, application

  containers, data stores, and distributed caches.

• Minimum 6 years of experience with deep technical knowledge and hands on skills in Java.

• Has worked extensively on caching technologies such as Redis, memcache.

• Should be strong with Data Strcutures, Algorithms & OOPs concepts.

• Worked on NoSQL databases such as MongoDb.

• Designed and developed highly scalable multi-threaded large scale distributed systems.

• Well versed with services and micro-services architecture.

• • Usage of containers, virtual machine systems, cloud computing.