Backend Engineer

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Provide technical leadership across SDLC: system analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment.

- Promote architectural and development best practices, including API and DB design.

- Understand and configure platform business requirements.

- Lead design reviews and implement best design principles.

- Implement technology strategies for customer and partner organizations.

- Lead and manage the development team.

- Stay updated with emerging technologies and make tech building block choices.

- Bring fresh perspectives and imaginative ideas.

- Conduct regular change management sessions in collaboration with Project/Program Manager.

- Oversee DevOps processes for platform development and deployment.

- Mentor top tech talent within the organization.

- Collaborate with teams from other technology partners.

Required Skills & Experience:

- Hands-on experience with multiple technology streams (Java/J2EE, dynamic languages, Springboot, Junit, Web Services, Design Patterns).

- In-depth knowledge of GIT, Maven, Jenkins, YAML/JSON, Open API Contract (Swagger), and Postman.

- Expertise in Microservice architecture, Docker, Kafka, Kubernetes, and REST concepts.

- Knowledge of Python and Analytics.

- Hands-on experience with Oracle, Postgres/PSQL, or other SQL databases.

- Familiarity with Elasticsearch, NodeJS, and ReactJS.

- Understanding of authentication applications like KeyCloak.

- Excellent OO design abilities and proven design skills.

- Ability to compare options, make decisions, and consolidate abstractions from different teams.

- Experience leading teams in end-to-end development and implementation.

Person should have strong knowledge in -

1. Core Java,

2. JSP

3. Spring Framework,

4. Spring Boot,

5. SOAP and REST Webservices

6. Application Security.

Person should have 4 to 6 Years of work experience in Java and the above-mentioned related technology.

Person should have good Oracle Database knowledge and have good communication skills.

Having work experience in BFSI domain will added advantage

Person needs to work from Mumbai location and also available to join the office

About Us

Lean provides developers with a universal API to access their customer's financial accounts from across the Middle East. We realized that infrastructure barriers to entry were suppressing the growth of the fintech industry across our home markets and sought to build a product that would solve that once and for all. Using Lean, developers of all levels of sophistication are now capable of building cutting-edge financial solutions without worrying about the nuances at the infrastructure layer, freeing them up to focus on what matters most to their customers.

About the role

Our core product aligns with and empowers developers to build the financial applications they are passionate about. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will take a leading role developing and building the product line that will underpin the future of the financial ecosystem. We are looking for a highly motivated, resilient problem-solver. Someone who seeks out challenges and is ready to implement compelling solutions to complex problems. Your role will consist of knowledge sharing across the entire engineering team, and mentoring and coaching individuals as well.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices, along with proficiency in PostgreSQL and REST APIs.
• Having an understanding of how to design and develop complex features
• Experience working in a distributed team
• Experience working on open source APIs
• Desire to learn new technologies and implement them
• Knowledge of Kafka, Redis and No SQL databases
• To be self-motivated and comfortable with autonomy, with a desire to take complete ownership of the product from inception to deployment
• Interest in the Fintech industry, especially related to Open Banking

Bonus

• Experience working in the financial sector
• Experience working in startup environments
• Experience developing payment solutions (p2p, B2c, B2B)
• Experience on CI/CD and DevOps systems and processes

What Excites you?

• Freedom and the opportunity to build and experiment with new things.
• Being a part of a team that is revamping their codebases and implementing best practices.
• Joining a team that is elevating their code to the next level while adhering to best practices.
• Having the ability to experiment with new ideas and collaborate with like-minded people.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• The opportunity to work on a product that aligns with and empowers developers to build the financial applications they are passionate about
• The chance to work with a team of talented, dedicated professionals who are passionate about the fintech industry
• As one of the first hires in Pune, you will join a dedicated and talented team that is deeply passionate about the fintech industry. 
• You will have the opportunity to play a crucial role in setting the tone and culture for our expanding operations in Pune.

• must have experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices , Kafka, API
• Developing applications that demand high availability and concurrency.
• Good understanding of DevOps concepts and processes
• Ability to write structured and well documented code
• Good knowledge of working with third-party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts.
• Knowledge of Unit Testing and Build tools.
• Team Leading & Mentoring for Senior Developers
• Retail domain experience is added advantage.

• Creating a WordPress plugin with WordPress coding standard and themes, contributed plugins over wordpress.org is a big plus.
  

• Knowledge of how to interact with RESTful APIs and formats (JSON, XML).
  

• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git, Mercurial.
  

• Strong Knowledge in Woo commerce, Yost SEO, ACF.
  

• Strong understanding of PHP back-end development.  
  

Key Responsibilities:

· You’ll be actively involved with development of server backend that support mobile apps.

· You’ll be architecting and implementing best-in-class complex ‘real time’ web software and/or messaging systems to power highly scalable apps for users.

· Translate high level business problems into scalable design and code. Create libraries & Utilities for larger consumption.

· Work closely with UI/UX designers to create exciting user experiences and ensure delivery of graphic assets as per modern web standards.

· You’ll be continuously keeping an eye on the latest cutting-edge technologies and leveraging these in one’s own and the team’s work as necessary.

· Care about the business results of what you build, not just the elegance of the technology you build.

· Work on the end to end stack (Platforms, UI, distributed systems, databases) rather than specialize in one area.

· And of course, get hands dirty by writing server-side code for mobile-based applications, create robust high-volume production applications, and develop prototypes quickly.

Eligibility

Desired Candidates Profile:

• 5+ years of experience on Node.js based web applications and systems development.
• Strong knowledge of MEAN, Linux/UNIX based development & client-side JavaScript/jQuery.
• Knowledgeable on ORMs, their utility and limitations.
• Knowledge of web services and serialization techniques like REST, SOAP, XML & JSON.
• Knowledgeable about caching mechanisms & tools like memcache, CDNs, nginx.
• Scripting experience in using Shell/Python for creating quick technology solutions to problems.
• Prior expertise of working with AWS Cloud, CDNs and other PAAS based services.
• A strong penchant for Object-Oriented Design.
• Experience of working with version control, bug tracking, continuous integration and other productivity enhancement software like SVN, Bugzilla, Jira etc.
• Prior experience in implementing Agile software methodologies.
• Passionate about software development & modern-day web technologies like:
• Server-Side JavaScript – Node.js, Backbone.js
• Web Sockets
• NoSQL based databases like MongoDB/Couchbase/Redis
• Big Data
• Taking responsibility and ownership in the team’s work.

Additional Requirements:

• B-Tech/BS/BE/BS/MS/M.Tech/MS in Electronics or Computer Science from a premier institute in India (IITs, BITS, NITs etc) or abroad.