Backend Engineer

Job Title: Lead Java Developer

Experience Required: 7+ Years

Location: Mumbai

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Developer with deep expertise in building scalable, high-performance applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and distributed systems. You will play a key role in designing and optimizing APIs, architecting robust systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.
• Build and optimize APIs for large-scale applications ensuring high performance and reliability.
• Apply clean coding principles, SOLID design patterns, and clean architecture to deliver maintainable and robust code.
• Work with distributed systems technologies (Kafka, ELK, in-memory databases, Cassandra, or similar).
• Write efficient SQL queries and integrate with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other developers to define and align on technical decisions.
• Identify and solve complex problems with innovative and scalable solutions.
• Drive best practices in coding standards, system design, and performance optimization.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly across teams and stakeholders.

Skills & Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Backend Developer.
• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, SQL.
• Significant experience in API design and optimization for enterprise-scale applications.
• Proficiency in distributed systems & related technologies (Kafka, ELK, in-memory DBs, Cassandra, etc.).
• Strong understanding of object-oriented engineering principles (SOLID, clean architecture).
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to simplify complex concepts.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and align teams.

Job Description – Blueprism Developer

• Design technical specifications for RPA (Blue Prism) that meets the requirements and handled all the non functional requirements of concurrency, scalability, security requirements, restart and recovery.
• Develops and configures automation processes as per the technical design document to meet the defined requirements. Works on the coding the more complicated automations or reusable components, and delegates and mentors junior developers for the less complex components.
• Develops new processes/tasks/objects using core workflow principles that are efficient, well structured, maintainable and easy to understand.
• Complies with and helps to enforce design and coding standards, policies and procedures.
• Ensures documentation is well maintained.
• Ensures quality of coded components by performing thorough unit testing.
• Works collaboratively with test teams during the Product test and UAT phases to fix assigned bugs with quality.
• Reports status, issues and risks to tech leads on a regular basis
• Improves skills in automation products by completing automation certification.
• Mentors junior developers and performs code reviews for quality control.

Qualifications

Bachelor degree in Engineering / Computer Science

Additional Information

•  5- 8 years of IT experience and having good understanding of programming concepts.  Should be from a programming background on any coding language (.Net, Java).
• Working experience in RPA for a minimum of 2 years and having project experience of a minimum 3 RPA implementations.
• Understands development methodology and lifecycle
• Should be trained on RPA tools (Blue Prism).
• Self-motivated, team player, action and results oriented.
• Well organized, good communication and reporting skills.

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with product managers and other stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications.

Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software solutions, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.

Write clean and efficient code using best practices, and conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to coding standards.

Participate in architectural discussions and propose technical solutions that align with business objectives.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate software components and troubleshoot issues.

Conduct comprehensive testing of software applications, including unit testing, integration testing, and automated testing.

Identify and resolve technical issues, bugs, and performance bottlenecks.

Stay updated with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices, and share knowledge with the team.

Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.

Requirements:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Minimum of 4 years of proven experience as a software engineer, with a focus on backend development.

Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, or C++.

Extensive experience with web application development frameworks such as Spring, Django, or Flask.

Solid understanding of database systems (SQL and NoSQL) and proficiency in writing complex queries.

Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

Strong knowledge of software engineering principles, design patterns, and best practices.

Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.

Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts.

Benefits:

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement.

Collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Cutting-edge technology stack and access to the latest tools and resources.

Chance to work on impactful projects and shape the future of the lending industry.

upcred.ai is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Job Role-12 months(contract) which is extendable /permnanent

Required Skills:

• Advanced Java skills, Spring, Spring Boot, REST APIs,
• Intermediate in Design Patterns and Principles
• Application is moving into PCF  any cloud native experience is helpful
• DB:  Oracle, SQL Server, RDBMS
• Network Infrastructure knowledge is helpful (work with network support team to troubleshoot)
• Production support skills are highly preferred.
• CI/ CD knowledge is helpful
• Junit for unit testing
• Java certifications are a huge plus

Job Description:

• An ideal candidate is someone who works well with a cohesive team-oriented group of engineers, who have a passion for developing software, who enjoy solving problems in a challenging environment, and who have the desire to take their career to the next level.
• Participate in and lead day to day system development and maintenance activities of the team to meet service level agreements (SLAs) and create solutions with high level of innovation, cost effectiveness, high quality and faster time to market.
• Accountable for full systems development life cycle including creating high quality requirements documents, use-cases, design and other technical artifacts including but not limited to detailed test strategy/test design, performance benchmarking, release rollout and deployment plans, contingency/back-out plans, feasibility study, cost and time analysis and detailed estimates.
• Research and evaluate current and upcoming technologies and frameworks.
• Participate in PoCs (Proof of Concept) and help the Department with selection of Vendor Solutions, Technologies, Methodologies and Frameworks.
• Collaborate with Vendor Resources for Support of Products.
• Conduct brownbag sessions on new and upcoming technologies, methodologies and application appropriate frameworks. Ensure knowledge transfer of vendor technology to *** staff. Provide technical training to the other team members.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in related field.
• Broad understanding of Software Engineering Concepts and Methodologies is required.
• Back end Java Development
• API- Restful Services
• Automated Unit Testing (J Unit)
• Spring MVC
• SQL skills- Ability to work with tables, views, and stored procedures
• GIT
• Must be high-energy, detail-oriented, proactive and have the ability to function under pressure in an independent environment.
• Must provide the necessary skills to have a high degree of initiative and self-motivation to drive results.
• Possesses strong communication skills -- both verbal and written and strong relationship, collaborative skills and organizational skills.
• Willingness and ability to learn and take on challenging opportunities and to work as a member of matrix based diverse and geographically distributed project team.

We are seeking talented, motivated engineers who will be part of a dynamic global team delivering and supporting technology infrastructure to meet the growth needs of the business. 

As a Product Support Engineer, you will collaborate with the Engineering, Product and Support teams to ensure the designed product and service is fully operational with streamlined processes and procedures for addressing reported bugs and anomalies. Production Support Engineers will take ownership of resolving product issues through its life cycle and communication to multiple stakeholders. 

This is a programming role which requires a good understanding of Java along with solid debugging skills so complex workflows can be debugged and solved. You will own the code you push to production

To be successful, you must be an excellent team player and self motivated person who can carry out duties with minimal supervision.

Skills you need to have:

• A good understanding of SQL

• An understanding of Java and Java design patterns

• L4 support

• Good debugging and problem solving skills

• Excellent communication

Bonus Skills:

• An understanding of SpringBoot and ORM's