Backend Engineer

About Kanerika 

Who we are:

Kanerika Inc. is a premier global software products and services firm that specializes in providing innovative solutions and services for data-driven enterprises. Our focus is to empower businesses to achieve their digital transformation goals and maximize their business impact through the effective use of data and AI. We leverage cutting-edge technologies in data analytics, data governance, AI-ML, GenAI/ LLM and industry best practices to deliver custom solutions that help organizations optimize their operations, enhance customer experiences, and drive growth.

Awards and Recognitions

Kanerika has won several awards over the years, including:

1. Best Place to Work 2023 by Great Place to Work®
2. Top 10 Most Recommended RPA Start-Ups in 2022 by RPA Today
3. NASSCOM Emerge 50 Award in 2014
4. Frost & Sullivan India 2021 Technology Innovation Award for its Kompass composable solution architecture
5. Kanerika has also been recognized for its commitment to customer privacy and data security, having achieved ISO 27701, SOC2, and GDPR compliances.

Working for us

Kanerika is rated 4.6/5 on Glassdoor, for many good reasons. We truly value our employees' growth, well-being, and diversity, and people’s experiences bear this out. At Kanerika, we offer a host of enticing benefits that create an environment where you can thrive both personally and professionally. From our inclusive hiring practices and mandatory training on creating a safe work environment to our flexible working hours and generous parental leave, we prioritize the well-being and success of our employees. Our commitment to professional development is evident through our mentorship programs, job training initiatives, and support for professional certifications. Additionally, our company-sponsored outings and various time-off benefits ensure a healthy work-life balance. Join us at Kanerika and become part of a vibrant and diverse community where your talents are recognized, your growth is nurtured, and your contributions make a real impact. See the benefits section below for the perks you’ll get while working for Kanerika.

Locations

We are located in Austin (USA), Singapore, Hyderabad, Indore and Ahmedabad (India). 

Job Location: Hyderabad, Indore and Ahmedabad.

Role:

We are looking for an experienced AEM Backend Developer to join our digital platforms team. The ideal candidate will have strong backend development skills in Java (primary) and/or Python, along with proven experience in designing and building scalable, maintainable Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) solutions. This role will focus on implementing backend logic, custom workflows, integrations, and supporting content management features.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain AEM-based backend solutions, components, and templates.
• Develop custom AEM Sling models, servlets, services, and OSGi components.
• Build and integrate RESTful services and APIs to support frontend and third-party systems.
• Work closely with frontend developers and AEM content authors to support dynamic content delivery.
• Develop automation scripts using Java/Python for data handling, deployment, and reporting needs.
• Implement AEM workflows, user permissions, and version control for content.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in AEM environments.
• Optimize AEM performance, scalability, and security configurations.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Proven experience delivering high-quality web applications.

Mandatory Skills

• 3+ years of experience in AEM backend development.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java, OSGi, Sling, and JCR.
• Experience with Python for backend scripting, automation, or integration tasks.
• Knowledge of AEM architecture including dispatcher, replication agents, and workflows.
• Experience working with AEM APIs, servlets, event handlers, schedulers, and custom components.
• Understanding of REST APIs, JSON/XML data handling.
• Familiarity with Maven, Git, Jenkins, and Agile development practices

Preferred Skills (Nice to Have):

• Exposure to Adobe Experience Cloud tools like Adobe Target, Analytics, Campaign.
• Working knowledge of cloud-based AEM (Adobe as a Cloud Service) is a plus.
• Basic familiarity with frontend technologies (React/Angular/HTL) is beneficial.

Why join us? 

• Work with a passionate and innovative team in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
• Gain hands-on experience in content marketing with exposure to real-world projects.
• Opportunity to learn from experienced professionals and enhance your marketing skills.
• Contribute to exciting initiatives and make an impact from day one. 
• Competitive stipend and potential for growth within the company.

Employee Benefits

1. Culture:

1. Open Door Policy: Encourages open communication and accessibility to management.
2. Open Office Floor Plan: Fosters a collaborative and interactive work environment.
3. Flexible Working Hours: Allows employees to have flexibility in their work schedules.
4. Employee Referral Bonus: Rewards employees for referring qualified candidates.
5. Appraisal Process Twice a Year: Provides regular performance evaluations and feedback.

2. Inclusivity and Diversity:

1. Hiring practices that promote diversity: Ensures a diverse and inclusive workforce.
2. Mandatory POSH training: Promotes a safe and respectful work environment.

3. Health Insurance and Wellness Benefits:

1. GMC and Term Insurance: Offers medical coverage and financial protection.
2. Health Insurance: Provides coverage for medical expenses.
3. Disability Insurance: Offers financial support in case of disability.

4. Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits:

1. Company-sponsored family events: Creates opportunities for employees and their       families to bond.
2. Generous Parental Leave: Allows parents to take time off after the birth or adoption of a child.
3. Family Medical Leave: Offers leave for employees to take care of family members' medical needs.

5. Perks and Time-Off Benefits:

1. Company-sponsored outings: Organizes recreational activities for employees.
2. Gratuity: Provides a monetary benefit as a token of appreciation.
3. Provident Fund: Helps employees save for retirement.
4. Generous PTO: Offers more than the industry standard for paid time off.
5. Paid sick days: Allows employees to take paid time off when they are unwell.
6. Paid holidays: Gives employees paid time off for designated holidays.
7. Bereavement Leave: Provides time off for employees to grieve the loss of a loved one.

6. Professional Development Benefits:

1. L&D with FLEX- Enterprise Learning Repository: Provides access to a learning repository for professional development.
2. Mentorship Program: Offers guidance and support from experienced professionals.
3. Job Training: Provides training to enhance job-related skills.
4. Professional Certification Reimbursements: Assists employees in obtaining professional      certifications.
5. Promote from Within: Encourages internal growth and advancement opportunities.

Job Description:

• Experience in Core Java, Spring Boot.

• Experience in microservices.

• Extensive experience in developing enterprise-scale systems for global organization. Should possess good architectural knowledge and be aware of enterprise application design patterns.

• Should be able to analyze, design, develop and test complex, low-latency client-facing applications.

• Good development experience with RDBMS in SQL Server, Postgres, Oracle or DB2

• Good knowledge of multi-threading

• Basic working knowledge of Unix/Linux

• Excellent problem solving and coding skills in Java

• Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills.

• Should be able to express their design ideas and thoughts. 

• Work with business analysts to estimate and design effective, scalable and maintainable solutions that meet business initiatives and objectives
• Develop and unit test software that meets business requirements and technical design
• Troubleshoot pre- and post-production implementations
• Propose new ideas when there is strong business value and stay up to date on the latest technology trends and techniques

Critical Skills & Experiences:

• At least 5+ years of experience developing in Java technologies with equivalent experience in systems analysis, OO design, OO programming and debugging skills
• At least 5 years of experience in Java Spring Boot Framework development
• 2 years of experience in any Cloud platform, preferably AWS.
• At least 3 years of web services and relational database experience (preferably Mysql)
• At least a year of Elastic search experience
• Experience developing RESTful web services (preferably micro services)
• Experience with UNIX/Linux command line and shell scripting
• Experience working in cross-functional Agile/Scrum teams
• Any level of experience with JIRA or any other issue tracking technology
• Experience working directly with business stakeholders
• Experience with Java application profiling and profiling tools
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Drive performance to accomplish team goals in a fast-paced environment
• Bachelor’s degree or the above equivalent skills and years of experience

Keywords:

Experience: +5 Years

Technical skills: Java, Spring boot and Node JS  

Software Development Engineer (III) @ REBEL FOODS

We are surrounded by the world's leading consumer companies led by technology - Amazon for retail, Airbnb for hospitality, Uber for mobility, Netflix and Spotify for entertainment, etc. Food & Beverage is the only consumer sector where large players are still traditional restaurant companies. At Rebel Foods, we are challenging this status quo as we are building the world's most valuable restaurant company on the internet, superfast. The opportunity for us is immense due to the exponential growth in the food delivery business worldwide which has helped us build 'The World's Largest Internet Restaurant Company' in the last few years. Rebel Foods current presence in 7 countries (India, Indonesia, UAE, UK, Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh) with 15 + brands and 3500+ internet restaurants has been built on a simple system - The Rebel Operating Model. While for us it is still Day 1, we know we are in the middle of a revolution towards creating never seen before customer-first experiences. We bring you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to disrupt the 500-year-old industry with technology at its core.

We urge you to refer to the below to understand how we are changing the restaurant industry before applying at Rebel Foods.

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An opportunity to revolutionize the restaurant industry

Here, at Rebel Foods, we are using technology and automation to disrupt the traditional food industry. We are focused on building an operating system for Cloud Kitchens - using the most innovative technologies - to provide the best food experiences for our customers. 

You will enjoy working with us, if:

• You are passionate about using technology to solve customer problems
• You are a software craftsman or craftswoman who is obsessed with high quality software
• You have a flair for good design and architecture
• You are unafraid of rearchitecting or refactoring code to improve it
• You are willing to dive deep to solve complex software issues
• You are a teacher and mentor

Our technology ecosystem:

• Languages: Java, Typescript, Javascript, Ruby
• Frameworks: Spring Boot, NodeJS, ExpressJS
• Databases: AWS Aurora, MySQL, MongoDB
• Cloud: AWS
• Microservices, Service Oriented Architecture: REST APIs, Caching, Messaging, Logging, Monitoring and Alerting
• CI/CD and DevOps
• Bitbucket, Jira

You will mostly spend time on the following:

• Leading the design and implementation of software systems
• Driving engineering initiatives across teams with a focus on quality, maintainability, availability, scalability, security, performance and stability
• Writing efficient, maintainable, scalable, high quality code
• Reviewing code and tests
• Refactoring and improving code
• Teaching and mentoring team members
  
  
  

We’re excited about you if you have:

• At least 4+ years of experience in software development, including experience building microservices and distributed systems
• Excellent programming skills in one or more languages: Java, C#, C++, Typescript, Javascript, Python or Ruby
• Experience working in Cloud environments: AWS, Azure, GCP
• Experience building secure, configurable, observable services
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• The ability to work in an Agile environment
• The ability to collaborate effectively within and across engineering, product and business teams

We value engineers who are:

• Crazy about customer experience
• Willing to challenge the status quo and innovate
• Obsessed with quality, performance and frugality
• Willing to take complete responsibility and ownership of results
• Team players, teachers, mentors

The Rebel Culture

We believe in empowering and growing people to perform the best at their job functions. We follow outcome-oriented, fail-fast iterative & collaborative culture to move fast in building tech solutions. Rebel is not a usual workplace. The following slides will give you a sense of our culture, how Rebel conducts itself and who will be the best fit for our company. We suggest you go through it before making up your mind.

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• Compile and analyze data, processes, and codes to troubleshoot problems and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborating with the front-end developers and other team members to establish objectives and design more functional, cohesive codes to enhance the user experience.
• Developing ideas for new programs, products, or features by monitoring industry developments and trends.
• Recording data and reporting it to proper parties, such as clients or leadership.
• Participating in continuing education and training to remain current on best practices, learn new programming languages, and better assist other team members.
• Taking lead on projects, as needed.