Backend Java Lead Developer

Mandatory Criteria :

• Candidate must have Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes of atleast 2 years in production environments.
• Candidate should have Expertise in at least one public cloud platform [GCP (Preferred), AWS, Azure, or OCI).
• Proficient in backend programming with Python, Java, or Kotlin (at least one is required).
• Candidate should have strong Backend experience.
• Hands-on experience with BigQuery or Snowflake for data analytics and integration.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Cloud Backend Engineer with 4–7 years of experience, who has worked extensively on at least one major cloud platform (GCP, AWS, Azure, or OCI). Experience with multiple cloud providers is a strong plus. As a Senior Development Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and scaling backend services and infrastructure on cloud-native platforms.

# Experience with Kubernetes is mandatory.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, reliable backend services and cloud-native applications.
• Build and manage RESTful APIs, microservices, and asynchronous data processing systems.
• Deploy and operate workloads on Kubernetes with best practices in availability, monitoring, and cost-efficiency.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, and product teams in an agile environment.
• Ensure high code quality through testing, reviews, and documentation.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes of atleast 2 years in production environments (mandatory).
• Expertise in at least one public cloud platform [GCP (Preferred), AWS, Azure, or OCI].
• Proficient in backend programming with Python, Java, or Kotlin (at least one is required).
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native architecture.
• Experience with containerization using Docker and Kubernetes-native deployment workflows.
• Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working across multiple cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Exposure to monitoring, logging, and observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Cloud Monitoring).
• Hands-on experience with BigQuery or Snowflake for data analytics and integration.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of NoSQL databases or event-driven/message-based architectures.
• Experience with serverless services, managed data pipelines, or data lake platforms.

About this roleWe are seeking an experienced MongoDB Developer/DBA who will be

responsible for maintaining MongoDB databases while optimizing performance, security, and

the availability of MongoDB clusters. As a key member of our team, you’ll play a crucial role in

ensuring our data infrastructure runs smoothly.

You'll have the following responsibilities

 Maintain and Configure MongoDB Instances - Responsible for build, design, deploy,

maintain, and lead the MongoDB Atlas infrastructure. Keep clear documentation of the

database setup and architecture.

 Ownership of governance, defining and enforcing policies in MongoDB Atlas.Provide

consultancy in drawing the design and infrastructure (MongoDB Atlas) for use case.

 Service and Governance wrap will be in place to restrict over provisioning for server size,

number of clusters per project and scaling through MongoDB Atlas

 Gathering and documenting detailed business requirements applicable to the data

layer.Responsible for designing, configuring and managing MongoDB on Atlas.

 Design, develop, test, document, and deploy high-quality technical solutions on the

MongoDB Atlas platform based on industry best practices to solve business needs.

Resolves technical issues raised by the team and/or customer and manages escalations as

required.

 Migrate data from on-premise MongoDB and RDBMS to MongoDB AtlasCommunicate

and collaborate with other technical resources and customers in providing timely updates

on status of deliverables, shedding light on technical issues, and obtaining buy-in on

creative solutions.

 Write procedures for backup and disaster recovery.

You'll have the following skills & experience

 Excellent analytical, diagnostic skills, and problem-solving skills

 Should understand the Database concept and develop expertise in designing and

developing NoSQL databases such as MongoDB

 MongoDB query operation, import and export operation in database

 Experience in ETL methodology for performing Data Migration, Extraction,

Transformation, Data Profiling and Loading

 Migrating database by ETL, migrating database by manual process and designing,

development, implementation

 General networking skills, especially in the context of a public cloud (e.g. AWS – VPC,

subnets, routing tables, nat / internet gateways, dns, security groups)

 Experience using Terraform as an IaC tool for setting up infrastructure on AWS

CloudPerforming database backups and recovery

 Competence in at least one of the following languages (in no particular order): Java, C++,

C#, Python, Node.js (JavaScript), Ruby, Perl, Scala, Go

 Excellent communication skills, often being able to compromise but draw out risks and

constraints associated with solutions. Be able to work independently and collaborate with

other teams

 Proficiency in configuring schema and MongoDB data modeling.

 Strong understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases.

 Comfortable with MongoDB syntax.

 Experience with database security management.

 Performance Optimization - Ensure databases achieve maximum performance and

availability. Design effective indexing strategies.

Responsibilities : 

- Developer responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

- Experience as a Sun Certified Java Developer with proven hands-on Software Development experience. We use Java 8

- 4-10 years java development experience with JSE/JEE, Java-based Micro-services framework, and implementation, Spring framework, Hibernate framework, SQL, etc

- Hands-on experience on Spring boot & SPARK Microservices and OSGi specifications

- Strong knowledge of micro-service logging, monitoring, debugging, and testing

- Implementations experience of micro-service integration, packaging, building automation, and deployment

- At least two years experience in SOA & Microservices based process applications using BPM (Activiti/JBPM/Camunda)

- Object-Oriented Analysis and design using common design patterns.

- Insight of Java and JEE internals (Classloading, Memory Management, Transaction management, etc)

- Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL, and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)

- Experience in developing web applications using at least one popular web framework (JSF, Wicket, GWT, Spring MVC, Spring Boot)

Qualifications: BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject and a minimum of 8 years of professional work experience in a mid-d or large corporate Information Technology environment. Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to keep multiple projects and client engagements active at once. Comfort with ambiguity and ability to navigate uncertainty.

Technologies

Must have                         Core JAVA, J2EE, Multithreading, OOPS, and Multiprocessing

Great to have                   RabbitMQ, Netty, XML, JSON, Messagepack

Huge Advantage:             Good at mathematics, statistics, complex data structures, algorithms, and design patterns

Other skills

• Ability to understand most complex and challenging problems and solve them from users’ view point
• Ability to create and present software designs (as per the aligned solution) to the product owner
• Ability to build and create modules from scratch.
• Ability to write, understand and deal with large code base
• Experience in understanding and implementing design patterns
• Ability to provide technical leadership to a team of equally talented, efficient and motivated engineers

Roles and responsibilities

• Responsible for solving the most complex and seemingly impossible problems related to variety of dimensions of software engineering. Dealing with Big Data to Complex Data Structures, From Inter Process Communication to sub 100 MilliSec server responses, From Distributed Systems to 99.999 Availability.
• Responsible for providing technical leadership to a team of 3-4 Engineers
• Responsible to drive delivery of a project/module and report to Product Owner
• Responsible for functional/technical tracking of a project/module

Responsibility Split

• 80% Technology, 20% Team management
• With 80:20 split this is definitely a technology oriented role suitable for geeks.