Blockchain Backend Engineer

JOB DETAILS:

* Job Title: Lead I - Software Engineering-Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot, Aws

* Industry: Global digital transformation solutions provide

* Salary: Best in Industry

* Experience: 5 -7 years

* Location: Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram

Role Proficiency:

Act creatively to develop applications and select appropriate technical options optimizing application development maintenance and performance by employing design patterns and reusing proven solutions account for others' developmental activities

Skill Examples:

1. Explain and communicate the design / development to the customer
2. Perform and evaluate test results against product specifications
3. Break down complex problems into logical components
4. Develop user interfaces business software components
5. Use data models
6. Estimate time and effort required for developing / debugging features / components
7. Perform and evaluate test in the customer or target environment
8. Make quick decisions on technical/project related challenges
9. Manage a Team mentor and handle people related issues in team
10.  Maintain high motivation levels and positive dynamics in the team.
11.  Interface with other teams’ designers and other parallel practices
12.  Set goals for self and team. Provide feedback to team members
13.  Create and articulate impactful technical presentations
14.  Follow high level of business etiquette in emails and other business communication
15.  Drive conference calls with customers addressing customer questions
16.   Proactively ask for and offer help
17.  Ability to work under pressure determine dependencies risks facilitate planning; handling multiple tasks.
18.  Build confidence with customers by meeting the deliverables on time with quality.
19.  Estimate time and effort resources required for developing / debugging features / components
20.  Make on appropriate utilization of Software / Hardware’s.
21.  Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Knowledge Examples:

•     Appropriate software programs / modules

1. Functional and technical designing
2. Programming languages – proficient in multiple skill clusters
3. DBMS
4. Operating Systems and software platforms
5. Software Development Life Cycle
6. Agile – Scrum or Kanban Methods
7. Integrated development environment (IDE)
8. Rapid application development (RAD)
9. Modelling technology and languages
10. Interface definition languages (IDL)
11. Knowledge of customer domain and deep understanding of sub domain where problem is solved

Additional Comments:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer with strong expertise in Kotlin and Java to join our dynamic engineering team.

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of backend frameworks, cloud technologies, and scalable microservices architectures, with a passion for clean code, resilience, and system observability.

You will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining core backend services that power our high-availability e-commerce and promotion platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Kotlin (JVM, Coroutines, Serialization) and Java.

Build robust microservices with Spring Boot and related Spring ecosystem components (Spring Cloud, Spring Security, Spring Kafka, Spring Data).

Implement efficient serialization/deserialization using Jackson and Kotlin Serialization. Develop, maintain, and execute automated tests using JUnit 5, Mockk, and ArchUnit to ensure code quality.

Work with Kafka Streams (Avro), Oracle SQL (JDBC, JPA), DynamoDB, and Redis for data storage and caching needs. Deploy and manage services in AWS environment leveraging DynamoDB, Lambdas, and IAM.

Implement CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI to automate build, test, and deployment processes.

Containerize applications using Docker and integrate monitoring using Datadog for tracing, metrics, and dashboards.

Define and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform for services including GitLab, Datadog, Kafka, and Optimizely.

Develop and maintain RESTful APIs with OpenAPI (Swagger) and JSON API standards.

Apply resilience patterns using Resilience4j to build fault-tolerant systems.

Adhere to architectural and design principles such as Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), and Contract Testing (Pact).

Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile Scrum environment to deliver high-quality features.

Utilize feature flagging tools like Optimizely to enable controlled rollouts.

Mandatory Skills & Technologies Languages:

Kotlin (JVM, Coroutines, Serialization),

Java Frameworks: Spring Boot (Spring Cloud, Spring Security, Spring Kafka, Spring Data)

Serialization: Jackson, Kotlin Serialization

Testing: JUnit 5, Mockk, ArchUnit

Data: Kafka (Avro) Streams Oracle SQL (JDBC, JPA) DynamoDB (NoSQL) Redis (Caching)

Cloud: AWS (DynamoDB, Lambda, IAM)

CI/CD: GitLab CI Containers: Docker

Monitoring & Observability: Datadog (Tracing, Metrics, Dashboards, Monitors)

Infrastructure as Code: Terraform (GitLab, Datadog, Kafka, Optimizely)

API: OpenAPI (Swagger), REST API, JSON API

Resilience: Resilience4j

Architecture & Practices: Domain-Driven Design (DDD) Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Contract Testing (Pact) Feature Flags (Optimizely)

Platforms: E-Commerce Platform (CommerceTools), Promotion Engine (Talon.One)

Methodologies: Scrum, Agile

Skills: Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot, Aws

Must-Haves

Kotlin (JVM, Coroutines, Serialization), Java, Spring Boot (Spring Cloud, Spring Security, Spring Kafka, Spring Data), AWS (DynamoDB, Lambda, IAM), Microservices Architecture

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Notice period - 0 to 15 days only

Job stability is mandatory

Location: Trivandrum

Virtual Weekend Interview on 7th Feb 2026 - Saturday

What you'll do:

·        Perform complex application programming activities with an emphasis on mobile development: Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, RESTful APIs and related backend frameworks

·        Assist in the definition of system architecture and detailed solution design that are scalable and extensible

·        Collaborate with Product Owners, Designers, and other engineers on different permutations to find the best solution possible

·        Own the quality of code and do your own testing. Write unit test and improve test coverage.

·        Deliver amazing solutions to production that knock everyone’s socks off

·        Mentor junior developers on the team

What we’re looking for:

·        Amazing technical instincts. You know how to evaluate and choose the right technology and approach for the job. You have stories you could share about what problem you thought you were solving at first, but through testing and iteration, came to solve a much bigger and better problem that resulted in positive outcomes all-around.

·        A love for learning. Technology is continually evolving around us, and you want to keep up to date to ensure we are using the right tech at the right time.

·        A love for working in ambiguity—and making sense of it. You can take in a lot of disparate information and find common themes, recommend clear paths forward and iterate along the way. You don’t form an opinion and sell it as if it’s gospel; this is all about being flexible, agile, dependable, and responsive in the face of many moving parts.

·        Confidence, not ego. You have an ability to collaborate with others and see all sides of the coin to come to the best solution for everyone.

·        Flexible and willing to accept change in priorities, as necessary

·        Demonstrable passion for technology (e.g., personal projects, open-source involvement)

·        Enthusiastic embrace of DevOps culture and collaborative software engineering

·        Ability and desire to work in a dynamic, fast paced, and agile team environment

·        Enthusiasm for cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure

Basic Qualifications: 

·        Minimum B.S. / M.S. Computer Science or related discipline from accredited college or University

·        At least 4 years of experience designing, developing, and delivering backend applications with Node.js, TypeScript

·        At least 2 years of experience building internet facing services

·        At least 2 years of experience with AWS and/or OpenShift

·        Exposure to some of the following concepts: object-oriented programming, software engineering techniques, quality engineering, parallel programming, databases, etc.

·        Experience integrating APIs with front-end and/or mobile-specific frameworks

·        Proficiency in building and consuming RESTful APIs

·        Ability to manage multiple tasks and consistently meet established timelines  

·        Strong collaboration skills

·        Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Preferred Qualifications:

·        Experience with Apache Cordova framework

• Demonstrable knowledge of native coding background in iOS, Android

·        Experience developing and deploying applications within Kubernetes based containers

Experience in Agile and SCRUM development techniques

About the Role

At Ceryneian, we’re building a next-generation, research-driven algorithmic trading platform aimed at democratizing access to hedge fund-grade financial analytics. Headquartered in California, Ceryneian is a fintech innovation company dedicated to empowering traders with sophisticated yet accessible tools for quantitative research, strategy development, and execution.

Our flagship platform is currently under development. As a Backend Engineer, you will play a foundational role in designing and building the core trading engine and research infrastructure from the ground up. Your work will focus on developing performance-critical components that power backtesting, real-time strategy execution, and seamless integration with brokers and data providers. You’ll be responsible for bridging core engine logic with Python-based strategy interfaces, supporting a modular system architecture for isolated and scalable strategy execution, and building robust abstractions for data handling and API interactions. This role is central to delivering the reliability, flexibility, and performance that our users will rely on in fast-moving financial markets.

We are a remote-first team and are open to hiring exceptional candidates globally.

Core Tasks

·      Build and maintain the trading engine core for execution, backtesting, and event logging.

·      Develop isolated strategy execution runners to support multi-user, multi-strategy environments.

·      Implement abstraction layers for brokers and market data feeds to offer a unified API experience.

·      Bridge the core engine language with Python strategies using gRPC, ZeroMQ, or similar interop technologies.

·      Implement logic to parse and execute JSON-based strategy DSL from the strategy builder.

·      Design compute-optimized components for multi-asset workflows and scalable backtesting.

·      Capture real-time state, performance metrics, and slippage for both live and simulated runs.

·      Collaborate with infrastructure engineers to support high-availability deployments.

Top Technical Competencies

·      Proficiency in distributed systems, concurrency, and system design.

·      Strong backend/server-side development skills using C++, Rust, C#, Erlang, or Python.

·      Deep understanding of data structures and algorithms with a focus on low-latency performance.

·      Experience with event-driven and messaging-based architectures (e.g., ZeroMQ, Redis Streams).

·      Familiarity with Linux-based environments and system-level performance tuning.

Bonus Competencies

·      Understanding of financial markets, asset classes, and algorithmic trading strategies.

·      3–5 years of prior Backend experience.

·      Hands-on experience with backtesting frameworks or financial market simulators.

·      Experience with sandboxed execution environments or paper trading platforms.

·      Advanced knowledge of multithreading, memory optimization, or compiler construction.

·      Educational background from Tier-I or Tier-II institutions with strong computer science fundamentals, a passion for scalable system design, and a drive to build cutting-edge fintech infrastructure.

What We Offer

·      Opportunity to shape the backend architecture of a next-gen fintech startup.

·      A collaborative, technically driven culture.

·      Competitive compensation with performance-based bonuses.

·      Flexible working hours and a remote-friendly environment for candidates across the globe.

·      Exposure to financial modeling, trading infrastructure, and real-time applications.

·      Collaboration with a world-class team from Pomona, UCLA, Harvey Mudd, and Claremont McKenna.

Ideal Candidate

You’re a backend-first thinker who’s obsessed with reliability, latency, and architectural flexibility. You enjoy building scalable systems that transform complex strategy logic into high-performance, real-time trading actions. You think in microseconds, architect for fault tolerance, and build APIs designed for developer extensibility.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Rewrite existing APIs in NodeJS. 
• Remodel the APIs into Micro services-based architecture. 
• Implement a caching layer wherever possible. 
• Optimize the API for high performance and scalability. 
• Write unit tests for API Testing.
• Automate the code testing and deployment process.

Skills Required: 

• At least 2 years of experience developing Backends using NodeJS — should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds. 
• Excellent hands-on experience using MySQL or any other SQL Database. 
• Good knowledge of MongoDB or any other NoSQL Database. 
• Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases. 
• Experience with graph-based databases like GraphQL and Neo4j. 
• Experience developing and deploying REST APIs. 
• Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks. 
• Good understanding of advanced JS libraries and frameworks. 
• Experience with Web sockets, Service Workers, and Web Push Notifications. 
• Familiar with NodeJS profiling tools. 
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git. 
• Good knowledge of creating and maintaining DevOps infrastructure on cloud platforms. 
• Should be a fast learner and a go-getter — without any fear of trying out new things Preferences. 
• Experience building a large scale social or location-based app.

Good knowledge and experience of working with backend systems; 

designing server-side architecture, including production maintenance experience are must-haves.

At least 1-2 years of experience in any programming languages like Java, Ruby, PHP, Python and Node.js(Node.js preferred).

Understanding of micro-services oriented architecture.

Experience with Databases design (SQL, NoSQL) and analytics

Experience in driving and delivering complex features/software modules from technical design to launch.

Expertise with unit testing & Test Driven Development (TDD)

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help us build the tools, services, and applications that will enable us to be the planet’s most patient-focused pharmacy. You will work on projects ranging from greenfield initiatives to matured products with an active user base. 

• Collaborate with engineering team to design and implement products using event driven micro-services architecture.
• Interact with Product Managers and key stake-holders on regular basis to understand and execute Product vision.
• Take charge of end-to-end feature development, right from proof-of-concept to production deployment and support
• Brainstorm and lead continuous improvement projects for product
• Providing feedback to peer developers on code quality and development standards.
• Mentoring team on strong coding and design standards.
• Setting the bar high for development practises while striking the right balance between pragmatism and perfection for code and processes.
• Effectively document API's and services using Swagger/OpenAPI, visualize flow and dependencies using diagrams, and create technical documents on engineering wikis.
• Present crisp and clear feature demos to stakeholders.

Some of our opensource projects- https://meet.google.com/linkredirect?authuser=0&;dest=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fmedly">https://github.com/medly

We don’t expect anybody to be an expert on all of these, but you should be deeply familiar with some, and a self-starting learner who isn’t afraid to ask for help:

• Polyglot Development (at least 1 more lang apart from Java and JavaScript)
• At least one JVM language
• Functional Programming, 
• OO Design, Clean Code, SOLID principles
• Solid grasp on HTTP, and REST
• Web based SaaS product development
• Deployment to AWS or any cloud
• Test Driven Development, 
• Security Compliance like HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC2
• Git, Linux, CI/CD, Gradle, IDEA
• Security based on OAuth2 / OIDC
• SQL and NoSQL DBs like PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch
• Docker
• SQL Migration tools like Liquibase, Flyway
• Semantic Versioning, Feature Toggles, PR, Feature Branches

• 3+ Years of experience mainly on Backend Development using any two languages (Java, Kotlin, NodeJS, Ruby etc.)
• Minimum a bachelor degree in Computer Science, Engineering or any related field.

• Develop service/APIs using Kotlin/Micronaut Node/Serverless
• Aurora Serverless PostgreSQL DB
• AWS, Lambda, API Gateway, Amplify, Cognito, Okta
• Github, Github Actions, SonarCloud
• Database versioning using tools like Liquibase
• Terraform to manage infra
• Cloudwatch/AWS X-Ray to monitor the infra
• Opportunity to make Open Source Contribution