Engineering Manager

Position Overview

We are seeking a skilled Developer to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Java and Python ecosystems, with hands-on experience in modern web technologies, messaging systems, and cloud-native development using Kubernetes.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications using Java and Spring Boot framework
• Build robust web services and APIs using Python and Flask framework
• Implement event-driven architectures using NATS messaging server
• Deploy, manage, and optimize applications in Kubernetes environments
• Develop microservices following best practices and design patterns
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions
• Write clean, maintainable code with comprehensive documentation
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical architecture decisions
• Troubleshoot and optimize application performance in containerized environments
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and follow DevOps best practices
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• Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• 4+ years of experience in software development
• Strong proficiency in Java with deep understanding of web technology stack
• Hands-on experience developing applications with Spring Boot framework
• Solid understanding of Python programming language with practical Flask framework experience
• Working knowledge of NATS server for messaging and streaming data
• Experience deploying and managing applications in Kubernetes
• Understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful API design
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker)
• Experience with version control systems (Git)
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• Skills & Competencies
• Skills Java (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security)
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• Python (Flask, SQL Alchemy, REST APIs)
• NATS messaging patterns (pub/sub, request/reply, queue groups)
• Kubernetes (deployments, services, ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets)
• Web technologies (HTTP, REST, WebSocket, gRPC)
• Container orchestration and management
• Soft Skills Problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Strong communication and collaboration
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently
• Attention to detail and code quality
• Continuous learning mindset
• Team player with mentoring capabilities

Responsibilities of a Senior Software Engineer (Backend):

• You will be a guide in the entire application lifecycle including research, design, development, testing (dev owns quality), along with continuous deployment and delivery
• Lead design with a major focus on best user experience, performance, scalability and future expansion
• You will act as a mentor for less-experienced peers through both your technical knowledge and leadership skills to bring in continuous improvements and implement best practices.
• You will apply the latest technology thinking from our tech radar, adopt best design practices to solve complex problems and ensure our product is the best in usability.
• You will work directly with the CEO and the cross functional product teams, align on the needs of the products and operations.
• You will analyze business, technology challenges and suggest solutions
• Build an “Awesome” team

This opportunity is for you if,

• You have 4-6 Years of work experience in building highly-interactive applications using Java, Spring MVC, Spring JMS, Spring JDBC, Spring IOC, Spring Boot, MySQL, MiBatis, ReactJS, Java Script, jQuery, AWS, JMS and have knowledge on wide range of web technologies, tools and Frameworks.
• You have experience in working with Restful webservices
• You have strong knowledge and understanding of design patterns and domain driven design
• You understand fundamental design principles behind building scalable, resilient, and maintainable applications 
• You have functional knowledge of inclusive design: accessibility, and related tooling
• You have consumer web development experience for high-traffic, public facing web applications
• You have knack for writing clean, readable, re-usable code
• You have good knowledge on TDD and CI/CD practices.
• You have experience in managing and publishing releases using Git branching and tools like NPM and YARN.
• You have penchant for learning
• You are a great analytical & logical thinker and someone who loves solving problems
• You are passionate, energetic, enthusiastic and a go-getter
• You are “ FUN @ Work “

Good to Have Skills:

• 3+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced internet start-up environment.
• Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.
• Understanding of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.

What you need to have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field with 2-5 years hands-on experience with Java based open source tech stack
• Expertise in Core Java, Data Structures, J2EE with proven expertise in Spring MVC, Spring boot, Microservices architecture, Web Services (Rest) in distributed systems
• Practical experience with MySQL and /or NoSQL databases like Couchbase, DynamoDB, Cassandra
• Practical experience with Caching frameworks Memcached/Redis, Message Queues (JMS, RabbitMQ)
• Practical hands-on experience in JavaScript UI preferred
• Experience in building high performance, high availability REST APIs and REST clients
• Expertise with log file analysis using one or more of ELK, or Splunk
• Prior experience with CI/CD, Container architecture - Docker/Jenkins and build scripts Maven/Ant
• Prior experience in transformation to cloud platforms is preferred
• Experience with Kafka is a definite plus
• Experience with building analytics pipeline and analytics DB is a plus
• Strong practical experience in applying design patterns, multithreading concepts to solve complex problems, strong problem solving skills

Responsibilities & ownership

• Lead, build, deliver and ensure customer success of next-generation features related to scalability, reliability, robustness, usability, security, and performance of the product.
• Work on distributed systems for data processing with efficient protocols and communication, locking and consensus, schedulers, resource management, low latency access to distributed storage, auto scaling, and self healing.
• Understand and reason about concurrency and parallelization to deliver scalability and performance in a multithreaded and distributed environment.
• Lead the team to solve complex and unknown problems 
• Solve technical problems and customer issues with technical expertise
• Design and deliver architectures that run optimally on public clouds like  GCP, AWS, and Azure
• Mentor other team members for high quality and design 
• Collaborate with Product Management to deliver on customer requirements and innovation
• Collaborate with Support and field teams to ensure that customers are successful with Dremio

Requirements

• B.S./M.S/Equivalent in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent experience
• Fluency in Java/C++ with 3alm+ years of experience developing production-level software
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, multi-threaded and asynchronous programming models, and their use in developing distributed and scalable systems
• 5+ years experience in developing complex and scalable distributed systems and delivering, deploying, and managing microservices successfully
• Hands-on experience  in query processing or optimization, distributed systems, concurrency control, data replication, code generation, networking, and storage systems
• Passion for quality, zero downtime upgrades, availability, resiliency, and uptime of the platform
• Passion for learning and delivering using latest technologies
• Ability to solve ambiguous, unexplored, and cross-team problems effectively
• Hands on experience of working projects on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform 
• Experience with containers and Kubernetes for orchestration and container management in private and public clouds (AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud) 
• Understanding of distributed file systems such as  S3, ADLS, or HDFS
• Excellent communication skills and affinity for collaboration and teamwork
• Ability to work individually and collaboratively with other team members
• Ability to scope and plan solution for  big problems and mentors others on the same
• Interested and motivated to be part of a fast-moving startup with a fun and accomplished team

• Proven hands-on Software Development experience
• Proven working experience in Java development
• Hands on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms
• Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns.

The Java/Backend Developer is responsible for the development and maintenance of Bytemark’s backend APIs. This person utilizes their knowledge of Java development & web technologies as an integral part of the software development team.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, maintain, and deliver highly scalable and reliable APIs
• Collaborate with development team and product owners to analyze, design, and implement user stories using an agile methodology.
• Write high-quality software code that complies with design specifications and meets development and support requirements.
• Develop unit tests and test changes using an agile methodology.
• Use a variety of tools to perform unit testing, automated builds, and source control.
• Participate as a member in Agile teams, and work with other team member to review user stories, estimate effort for user stories, and participate in sprint reviews.
• Maintaining current web and back-end features
• Learning new skills and technologies as company products and industry standards warrant

Required Skills:

• 2-6 years of experience building RESTful APIs
• 2+ year of hands-on Java experience using Play 1.x framework
• Knowledge of Spring or Grails frameworks is a plus
• Ability to write SQL.
• Understanding of OOP
• Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) using JUnit, Selenium or a similar technology
• Basic knowledge of Unix
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• 3-8 years of software development experience
• Undergraduate degree in the field of computer science or equivalent
• Able to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment