Java Back-End Developer

Job Overview:

We are looking for a seasoned Senior Backend Engineer (SDE III) with over 5 years of experience to lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience in software development, deep technical expertise, and a proven track record of successfully leading large-scale engineering teams and projects. This role requires strategic leadership, the ability to manage complex technical challenges, and the ability to drive innovation while ensuring operational excellence.As a Backend Lead, you will collaborate with key stakeholders across the business, product management, and operations to ensure alignment with the organization’s goals and play a critical role in shaping the technology roadmap and engineering culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership and Team Development: Lead and inspire a team of engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement. Manage the hiring, training, and career development of engineering staff.
• Strategic Planning: Work closely with senior leadership to develop and implement engineering strategies that support business objectives. Define technology roadmaps and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Technical Excellence: Guide the team in designing and implementing scalable, robust software systems. Drive the adoption of best practices in architecture, coding standards, and software testing to ensure high-quality product delivery.
• Project and Program Management: Oversee the successful delivery of engineering projects, ensuring deadlines, quality standards, and budget constraints are met. Use agile methodologies to manage the development process and resolve bottlenecks.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with Product Management, Design, Business, and Operations teams to define project requirements and deliverables. Ensure the smooth integration of engineering efforts across the organization.
• Risk Management: Anticipate and mitigate technical risks and roadblocks. Proactively identify areas of technical debt and drive initiatives to reduce it.
• Stakeholder Communication: Act as the technical point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular updates on project progress, resource allocation, and performance metrics. Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering
• Proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale, high-impact software projects.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and scalable system design.
• Expertise in multiple programming languages and modern development frameworks For this role we require expertise in Python/Django and API Development
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS), microservices, and distributed systems.
• Good experience with MySQL and ElasticSearch. Slight experience with other NoSQL and SQL databases.
• Experience in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
•  Experience in delivering full-stack B2B/SaaS applications including mobile applications, web frontend, and a scalable backend.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical challenges.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire teams and stakeholders at all levels.

Job Title: Senior Software EngineerLocationExperienceJob DescriptionWe are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic engineering team, focusing on designing, developing, and optimizing large-scale ad technology systems. This role requires expertise in building high-performance, distributed systems capable of handling millions of transactions per minute. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to enhance the scalability, robustness, and performance of our real-time bidding systems.

• ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement high-performance microservices to handle large volumes of real-time data requests.
• Collaborate with the AdExchange team to optimize real-time ad buying, selling, and auctioning processes.
• Lead the development and enhancement of key features such as loss notifications and bidder engagement strategies.
• Build A/B testing mechanisms to optimize bidder responses and URL accuracy.
• Improve the scalability and reliability of critical services, utilizing advanced monitoring tools like Prometheus and Kafka.
• Conduct code reviews, create design documents, and mentor junior engineers.
• Manage end-to-end project lifecycles, from architecture design to deployment in production environments.
• Required SkillsProficiency in Java, Docker, Aerospike, Kafka, and MySQL.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and real-time bidding technologies.
• Experience in optimizing system performance to handle high-throughput, low-latency requirements (600,000+ requests/min).
• Expertise in monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and log management systems.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS or similar).
• Strong problem-solving skills and experience in A/B testing for optimizing system components.
• Preferred SkillsExperience in ad technology or large-scale data processing systems.
• Familiarity with JavaScript, REST APIs, and integration workflows.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and event-driven architectures.

What You'll Do:

• Understand the upcoming development requirement of product in depth.
• Design product architecture as per vision, insights and concurred direction.
• Design and develop the APIs using Java, Spring, and Hibernate required for the product and expose them to be used by the front-end developers.
• Design the database and tables in MySQL/PostGreSQL/NoSQL (whichever is suitable for the need of the product) and guide the team to utilize them in the best possible way.
• Get involved in continuous maintenance of the product and get the bugs fixed in time.
• Coordinate the workflow between the UX Designers and front-end developers.
• Work on integrating flows with external tools - Segment, Branch, Clevertap.

Ideal Profile:

• Proficiency in Core Java & Spring framework.
• Expertise in Web Service technologies.
• Experience in building the architecture as per the product’s need.
• Experience in building REST APIs using Java/Spring.
• Excellent knowledge in Databases and code integrations such as Postgres SQL, SQL Server, MySQL.
• Experience in full life cycle development of a product (specifically mobile products) is a plus.
• Experience with Java/Spring-Boot, Hibernate Cloud Services, AWS.
• Experience with security principles and frameworks.
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token and OAuth2 - Familiarity with code versioning tools (primarily Git).
• Essential skills are Core Java/J2EE, functional aspects, Spring Framework, Tomcat, SVN, Git, Postman/Newman.
• Should have worked in Agile methodologies.
• Good object-oriented and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills along with the ability to work in a highly collaborative environment.

About Typito

Typito is an online self-serve video design tool used by marketing teams and digital journalists to publish engaging videos for social media. With more than 200,000 videos created using the platform over the last 2 years, Typito is the smallest team that was featured in https://www.g2.com/best-software-companies/india" target="_blank">G2’s Top SaaS companies from India. 

We strive to build a workplace that helps everyone nurture a growth mindset and here's what our https://www.glassdoor.co.in/Reviews/Typito-Reviews-E4837925.htm" target="_blank">Glassdoor reviews say. You can learn more about https://typito.com/blog/thing-called-culture-typito/" target="_blank">our culture here and http://blog.typito.com/why-we-are-building-typito/" target="_blank">here's why we are building Typito.

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We are looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer with more than 3 years of experience on any specific front-end stack like Angular/Backbone/React or equivalent and some exposure to graphic systems and WebGL. We are keen on working with people who are passionate about product UX/UI and the role that plays in delighting the end user. It’s also important to have a strong urge to identify, learn, embrace and incorporate any new tech (responsibly) that's needed to solve our problem better.

Responsibilities

• Product Engineering ownership - he/she would be expected to work closely with Product and Marketing teams to build Typito’s product suite. Engineering feature development and Product release / deployments would be part of the ownership.

Requirements

• Strong in : HTML/JS/CSS
• 3+ years experience working with any particular backend stack (Django, Rails, Laravel, NodeJS or equivalent)
• Experience with any particular front-end stack like Angular/Backbone/React or equivalent is a bonus
• Experience with image/video processing tech is a strong bonus.

Years of Experience:- 1.5+

Qualification:- BE Computer Engineering/MCA

Industry:- Software
Location:- Andheri