Java Backend Developer

Employment Type: Full-time, Contractual

Contract Duration: 3–6 Months

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled .NET Developer with strong experience in C#, ASP.NET Core,

Web APIs, and modern application development practices. The ideal candidate should have a

solid understanding of .NET fundamentals, dependency injection, middleware, action filters,

model binding, and application architecture.

Key Responsibilities

 Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications using .NET and ASP.NET Core.

 Develop and consume RESTful APIs and microservices.

 Implement Dependency Injection and follow SOLID principles.

 Develop and configure Middleware components for request processing.

 Implement and customize Action Filters for authorization, validation, logging, and

exception handling.

 Work with Model Binding, Validation, and API request/response handling.

 Optimize application performance and troubleshoot production issues.

 Collaborate with cross-functional teams in Agile environments.

 Participate in code reviews and follow coding best practices.

Mandatory Technical Skills

.NET & C#

 Strong knowledge of C# and .NET Framework/.NET Core.

 Good understanding of OOPs concepts and design patterns.

 Hands-on experience with Extension Methods.

 Understanding of Delegates, Events, Lambda Expressions, LINQ, and Async

Programming.

 Knowledge of IDisposable interface and Using Statement.

ASP.NET Core

 ASP.NET Core MVC

 ASP.NET Core Web API

 Dependency Injection (Singleton, Scoped, Transient lifetimes)

 Middleware Pipeline

 Action Filters

 Model Binding

 Authentication & Authorization

 Exception Handling and Logging

Database

 SQL Server

 Stored Procedures

 Query Optimization

 Entity Framework Core

Additional Skills

 REST APIs

 Git

 Azure DevOps / CI-CD

 Unit Testing

Preferred Skills

 Microservices Architecture

 Docker & Kubernetes

 Azure Cloud Services

 Messaging Services (RabbitMQ, Service Bus)

 Clean Architecture / Domain Driven Design

Interview Focus Areas

Candidates should be able to explain and demonstrate:

 Dependency Injection and service lifetimes (Singleton, Scoped, Transient)

 Middleware vs Action Filters

 Model Binding in ASP.NET Core

 Extension Methods

 IDisposable and Using Statement

 ASP.NET Core Request Pipeline

 REST API Design Principles

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Web Development, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Minimum of 4 to 8 years of professional experience in Java

development.

• Strong proficiency in Java and object-oriented programming.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in building microservices with Spring Boot.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and experience with API design and integration.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically.

We are seeking a highly skilled Backend Developer to join our team and contribute to the development and improvement of both our customer-centric SaaS platform and internal systems.

As a Backend Developer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the server-side logic of our application, ensuring high performance, scalability, and security.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including front-end developers, product managers, and designers, to understand project requirements and translate them into technical specifications.

• Design and develop server-side logic, APIs, and database schema to support the functionality and performance requirements of our SaaS platform.

• Write clean, modular, and well-documented code using any relevant programming language preferably Java with SpringBoot.

• Optimize the backend systems for maximum speed and scalability, ensuring high performance and responsiveness of the application.

• Implement data storage solutions using PostgreSQL or other relational databases, ensuring data integrity and security.

• Conduct thorough testing and debugging to identify and resolve any issues or bugs in the backend code.

• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in backend development and contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes.

Requirements:

• Proven work experience as a Backend Developer or similar role, with a focus on server-side development.

• Proficiency in working with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL, and writing efficient SQL queries.

• Familiarity with SaaS concepts and architecture.

• Experience with API design and development, including RESTful APIs. • Solid understanding of software development principles, including object-oriented programming, design patterns, and data structures.

• Experience with version control systems, such as Git.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with keen attention to detail. • Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is preferred, but not mandatory.

As a Backend Developer with expertise in Java, and PostgreSQL, you will play a critical role in developing and maintaining the backend infrastructure of our SaaS and internal platforms, ensuring its reliability, scalability, and performance. Join our team and be a part of building cutting-edge software solutions that empower our customers and drive business growth. 

What you will be doing

• Building and maintaining Java micro services.
• Develop new features and improve existing features of the application.
• Coding, Implementing, Unit Testing and Documenting Java based services.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code.
• Code reviews and ensuring adherence to software development standards.
• Contribute to team and organizational improvements in process and infrastructure.
• Participating in requirements gathering and functional specification activities.
• Resolving and helping to mitigate production issues.

What you need to be successful

• Has proven himself as a solid individual contributor and has some initial management ability
• Understands the culture and upholds it
• Well respected with the team
• Looking to grow more as a manager than as an engineer
• Split time b/w hands-on technical work and people management of a small team
• Be a role model for the people in your team
• Responsible for team mentorship, technical planning, resource allocation & project delivery
• Build solid working relationships with counterparts outside engineering
• If we shortlist you for a lead role, then you'll have to mentor SDE-1 towards their SDE-2 journey.
• Progress up to manager in 2-3 years
• Strong Data Structure and Algorithms
• Experience of building micro services architectures, developing RESTful services,continuous integration, unit and integration testing.
• Proficient with SpringBoot, Hibernate, JUnit and other Java frameworks apart from RDBMS and NoSQL databases - PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• Gauge or other BDD frameworks and experience in Fintech would be preferred.

We are looking for an experienced Backend Engineer to join our Technology team. You will be responsible for the server-side of our web applications. You’ll be working closely with our engineers to ensure system consistency and improve user experience.

You’ll be part of a cross-functional team that’s responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment.

Skills and Expertise

• Strong experience with backend technologies (PHP / Laravel framework)
• Deep understanding of REST API design and WebSockets
• Confident handling of Git, IntelliJ/Eclipse, Docker and/or Kubernetes, Maven, Jenkins or comparable tools
• You have knowledge in the development of a micro service architecture with modern technologies
• Apply software best practices such as CI/CD, TDD and clean code principles
• Eager to learn new technologies and concepts and aspiration to constantly improve yourself
• Experience in working with APIs, both third-party and custom written
• Good understanding of applications building and debugging with reusability and modularity in mind
• A structured, creative, and solution-oriented way of working

Responsibilities

• Work with development teams and product managers to ideate solutions
• Design client-side and server-side architecture
• Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design
• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
• Write effective APIs
• Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
• Create security and data protection settings
• Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design
• Write technical documentation
• Work with data scientists and analysts to improve the product

About Climate Connect Digital

Our team is inspired to change the world by making energy more intelligent, greener, and affordable. Established in 2011 in London, UK, and now headquartered in Gurgaon, India. We have become a leading energy-AI software player from unassuming beginnings at the vanguard of accelerating the global energy transition.

In 2020 Renew Power, India's largest renewables developer, acquired Climate Connect. Following ReNew's listing on NASDAQ during summer 2021 Climate Connect has become the technology anchor of a new fully independent subsidiary - Climate Connect Digital. With backing from ReNew as the anchor investor to pursue an ambitious and visionary new strategy for rapid organic and inorganic growth.

Our mission has technology at its core and involves unlocking value through intelligent software, digitalisation, and horizontal integration' across the energy ecosystem. However, the application of computational power and machine learning to the energy sector has yet to be fully leveraged and can create massive value.

How do you fit in

Curious:You love learning about new tools and technologies

Exposure: You have plenty of experience in executing projects successfully. You

have a client-side exposure on project management

Team player: You have no problem working in a team setting. You can effectively

collaborate with people to reach a solution.

Problem solver: You are the person your peers turn to for solving problems.

Talented: You are an expert in database designing.

Honesty: You work diligently and honestly. You have strong moral principles.

Job Responsibilities

You will be working at the epicenter of energy transformation. You will be creating

data-driven software solutions for forecasting and scheduling data in the renewables power

market. Ultimately, through your contribution to the renewable energy revolution, you will be

doing your bit to mitigate the effects of climate change. These are a few things you can look

forward to working on:

Designing and implementing low-latency, high-availability, and performance

applications

Identifying and mitigating security-related threats to the application.

Using your expertise in database designing and application architecture planning for

Core & MVC projects

Debugging browser extensions & server tools

Solving complex technical issues

Ensuring quality projects are delivered within defined timelines

Designing new frameworks, debugging and modifying existing frameworks

Maintaining databases to ensure strong optimization and functionalities

Learning new technologies and how to design and implement Project Architectures

Job Requirements

PHP/Python

MVC Framework Laravel / Python Flask.

AJAX, HTML/HTML5 & CSS/CSS3 JavaScript and JavaScript frameworks(preferably jQuery)

Web services (SOAP, REST)

SQL and NoSQL scripting and databases like MYSQL and Mongo DB administration

Code versioning tools, such as Git

AngularJS / ReactJS

B. E / B. Tech / M. Tech / B. Sc in CS or IT

2-4 years of experience in the field

What's in it for you

We offer competitive salaries based on prevailing market rates. In addition to your introductory package, you can expect to receive the following benefits:

Flexible working hours and leave policy

Learning and development opportunities

Medical insurance/Term insurance, Gratuity benefits over and above the salaries

Access to industry and domain thought leaders.

At Climate Connect, you get a rare opportunity to join an established company at the

early stages of a significant and well-backed global growth push. We are building a remote-first organisation ingrained in the team ethos. We understand its importance for the success of any next-generation technology company. The team includes passionate and self-driven people with unconventional backgrounds, and we're seeking a similar spirit with the right potential.

• Create elegant, efficient and maintainable software to support and extend our current products.
• Solve complex architectural challenges when implementing new features.
• Integrate with databases, file systems, cloud services when delivering scalable solutions.
• Troubleshoot and fix reported customer issues, delivering software patches as needed.
• Assisting in making design decisions based on performance, scalability, security, and future expansion.
• Communicating and collaborating with management, product, QA teams.

What will help you thrive in this role? 

• Degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
• Proficiency in web development using any of the languages: PHP,  NodeJS or Golang.
• Should possess a solid grasp of object-oriented programming, system architecture & design, databases, development, and testing methodologies.
• Good in Design (HLD and LLD).
• Good in Database schema design.
• Good to have experience with AWS or Google Cloud or Azure and serverless architecture.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Track record of delivering successful products as an engineer.
• Experience with large applications of some scale will be a plus.
• Ability to deep dive, understand & improve the legacy code.
• Domain knowledge of supply chain & retail industry is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing Web Applications/ Rest Apis/ Automation Scripts.
• Design, Develop, Enhance and test Back End Web Modules using Nodejs, Nestjs Framework, Mongo DB.
• Research and explore existing solutions, competition to get a holistic understanding of the design and development.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with various teams for effective outcomes.
• Meet deadlines in a high intensity work environment.
• Write Highly scalable and stable code.
• Pick up any project & amp; suggest a solution for completing it.
• Write production ready code with minimal bugs.
• Review other engineers' code and provide constructive feedback.
• Help grow the engineering team through involvement in the technology community (conferences, meetups, blog posts, open-source projects, etc) and referrals.
• Monitor changes in production & amp; rollback if necessary.
• Pair often and provide some guidance to more junior engineers.

Requirements:

• 2-6 years of working experience in backend technologies.
• Proficient in NodeJs, NestJs, Js.
• Understanding of Backend End Technologies.
• Proficient in RESTful APIs and API Communications.
• Understanding of Sql and NoSql Databases.
• Good grasp of Asynchronous Programming and its work arounds.
• Database schema Creation for business process.
• Working knowledge in user authentication and authorization.
• Implementing data protection Error Handling skills
• Good at analyzing and solving problems.
• Passionate to work in a start-up.
• Knowledge of firebase authentication and analytics.
• Knowledge of AWS deployment tools and strategy.
• Should be good with the Low Level and High Level Design.
• Understanding of Different Design Patterns.