Java Backend Developer

Responsibilities:

- Design, develop, and implement robust and efficient backend services using microservices architecture principles.

-  Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code using C# and the .NET framework.

-  Develop and implement data access layers using Entity Framework.

-  Utilize Azure DevOps for version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.

-  Design and manage databases on Azure SQL.

-  Perform code reviews and participate in pair programming to ensure code quality.

-  Troubleshoot and debug complex backend issues.

-  Optimize backend performance and scalability to ensure a smooth user experience.

-  Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in backend technologies and cloud platforms.

-  Collaborate effectively with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders.

-  Clearly communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications:

-  Strong understanding of microservices architecture principles and best practices.

-  In-depth knowledge of C# programming language and the .NET framework (ASP.NET MVC/Core, Web API).

-  Experience working with Entity Framework for data access.

-  Proficiency with Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git).

-  Experience with Azure SQL for database design and management.

-  Experience with unit testing and integration testing methodologies.

-  Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

-   Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

-   Strong written and verbal communication skills.

-   A passion for building high-quality, scalable, and secure software applications.

A tick against the following skill sets would surely strengthen the candidature

• Strong PHP, JS fundamentals
• PHP frameworks: PHP Laravel
• JS frameworks: Vue.JS
• RDBMS: MySQL, Mongo DB

• Proficiency in Java, with a good understanding of its ecosystems
• Sound knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Patterns and Concepts
• Familiarity with different design and architectural patterns
• Skill for writing reusable Java libraries 
• Knowhow of Java concurrency patterns
• Basic Understanding of the concepts of MVC (Model-View-Controller) Pattern, JDBC (Java Database Connectivity), and RESTful web services
• Experience in working with popular web application frameworks like Play and Spark

Idea Clan is an Internet Marketing company that works with a lot of global ecommerce, Social Media and performance marketing clients. We own an Influencer network called Viral Sparks. We work with huge brands like twentytwowords.com, ranker, diply, littlethings.com, boredometherapy, providr etc. We are a Certified GOLD partner with Microsoft and an expert at CPA (Cost per action) marketing solutions. Everyone that works at IdeaClan is family. And we grow as one.

We are looking for a Java developer responsible for building Java applications. This includes anything between complex groups of back-end services and their client-end (desktop and mobile) counterparts. Your primary responsibility will be to design and develop these applications, and to coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure. Thus, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and product quality is essential.

- Translate application storyboards and use cases into functional applications

- Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code

- Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the applications

- Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems

- Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

- Proficient in Java, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems

- Proficient in Springboot, Hibernate, RabbitMQ

- Solid understanding of object-oriented programming

- Familiar with various design and architectural patterns

- Skill for writing reusable Java libraries

- Knowledge of concurrency patterns in Java

- Familiarity with concepts of MVC, JDBC, and RESTful, GraphQL

- Experience with popular web application frameworks, such as Play and Spark

- Knack for writing clean, readable Java code

- Experience with both external and embedded databases

- Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application

- Basic understanding of the class loading mechanism in Java

- Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes

- Basic understanding of JVM, its limitations, weaknesses, and workarounds

- Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests

- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

- Familiarity with build tools such as Ant, Maven, and Gradle

- Familiarity with continuous integration

About Hop:

We are a London, UK based FinTech startup with a subsidiary in India. Hop is working towards building the next generation digital banking platform for seamless and economical currency exchange, with technology at the crux of it. In a technology driven era, many financial services platforms still lack the customer experience and are cumbersome to use. Hop aims at building a ‘state of the art’ tech-centric, customer focused solution.

moneyHOP is India’s first cross-border neo-bank providing millennials the ability to ‘Send’ & ‘Spend’ conveniently and economically across the globe using HOPRemit (An online remittance portal) and HOP app + Card (A multi-currency bank account).

This position is a crucially important position in the firm and the person hired will have the liberty to drive the product and provide direction in line with business needs.

About Individual

Looking for an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about technology and has worked with either a start-up or a blue-chip firm in the past.

The candidate needs to be a multi-tasker, highly self-motivated, self-starter and have the ability to work in a high stress environment. He/she should be tech savvy and willing to embrace new technology comfortably.

Ideally, the candidate should have experience working with the technology stack in the scalable and high growth mobile application software.

General Skills

• 1-2 years of experience in backend development.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• Exposure to Behaviour Driven Development and experience in programming and testing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good time management and organizational skills.
• Dependability
• Accountability and Ownership
• Right attitude and growth mindset
• Trust-worthiness
• Ability to embrace new technologies
• Ability to get work done
• Has good code reviewing skills for conformance.
• Has good software testing skills and good code writing skills.

Technical Skills

• Exposure with back-end programming languages with hands on JAVA, Node JS etc along with Spring framework.
• Database administration and management of a hosting environment such as AWS.
• Sound understanding of relational and non-relational DB systems such as MySQL, Post-gres, MongoDB etc.
• Has experience dealing with JIRA (issue tracking tools), Confluence (knowledge management) tools.
• Experience with building and maintaining microservices.
• Experience with building and integrating the core system with external APIS.
• Good to have: Domain knowledge in the BFSI tech stack.
• Has handled scalability and worked on backend security protocols.
• Has worked on both mobile and web development.
• Has experience and inclination to work on architectural design and review.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities 

1. Contribute in all phases of the software development life cycle.
2. Partake in software and architectural development activities.
3. Conduct software analysis, programming, unit-testing and debugging.
4. Transforming requirements into functional modules.
5. Recommend changes to improve established application processes.
6. Work quickly with a clear bias towards actions and continuous development.
7. Participate in regular code reviews of peers and be open to pairing when necessary.

• Lead a full product development lifecycle from ideation, design, development, to roll out and support
• Own the delivery of multiple features of the product end to end while hands-on in development as well
• Advocate best development practices such as continuous integration/continuous delivery, automation (testing and infrastructure)

1. 7+ Years’ of experience, managing teams of 5+ people
2. Must have excellent programming, debugging and scripting skills with a solid understanding of Object Oriented Design principles.
3. Proficiency in at least two of the following: Java, NodeJS, Go, JavaScript, Python programming stacks, and passion for software engineering and craftsman-like coding prowess
4. Knowledge of software practices like refactoring, clean code, domain driven design, Encapsulation etc
5. Hands on experience managing databases like MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis.
6. Exposure to event driven systems and event streaming engines like Kafka
7. Good knowledge of DevOps tooling like docker, kubernetes, ansible/chef, AWS.  

• 2+ years of experience in Java Development with sound knowledge of core Java
• Should have strong hands on experience with developing web applications using Servlets and JSP, Spring, Hibernate, Web Services, HTML, JavaScript
• Should have experience of working on Tomcat/Glassfish
• Experience of Google App Engine or AWS will be added advantage
• Strong knowledge of OOAD
• Comfortable working on Linux/Unix
• Good communication skills and good organization
• Willingness to work in a team environment, as well as
• Willingness to learn new

• Write production quality code in Java, J2EE, and Spring
• Adhere to software development and source control processes, git is added Advantage
• Design, build, configure, test, and document production quality software on an iterative
• Participate in design and implementation of new software.
• Work closely with users, technical leads, project managers, and other cross-functional development
• Execute on the provided design. Active coding in key technologies is required for this development position and includes: Java/J2EE, Tomcat, Web Services, REST, and spring, Hibernate/Ibatis, XML, UNIX and
• As part of the software development process you will need to create, review, and maintain all required technical documentation related to assigned software to ensure supportability and reuse.
• This individual must develop software using disciplined software development processes, adhering to team/company standards and software best practice guidelines, and corporate policies.