Java Backend Engineer

Job Description: Spring Boot Kafka Developer (Banking Domain)

Location: Bangalore, India

Experience: 6+ years

Role Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Spring Boot Kafka Developer with a strong background in the banking domain to join our dynamic team. You will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining robust and scalable applications using Spring Boot and Kafka technologies. Your expertise in the banking industry will be invaluable as you contribute to innovative solutions that drive our business forward.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Spring Boot applications using best practices and industry standards.
• Implement and optimize Kafka-based messaging systems for real-time data processing and event-driven architectures.
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, and other team members to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs for integration with other systems.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code that adheres to coding standards and best practices.
• Conduct unit testing and code reviews to ensure code quality and maintainability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in a timely manner.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in the Spring Boot and Kafka ecosystem.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong proficiency in Java programming language and Spring Boot framework.
• In-depth understanding of Kafka concepts, including topics, partitions, producers, consumers, and Kafka Streams.
• Experience with microservices architecture and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with RESTful API design and development.
• Experience working in a banking domain, preferably with knowledge of financial regulations and compliance standards.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Java/Scala + Data Engineer

Experience: 5-10 years

Location: Mumbai

Notice: Immediate to 30 days

Required Skills:

·       5+ years of software development experience.

·       Excellent skills in Java and/or Scala programming, with expertise in backend architectures, messaging technologies, and related frameworks.

·       Developing Data Pipelines (Batch/Streaming). Developing Complex data transformations, ETL Orchestration, Data Migration, Develop and Maintain Datawarehouse / Data Lakes.

·       Extensive experience in complex SQL queries, database development, and data engineering, including the development of procedures, packages, functions, and handling exceptions.

·       Knowledgeable in issue tracking tools (e.g., JIRA), code collaboration tools (e.g., Git/GitLab), and team collaboration tools (e.g., Confluence/Wiki).

·       Proficient in Linux/Unix, including shell scripting.

·       Ability to translate business and architectural features into quality, consistent software design.

·       Solid understanding of programming practices, emphasizing reusable, flexible, and reliable code.

Must-Have Technology Skills:

• OOP Concept, Java 8+, Spring Boot, API development, Agile Scrum knowledge, Strong Databases design concepts of RDBMS, and capable of writing and optimizing complex queries.
  Good understanding of any Database tool e.g. Postgres, MySQL, etc.,
• DevOps basic knowledge e.g. implementation of logging in the code, Application Performance Management.
• Basic API & Application security, and Basics of tuning application performance.
• Basic Understanding of DevOps concepts e.g. CI & CD, Deployment lifecycle, Basic understanding of unit testing concepts e.g. TDD (test-driven development).
• A basic understanding of Microservices patterns
• A basic understanding of Java scripting.
• Good understanding of UI Frameworks like Angular 8+

Must-Have Soft Skills:

• Verbal & Written English communication, Good Problem-solving skills,
• Good Planning skills,
• Team Player,
• Good leadership skills
• Good written and verbal communication

Job Description

• Good experience as a full-stack developer in DB-centric applications and should be able to write and optimize complex database queries
• Requirement gathering & understanding, effort estimation, technical design, project planning, and monitoring in an Agile environment.
• Work proactively & independently to address project requirements, and articulate issues/challenges with enough lead time to address project delivery risks.
• Providing expertise in technical analysis and solving technical issues during project delivery.
• Customer interfacing - understand customer requirements, and propose technical solutions.
• Full Software Development Lifecycle (Agile).
• Code reviews, test case reviews and ensure code developed meets the requirements.
• Component Design/ Coding/ Unit Testing/ Debugging / Test Driven Development / Continuous Integration.
• Carry out adaptive changes necessitated by changes in Business Requirements and Technology

• Work with product managers to understand product requirements and make them live.
• Ownership of end to end development

• Startup mindset of getting things done and focussing on business goals
• Proven problem solving skills
• 3+ years Hands on experience in designing and developing applications using server side technology (Java, Spring Boot / Node.js, Express)
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies
• Good knowledge of design patterns
• Proficiency in REST architecture
• Experience with test-driven development
• Experience with Git/CI/CD/Gradle/Maven
• Inclination towards writing quality and performant code

• Experience in Agile development
• Performance tuning, testing, refactoring and automation
• Experience working with AWS Cloud and Devops technologies (terraform , cloudformation, ansible)
• Experience running a production environment
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We are looking to hire a Full-time, Remote (India) Backend engineer with a flair for writing full stack code to help create a SAAS product from the ground up in a niche industry.
This will be the v2.0 of an existing legacy platform with paying customers. This position is within the first few hires in the founding team of the revamped company.
We are on a mission to build a truly world class product and deliver at high speeds with high quality.

Read on and apply for the job if you are a doer, likes no BS, think you're competent enough to get things done, wants some quiet time every day, wants to make a difference, values work life balance and enjoy life outside work.

Experience -

At least 3 to 4 years building scalable SAAS applications in the cloud. It would be great to showcase anything progressive. Education from premier institutions, git contributions, tech blogs, volunteering, pet projects, etc.

Responsibilities -
- Architect, write, deploy and own the (SAAS) product from a technical standpoint working closely with other devs on the team
- Create and deliver the product end-to-end all the way to the user
- Write highly performant code and continuously measure performance and make the application better based on benchmarks
- Debug production issues and keep the application quality high always
- Assist with hiring more people when the team grows
- Pick up any appropriate work as in any early-stage company

General Skills Needed -

- Should be able to build and deploy multi-tenant SAAS applications end to end
- Need to have a technology-agnostic mindset. Should be able to easily pick up any new technology based on the use case.
- Should be an expert software craftsman/craftswoman. Must own the code and be proud of what you build.
- Write well thought out, well-tested code with extensive unit tests and integration tests so that the addition of future features is easy.
- Must know cloud deployment concepts and be comfortable creating and maintaining cost-effective cloud deployment strategies. AWS experience highly preferred.
- Must be able to design and architect simple, market-tested yet highly scalable solutions
- Must be able to quickly iterate and produce working software at a high speed. Must not be shy to scrap and rebuild when there is a need
- Must be appreciative of documentation and write well-documented code and technical documentation alongside

Technical Skills Needed -
- Expert level knowledge in Python and Django. We are a Python/Django/Javascript/ReactJs/AWS shop.
- Must have good knowledge/experience in creating cost-efficient and scalable cloud deployments (AWS preferred)
- Must have good knowledge of industry-standard design patterns and tools
- Must have a good understanding of various frameworks on authentication and authorization, billing and metrics
- Some experience in data analytics and reporting - creating reports based on the data collected and deliver to the frontend
- Expertise with Frameworks

1. Django, or similar backend frameworks
2. PostgreSQL, MySQL, any NoSQL or other database technology

Perks -

- Opportunity to build a SAAS product from the ground up. Lots of challenges to tackle on
- Work remotely from anywhere within India
- Emphasis on work-life balance and professional development
- Flexible work hours and a lot of autonomy
- Work with a very informal team collaborating over slack. No meaningless meetings. Focus on getting things done and not hours put in
- Opportunity to grow the team with the company
- Market salary and a yearly bonus outside the salary based on company + individual performance
- Generous PTO plan