Java Developer

We are a dynamic and innovative technology company dedicated to delivering cutting-edge solutions that empower businesses and individuals. As we continue to grow and expand our offerings, we are seeking a coding fanatic, who is interested in working on and learning new technologies. 

Position - Backend developer 

Job type - Freelance or on contract 

Location - Remote 

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Plan,create and test REST APIs for back-end services such as authentication and authorization.
• Deploy and maintain backend systems on the cloud.
• Research and develop solutions for real life business problems.
• Creating and maintaining our apps' essential business logic, providing correct data processing and flawless user experiences.
• Database design, implementation, and management, including schema design, query optimisation and data integrity.
• Participating in code reviews, providing constructive input, and ensuring that code quality standards are met.
• Keep abreast of industry developments and best practices to bring new solutions to our initiatives.

Required skills and experience - 

Must have skills : -

• Bachelor’s degree in computer programming, computer science, or a related field.
• 3 + years of experience in backend development.
• Proficient in Python,Mongodb,postgres/sql,Django and Flask
• Knowledge on nginx.
• C++/C +Cython for creating python modules
• Knowledge on Redis
• Familiarity with using AI provider apis and prompt engineering
• Experience in working with linux based instances on the cloud.
• Strong problem solving and verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently or with a group.

Good to have skills :- 

• Experience in node.js and Java 
• AWS and Google cloud knowledge.

Your Impact

• Build scalable backend services.
• Design, implement, and maintain databases, ensuring data integrity, security, and efficient retrieval.
• Implement the core logic that makes applications work, handling data processing, user requests, and system operations
• Contribute to the architecture and design of new product features
• Optimize systems for performance, scalability, and security
• Stay up-to-date with new technologies and frameworks, contributing to the advancement of software development practices
• Working closely with product managers and designers to turn ideas into reality and shape the product roadmap.

What skills do you need?

• 4+ years of experience in backend development, especially building robust APIS using Node.js, Express.js, MYSQL
• Strong command of JavaScript and understanding of its quirks and best practices
• Ability to think strategically when designing systems—not just how to build, but why
• Exposure to system design and interest in building scalable, high-availability systems
• Prior work on B2C applications with a focus on performance and user experience
• Ensure that applications can handle increasing loads and maintain performance, even under heavy traffic
• Work with complex queries for performing sophisticated data manipulation, analysis, and reporting.
• Knowledge of Sequelize, MongoDB and AWS would be an advantage.
• Experience in optimizing backend systems for speed and scalability.

We are scaling rapidly in user engagement (reached 150K+ daily transactions within 3 months of beta launch), and if you're looking to deal with scale, this is for you.

About Trago.in: We are a neo-trading platform where one can trade their opinions on real-time events across politics, Sports. We are building in a super-interesting category with a focus on things happening around you and giving the audience a platform to earn from opinions and knowledge.

We are a seed-funded company with marquee investors from across the globe and an amazing set of co-founders from the premier institutes of India.

To know more about us, please visit: www.trago.in

Responsibilities:

* Build the APIs and internal mechanisms of the Trago backend across all our services.

* Architect and guide building end-to-end systems optimized for speed and scale.

* Build and lead engineering teams to achieve product roadmap milestones.

* Oversee the research and development of new products and technologies.

* Be available for troubleshooting in case of backend emergencies.

Requirements:

* Bachelors in Computer Science or any Engineering domain with experience in Software Programming.

* 2-5 years of experience building large-scale software applications.
* Highly proficient with Java and knowledge of the many intricacies of Spring Boot.

* Proficient with MongoDB and Redis.

* Knowledge of Aerospike, and other databases would be a bonus. Good understanding of distributed systems (servers, databases, etc.).

* Positive and solution-oriented mindset and comfort working in a highly agile, intensely iterative software development environment.

What's in for you?

* Work directly with founders

* Freedom to experiment and get creative.

* Be Yourself, every day.

* Build for scale - We are building Trago with a mindset to scale to 100 mn+ customers in 3 years. We are presently doing 150K transactions a day, which we will scale by 100x in one year.

Job Description :

LOCATION: Bangalore

• Hands-on Java Engineers, with experience building consumer-facing or enterprise applications using Java stack – Spring, Hibernate, MySQL
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming concepts and Design patterns.

Do You Know? (Skills good to have)

• Exposure to building service-oriented distributed systems
• In building systems that process big data in a distributed environment, either in real-time streaming or offline batching.
• In messaging systems like Kafka, RabbitMQ, kinesis, etc.
• In real-time computation tools like Storm / Spark or Hadoop-based tools.
• In Data warehousing technologies like Redshift, BigQuery, etc.

• Build large scale enterprise applications.
• Responsible for providing deep technical expertise in designing and delivering end to end high performance, scalable & flexible solutions using Java and Open Stack technologies including Mobility/Responsive Web apps, APIs, application & data Integration, scalable databases, DevOps, Cloud Computing.
• He/ She would be also responsible to experiment, explore and demonstrate application of new technologies by means of conducting quick prototypes to solve business problems. Work with the direction from Solution Architect/ Enterprise Architect and co-create solutions with rest of the IT delivery teams

The Junior/ Senior Software Engineer will be a member of the development team for Supply Chain Application module suite. The Supply Chain modules includes components at various layers, including server-side, integration, supply chain planning engines and user-interface. This individual will be responsible for participating in module development and providing technical assistance to junior members of the team.

Experience and Skills:

• 4-10 years of of experience in writing software
• Strong analytical problem solving skills
• Strong Object Oriented Programming Skills. Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Extensive knowledge of the Java programming language
• Understanding of software design patterns, J2EE components (EJB, JSP, Servlets), and XML
• Experience with relational databases (preferably Oracle) and Object/Relational frameworks. Should be able to write SQL queries, procedures, triggers and do basic performance tuning.
• Experience with C++ is a plus.
• Functional knowledge of supply chain management domain.
• Prior experience in development or consulting with an enterprise software vendor – preferably in supply chain planning or forecasting area.
• Experience with enterprise integration patterns & protocols, including SOAP, REST, JMS, EDI is a plus.
• Experience writing build & deployment scripts (e.g. Ant)
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
• Systems implementation skills: requirements/process analysis, conceptual and detailed design, configuration, testing, training, support
• Some experience with a scripting language such as Python or Ruby preferred
• Some experience with newer web client technologies such as AJAX, EXTJS preferred.

Essential Functions:

• Producing design documents based on a requirements document and participating in design reviews
• Producing effort estimates
• Writing code, automated unit and functional tests, and build/deployment scripts
• Participating in code reviews
• Executing performance/scalability tests & profiling hotspots
• Collaborating with QA, Technical Operations and Production Support during the various phases of a project

Education:

BE/ BTech/ ME/ MTech in Engineering, Computer Science