Java Developer

• Strong expertise in Java 8+, Spring Boot, REST APIs.
• Strong front-end experience with Angular 8+, TypeScript, HTML, CSS.
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.).
• Hands-on with Git, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, CI/CD.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS) is an added advantage.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Domain Expertise (ADDED): Proven experience working on Auto-Loan Management Systems (LMS), Vehicle Finance, or related banking/NBFC solutions.

Java Tech Lead (5–6 Years Experience)

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Java Tech Lead with 5–6 years of hands-on experience in backend engineering, architecture design, and leading development teams. 

The ideal candidate will combine strong technical expertise in Java frameworks with a deep understanding of system design, scalability, and performance optimization.

This role involves technical leadership, code reviews, and architectural decision-making for complex enterprise systems — with occasional exposure to analytics-driven and Python-based components.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop scalable backend systems using Java (Quarkus, Spring Boot, Spring, Java EE).
• Own the architecture — ensure modular, extensible, and high-performance service design.
• Lead and mentor a team of developers; conduct code reviews, enforce best practices, and ensure high code quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (frontend, DevOps, product, data) to deliver integrated, end-to-end solutions.
• Design and optimize database schemas (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and ensure efficient query performance.
• Implement and maintain microservices and distributed systems with strong fault tolerance and observability.
• Drive the adoption of modern development workflows — Git branching strategy, CI/CD, and code quality automation.
• Analyze system performance bottlenecks, implement monitoring, and ensure smooth production deployments.
• Contribute to architecture reviews, technical documentation, and design discussions.
• Occasionally contribute to Python-based analytics modules or automation scripts.
• Work with AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda) for deployment, scaling, and infrastructure automation.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5–6 years of professional experience in backend application development using Java.
• Strong proficiency in Java frameworks: Quarkus, Spring Boot, Spring, Java EE.
• Proven experience in architecture design, system decomposition, and microservices design principles.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented design (OOD), design patterns, and SOLID principles.
• Strong experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and query optimization.
• Good understanding of event-driven systems, RESTful APIs, and asynchronous processing.
• Proficiency in Git for version control and team collaboration.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills; ability to diagnose complex production issues.

Good to Have

• Hands-on experience with Python for data processing or analytics integrations.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud architecture and cost optimization practices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Knowledge of Docker/Kubernetes for containerized deployments.
• Exposure to NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra).
• Experience with message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or AWS SQS).
• Understanding of system scalability, caching (Redis/Memcached), and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership, mentoring, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to drive technical decisions and balance short-term delivery with long-term architectural health.
• Collaborative mindset — works closely with product, design, and operations teams.
• Passion for clean architecture, high performance, and continuous improvement.
• Self-driven with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

About Rocketlane

https://rocketlane.com/">Rocketlane is a SaaS startup founded in April 2020 by https://www.linkedin.com/in/srikrishnang/">Srikrishnan Ganesan, https://www.linkedin.com/in/vignesh-girishankar/">Vignesh Girishankar, and https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepakbsub/">Deepak Balasubramanyam. Before Rocketlane, they built a successful in-app messaging startup that was acquired by Freshworks(NASDAQ: FRSH) in 2015.

Rocketlane launched in June 2021 and washttps://www.producthunt.com/posts/rocketlane"> #1 Product of the day on Product Hunt. It has a fast-growing, global customer base, including LinkSquares, AppCues, ContractPodAI, Chargebee, parcelLab, and many more.

Rapid early traction and customer love has catapulted Rocketlane to be recognized as a Leader in the G2 Category of Client Onboarding. Rocketlane has raised $21M in capital from global VCs such as 8VC, Nexus Venture Partners, Matrix Partners India, and super angels like Gokul Rajaram and Girish Mathrubootham.

Rocketlane offers a first-of-its-kind collaborative customer onboarding platform that enables businesses to onboard their customers better, faster, and smoother. It helps speed up revenue recognition and grow NRR for the vendor and enables faster time-to-value and a delightful customer onboarding experience.

What’s the opportunity?

Are you a backend developer looking to fast-track your learning and growth? Have you looked at world class products like Asana, Notion, or Airtable, and felt “I wish I were part of the early team that built these products”?

At Rocketlane, we’re a team that has previously built and rolled out globally successful SaaS products used by tens of thousands of customers. We’re laser focused on delivering a world class product again, and looking for an ambitious backend engineer to join our existing team of 9 engineers.

If it excites you to think of a fast-paced start-up environment, building something big from scratch, breaking down new problems, creating new APIs, working on performance issues, getting hands-on with devops initiatives, and showcasing demos of your work every Friday with a happy and passionate team, then this is the right opportunity for you.

Some of the tech problems you get to work-on as a backend engineer would be to build the backend for a modern spreadsheet experience from scratch, work on infra as code, write robust code that is fault tolerant, work on performant code that adheres to SLOs set by the organization. 

About you:

• 3 - 7 years of experience
• Expertise in the following areas
• Java
• HTTP Protocol
• You’ve heard of or worked with some of the following tech stacks / products
• Spring
• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• Docker
• Message brokers
• GitHub
• These non-functional areas are familiar to you
• Performance 
• Debugging
• Log management

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with AWS

What’s in it for me?

• Great opportunity: Rocketlane genuinely cares about everyone we hire. You’ll learn new things and grow no matter how experienced you are; you will be working with founders who have more than three decades of collective experience in building significant B2B SaaS startups. 
• Great team: Work with a world-class, high-velocity team that truly embodies the values of empathy, curiosity, and customer-centricity. Check out thehttps://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=rocketlane_meet_the_team"> MTT(Meet The Team) videos on our LinkedIn. 
• Great culture: An open, fun, and exciting startup culture that empowers its people to champion big problems with the freedom to think and innovate.
• Growth:  You could easily and quickly transition into other sales roles you might like.
• Impact: You get to be part of a global, passionate team in a fast-paced and growth-oriented environment. The team has a work philosophy of being high on ambition, ownership, and a bias for action.
• Monetary rewards and benefits: Competitive stipend, flexible leave policy, and more! 

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.

• You will build cutting-edge secure and scalable systems by writing simple and efficient code.
• You will own the backend development for one or more of our modules and collaborate with architects, other engineers, and product managers to launch new products and/or iterate on existing features. You'll build and manage automated build/test/deployment environments
• Ensure high standards through code reviews, design reviews, architecture discussions
• You will ensure that the systems you oversee are secure, fault-tolerant, and are performing reliably at high volumes.

• Well-versed in data structures, algorithms, and software design. Programming experience with at least one of Java or Python and object-oriented design
• Knowledge of SQL, NoSQL databases, Messaging/Caching technologies, and AWS deployments is a plus
• Able to write unit integration tests with coverage of code & interfaces. TDD is a plus
• Exposure to the architecture and design (design patterns, security, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems. Experience in building highly scalable business applications, which involve implementing large complex business flows involving multiple third-party integrations
• Prior startup experience is a plus