Java Developer

Role Overview

We are hiring a Principal Datacenter Backend Developer to architect and build highly scalable, reliable backend platforms for modern data centers. This role owns control-plane and data-plane services powering orchestration, monitoring, automation, and operational intelligence across large-scale on-prem, hybrid, and cloud data center environments.

This is a hands-on principal IC role with strong architectural ownership and technical leadership responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end backend architecture for datacenter platforms (orchestration, monitoring, DCIM, automation).
• Design and build high-availability distributed systems at scale.
• Develop backend services using Java (Spring Boot / Micronaut / Quarkus) and/or Python (FastAPI / Flask / Django).
• Build microservices for resource orchestration, telemetry ingestion, capacity and asset management.
• Design REST/gRPC APIs and event-driven systems.
• Drive performance optimization, scalability, and reliability best practices.
• Embed SRE principles, observability, and security-by-design.
• Mentor senior engineers and influence technical roadmap decisions.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in Java and/or Python.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and microservices.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, and cloud-native deployments.
• Databases: PostgreSQL/MySQL, NoSQL, time-series data.
• Messaging systems: Kafka / Pulsar / RabbitMQ.
• Observability tools: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch.
• Secure backend design (OAuth2, RBAC, audit logging).

Nice to Have

• Experience with DCIM, NMS, or infrastructure automation platforms.
• Exposure to hyperscale or colocation data centers.
• AI/ML-based monitoring or capacity planning experience.

Why Join

• Architect mission-critical platforms for large-scale data centers.
• High-impact principal role with deep technical ownership.
• Work on complex, real-world distributed systems problems.

Requirements:

 Strong development skills in Core / Advanced Java, and J2EE.

 Knowledge of Bamboo, Jira, Spring AOP, Junit, SQL query optimization and fine tuning, is a

plus.

 Strong analytical skills.

 Good in Design Patterns.

 Should have experience on JMS/Messaging and middleware like IBM MQ/Apache Kafka.

 Strong in design and technical documentation.

 Strong in Java SDK 1.8, Java SDK 11, Spring Boot (Embedded Tomcat), REST & SOAP API skills.

 Strong in Spring frameworks (MVC, IOC, Boot, Batch) and ORM framework like Hibernate.

 Hands-on experience in SQL.

 Core Java, J2EE, SOA based Web Services, RESTful Web Services, Hibernate, Spring MVC,

XSD, XML and WSDL, DB, Microservices.

 Understanding of Kafka and Netflix conductor.

 Should have worked with Maven/Gradle, JIRA/Rally, Bamboo/Jenkins/Hudson.

 Extensive development experience with Web Services (SOAP and REST).

Technical Skills/Requirements

 Demonstrated expertise in building, shipping and supporting innovative, scalable

enterprise-class applications

 Strong familiarity with Object Orientation concepts

 Strong Experience in Java, J2EE, Core Java, Advance Java is must

 Strong Experience in working with database server is must

 Experience with web development frameworks like Spring is must.

 Experienced in using Websphere, WebLogic, JBOSS or TomCat application

servers

 Must be knowledgeable in at least one of the relational DBs (Oracle, DB2 or MS-

SQL)

 Experience is Javascript

 Experience in CSS, Angular, EXTJS, Bootstrap, JQuery is preferred

 Experience in JSP, Servlet, Tag Libray,, XSLT, Restful API’s is preferred

 Good understanding of Java, J2EE, SOA/Web services, EAI patterns, long

running business processes, UML and OOAD.

 4+ years of overall software development experience, preferably in a product

development company

Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, REST services, PostgreSQL

Experience with Elastic Search or any NoSQL DB is preferable

ABOUT ZYCUS:

Headquartered in Princeton, U.S. in 1998, Zycus has grown every day to be established as an organization which now is a leading global provider of complete Source-to-Pay suite of procurement performance solutions.

We develop cloud-based (SaaS) https://workable.com/nr?l=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zycus.com%2Fsolution%2Fprocurement-performance.html">Source-to-Pay solutions for large global enterprises, and have successfully deployed about 200 solutions to over 1000 Global clients. We are proud to have as our clients, some of the best-of- breed companies across verticals like Manufacturing, Automotive, Banking and Finance, Oil and Gas, Food Processing, Electronics, Telecommunications, Chemicals, Health and Pharma, Education and more. 

With a team of 1000+employees, we are present in India with 3 development centers at Bengaluru, Mumbai & Pune and offices in the https://workable.com/nr?l=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zycus.com%2Fcareers%2FUS-Careers.html">U.S., U.K., Australia, https://workable.com/nr?l=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zycus.com%2Fpress-releases%2Fzycus-expands-middle-east-presence-with-new-location-in-dubai.html">Dubai and https://workable.com/nr?l=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zycus.com%2Fpress-releases%2Fzycus-continues-global-expansion-with-new-office-in-singapore.html">Singapore, Amsterdam. 

https://workable.com/nr?l=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zycus.com%2Fcompany%2Fcareers.html">Know more about the LEADER of: https://workable.com/nr?l=http%3A%2F%2Fcampaign.zycus.com%2FGMQ2017">Gartner’s 2013, 2015 & 2017 Magic Quadrant for Strategic Sourcing Application Suites and https://workable.com/nr?l=http%3A%2F%2Fcampaign.zycus.com%2FThe-Forrester-Wave-eProcurement-Q2-2017-Zycus-Named-a-Leader">The Forrester Wave™: eProcurement, Q2 2017

1. Involvement in the full software development life cycle with stringent needs on (i) time to market, & (ii) quality of product - functional and non-functional aspect.
2. Ownership of complex software architectures, operational metrics, and running the day to day business operations.
3. Designing and defining the interaction between the different components and teams.
4. Work closely with peers and product managers to develop great technical design and approach for new product development.
5. Definition of, and compliance with, a world-class build/release and configuration management process.

This position will report in to Director of engineering & the roles & responsibilities are as below: 

1. Identify the technologies that would be used for the product.
2. Recommend the development methodology and framework for the project.
3. Provide the overall design and structure to the application.
4. Ensure that the product is adequately defined & documented.
5. Establish design/coding guidelines and best practices, and drive usage of design patterns.
6. Enforce compliance with coding guidelines using code reviews etc.
7. Build solution which is easily configurable, deploy-able and secure in SaaS environment.
8. Responsible for planning product iterations & releasing iterations on schedule.

   The Applicant with a total experience of 10-20years, should have hands-on development experience in Core Java and J2EE with proven expertise in writing application architecture and core design ground up with sound algorithmic thought process enabling bullet-proof application performance in terms of key drivers like security, load, scalability, etc.

   Skills and Technologies:
   1. Versatile experience with delivering highly available services on multiple technology stacks in traditional data centers, public clouds, and private clouds.
   2. Core Java, J2EE, Spring, Hibernate, JMS/Rabbit MQ/Kafka, Web-Services, Oracle, MSSQL, JSP-Servlets, , Design Patterns.

   Nice to have: New edge technology (Hadoop, AWS, Spark, RabbitMQ etc)

   Team mentoring:

   1. Mentor developers for difficult tasks & provide technical advice and guidance to the Tech Leads.
   2. Guide the team is doing POCs and early risk assessments.

      Leadership Abilities:

      • Optimize & effectively manage resources and time of the team members.
      • Identify, track and mitigate risks to the product
      • Should not hesitate to carry out healthy and constructive confrontation with team members, peers and managers for the benefit of Product.
      • Along with a competitive compensation structure, Zycus believes in an open culture learning environment, where everyone gets a chance to share their ideas and deliver par excellence.