Java Developer

Job Description:

We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Java Developer to join our development team. The ideal candidate should have solid experience in Java and should also be familiar with Kotlin for backend development. You’ll be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code.
• Work on Kotlin-based backend applications as per project requirements.
• Develop RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

RazerTech Consulting is mandated to hire a Technical Lead for a US based Tech Company that offers a cloud-based, AI?powered image editing and automation platform for leading brands in ecommerce, fashion, marketplaces & photo studios. The platform helps creatives and marketers produce stunningly consistent imagery and video content at scale.

Role Overview :

Were looking for a hands-on engineering lead to own the delivery of our GenAI-centric product from the backend up to the UI while integrating visual AI pipelines built by ML engineers. Youll be both a builder and a leader : writing clean Java and TypeScript/Node.js, scaling AWS-based systems, mentoring engineers, and making architectural decisions that stand the test of scale. Ideally, youre also familiar with Python for deploying ML pipelines.

(Note : This role requires both technical mastery and leadership skills - we're looking for someone who can write production code, make architectural decisions, and lead a team to success.)

What Youll Do :

• Lead development of the Java, Node.js and Python (FastAPI) backend services on AWS
• Build high-performance image processing pipelines using ImageMagick, SharpJS, and SVG manipulation
• Implement automated visual content generation using Headless Chrome and Puppeteer or similar tools.
• Deploy ML pipelines (built by the ML team) into containerized inference workflows using FastAPI, Docker, and GPU-enabled ECS EC2.
• Deploy and manage services on AWS ECS/Fargate, Lambda, API Gateway, and GPU-powered EC2
• Contribute to React/TypeScript frontend when needed to accelerate product delivery
• Work closely with the founder, product, and UX teams to translate business needs and PRDs into features that drive productmarket fit.
• Make architecture and infrastructure decisions from media processing to task queues to storage
• Own the performance and cost-optimization of our AWS platform
• Hire and mentor junior/mid engineers over time
• Drive technical planning, sprint prioritization, and trade-off decisions

Must have Skills :

• Backend Development (57 years) : Java, Node.js, TypeScript, RESTful API, Docker
• AWS Expertise (5+ years) : AWS Lambda, ECS, EC2, S3, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, IAM, roles
• Image Processing & Media Technologies : ImageMagick, SharpJS, SVG manipulation and programmatic generation, Headless Chrome, Puppeteer
• System Optimization & Middleware (35 years) : AWS cloud cost optimization, Celery, BullMQ, AWS Step Functions
• Frontend Development (23 years) : React, TypeScript, Redux, Context API, CI/CD pipelines.
• System Design & Architecture (46 years) : Event-driven architectures using queues, microservices-based systems, caching strategies (e.g., Redis, CDN edge caching)
• Leadership & Communication (23 years) : Lead engineering teams and drive project delivery

Company Introduction (apna)

We are building a novel platform to create better economic opportunities for the blue/grey
workforce around the world. We are a very product focused and customer obsessed company. Delivering high quality products at lightning speed is our USP. If you are looking for challenging work and rapid merit based growth in your career, look no further and welcome aboard.

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Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Back-End Engineer responsible looking for engineering ownership of one/many products at apna. Your primary focus will be development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end (Android + WebApp). A basic understanding of front-end technologies is therefore necessary as well.

Responsibilities
● Take ownership of end-to-end product development
● Be champion of Test Driven Development methodology
● Building reusable code and libraries for future use
● Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
● Implementation of security and data protection
● Technical Documentation around the owned product

Skills And Qualifications
● Expert level in OOPS concepts and REST API development
● Proficiency in one or more of the following languages: Python, Java, Ruby, Go
● Knowledge around ElasticSearch, Celery, Redis is must
● Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
● Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
● Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
● Knowledge of GCP would be a plus

Perks
● Have autonomy to work from home. Only one rule: Get things Done!
● We promote and celebrate team members contributing at a variety of professional
conferences and events. Be a speaker, contribute to open sourcepublish academic
work, publish an online blog showing your expertise. we are here to encourage you!
● You join us in your current area of expertise and let us know about your personal
professional goals. Looking to start your company? Further studies at the best institutes?
Want to change career track? We make sure you reach there!
● Generous pool of ESOPs