Java Developer

JOB DESCRIPTION-

Exp - 5 to 8yrs 

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in Java (primary) and working knowledge of Python. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend systems, while contributing to high-quality software delivery across the full development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance applications using Java (Spring Boot / Microservices architecture)
• Develop reusable components and APIs with a focus on performance, security, and scalability
• Leverage Python for automation, scripting, data processing, or ML-related use cases (as applicable)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, QA, DevOps, and Architecture
• Participate in system design discussions and contribute to technical decision-making
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following coding standards and best practices
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
• Troubleshoot and debug complex production issues
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Mentor junior engineers and perform code reviews

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in Core Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, multithreading, concurrency, and JVM performance tuning
• Practical experience with Python (automation, scripting, or backend development)
• Experience with databases: SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and system design
• Experience with message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Exposure to containerization & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with version control systems (Git)

Preferred Skills

• Experience in distributed systems and event-driven architectures
• Knowledge of Python frameworks (Flask, FastAPI, Django)
• Exposure to big data technologies (Spark, Hadoop) or ML workflows
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.)
• Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to work in a fast-paced agile environment
• Proactive ownership and accountability

• - Strong architecture and design skills and keen business sense.
• - Strong core server-side technologies experience (Java), database design & performance tuning exposure.
• - Strong OO design skills, knowledge of frameworks such as Spring/ Spring Boot/ exposure to functional programming a plus.
• - Good knowledge of nodeJS/ noSQL a definite plus.
• - Good exposure to front end/UI skills (JS, HTML, Angular).
• - Good exposure to configuration management, testing, deployment.
• - Deep knowhow of data structures, algorithms.
• - Hands on development across technologies

About us:

TAPPP(https://tappp.com/) is building the next-generation digital platform by leveraging cell-based architecture to integrate technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Rules, Workflows, Microservices, FaaS (Function as a Service), Micro-frontends, and Micro apps to create a highly extensible and cutting-edge technology platform that brings together sports fans with broadcasters, sports teams, and sportsbooks to create a marketplace for all aspects of sports and we are available across platforms via the Web, Mobile, Roku, and Tablets.

Building out this brand presents significant product and engineering challenges. At the center of solving those challenges is the TAPPP Product Engineering team which is responsible for the TAPPP product end to end.

TAPPP is led by a very able leadership team drawn from Industry leaders from companies like ESPN, Amazon, Blackhawk, Kargocard, Visa, and

many others.

The organization is flat, processes are minimal, individual responsibility is big, and there is an emphasis on keeping non-productive influences out of the everyday technical decision-making process. Upholding these philosophies will be imperative as we execute our aggressive plan of global expansion over the next 2 years.

Who are we looking for:

A coding enthusiast who loves writing elegant code and developing software systems.

As a senior java developer, you will be a part of the core product development team that is responsible for building high-performant components of the TAPPP platform.

Your responsibility:

• You will be responsible for designing, coding, reviewing, testing, and bug-fixing different modules of the software product that needs to work seamlessly across different environments.
• Write production-quality code in Java, J2EE, and Spring
• You will work in an agile team, working on the TAPPP revolutionary platform. You‘ll be using cutting-edge solutions (Spring Boot, Docker, Kafka, Redis, Continuous Delivery) for creating and maintaining high-load distributed services that are part of our messaging platform.

Mandatory technical skills:

• Hands-on experience with
• Java 1.7+
• RDBMS (MySQL/PostgreSQL)
• JPA (Hibernate or any other ORM framework)
• Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security
• Hands-on experience in writing extensible RESTful APIs
• Hands-on in Java development (all facets of development) with a sound understanding of OOAD.
• Should have excellent debugging, code review, and design review skills
• Should have a sound understanding of a Microservice based architecture

Good to have technical skills:

Kafka

GraphQL

Redis

AWS (ECS, Cloudwatch)

Other

• Strong independent contributor
• Comfortable working in a start-up environment

The position is based in Pune, India.

Job description :

The responsibilities of developers include writing code, designing solutions for applications, and improving functionality.

Creating top-quality applications.

Collaborating with front-end developers.

Ensuring that junior staff delivers according to standards.

Improving functionality.

Using the most updated and appropriate technologies.

Designing and building application layers.

Key skills: asp.net, C#,MVC, C++, Visual Studio, SQL

• Work with business analysts to estimate and design effective, scalable and maintainable solutions that meet business initiatives and objectives
• Develop and unit test software that meets business requirements and technical design
• Troubleshoot pre- and post-production implementations
• Propose new ideas when there is strong business value and stay up to date on the latest technology trends and techniques

Critical Skills & Experiences:

• At least 5+ years of experience developing in Java technologies with equivalent experience in systems analysis, OO design, OO programming and debugging skills
• At least 5 years of experience in Java Spring Boot Framework development
• 2 years of experience in any Cloud platform, preferably AWS.
• At least 3 years of web services and relational database experience (preferably Mysql)
• At least a year of Elastic search experience
• Experience developing RESTful web services (preferably micro services)
• Experience with UNIX/Linux command line and shell scripting
• Experience working in cross-functional Agile/Scrum teams
• Any level of experience with JIRA or any other issue tracking technology
• Experience working directly with business stakeholders
• Experience with Java application profiling and profiling tools
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Drive performance to accomplish team goals in a fast-paced environment
• Bachelor’s degree or the above equivalent skills and years of experience

Keywords:

Experience: +5 Years

Technical skills: Java, Spring boot and Node JS  

• Experience level of 6 to 9 years of experience in very large-scale applications.
• Strong problem-solving skills, computer science fundamentals, data structures and
• algorithms their space & time complexities
• Design (LLD & HLD) and architect technical solutions for the business problems of a very large-scale portal.
• Strong hands-on and practical working experience with Java as the programming language
• Strong debugging skills - Code, Logs, DB, JVM
• Excellent coding skills - should be able to convert design into code fluently.
• Hands-on experience working with Databases and Linux platform