Java Developer

Job Description – Senior Java Developer (Spring Boot / Microservices)

Location: Chennai, India

Experience: 4+ Years

Availability: Immediate Joiner

About the Role:

We are looking for a highly skilled Java Developer with over 5 years of hands-on experience in building scalable backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture. The ideal candidate will have strong problem-solving skills, deep knowledge of backend frameworks, and a solid understanding of JUnit-based testing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend systems using Java and Spring Boot
• Develop and deploy RESTful microservices in a distributed architecture
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Write clean, scalable, and testable code following best practices
• Implement unit and integration tests using JUnit and other testing frameworks
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving team processes
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a timely manner

Key Skills:

• Strong proficiency in Java
• Expertise in Spring Boot and related modules (Spring Data, Spring Security, etc.)
• Solid understanding of Microservices architecture, REST APIs, and inter-service communication
• Experience with JUnit and writing automated test cases
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git)
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus
• Exposure to messaging systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ is a plus
• Familiarity with databases (SQL/NoSQL)

• BS in CS or EE or equivalent
• Experience working on large scale systems in rapid growth environments
• Experience with public cloud offerings (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Solid programming skills; preferred experience in Java, and/or Python
• Experience with modern web frameworks, advanced algorithms/data intelligence, public
• cloud platforms and streaming data pipelines
• Familiarity with containerization, microservices architecture, continuous integration, and delivery
• 5+ years’ experience preferred

Required skills:-

2+ years of experience in the Development of JAVA technology.

Strong Java Basics

SpringBoot or Spring MVC

Hands-on experience on Relational Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)

Proficient in REST API development

Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)

Microservices

Any Caching Mechanism

Good at problem-solving

Good to Have Skills:

2+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks

Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

Ability to work in a fast-paced internet start-up environment.

Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.

Understanding of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Experience and working knowledge of Java 8, Hibernate, Spring Boot, Microservices and REST API is mandatory
• Expert understanding of the object-oriented design and programming concepts
• Strong problem solving skills, data structures and algorithms and multithreading
• Good understanding of AWS and cloud-native technologies
• Knowledge of AWS services - RDS, DynamoDB, Elastic Search, Kinesis. Experience of working with AWS SDK is preferred.
• Good understanding of CI/CD and Jenkins pipeline
• Experience of writing unit tests using Junit/Mockito
• Knowledge of Integration Testing framework like Cucumber is required.
• Proficient in Git commands and branching concepts

• Ownership of product/feature end-to-end for all phases from the development to the production.
• Ensuring the developed features are scalable and highly available with no quality concerns.
• Work closely with senior engineers for refining the design and implementation.
• Management and execution against project plans and delivery commitments.
• Assist directly and indirectly in the continual hiring and development of technical talent.
• Create and execute appropriate quality plans, project plans, test strategies and processes for development activities in concert with business and project management efforts.
• Contribute intellectual property through patents.

• 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
• 1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of Software Development experience.
• Strong knowledge of Data Structures, Algorithms and CS fundamentals.
• Strong coding and problem solving skills.

• Experience working with service oriented architectures and web-based solutions.
• Experience in eCommerce and deep hands-on technical expertise
• Experience working on the AWS technologies.
• Experience with NoSQL and relational databases.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working on Agile processes (Scrum, Kanban).

• The Architect/ Lead Backend Engineer will handle the digital experience from inception to go-live model.
• The role holder is expected to create a vision and roadmap for the digital experience to provide best in class customer experience for each of the product solutions handled.  The role holder will play a critical role in leading the innovation and growth of our front end web and mobile platforms.
• Must be from Good Companies and have been working on high Scale of Traffic
• Proficiency in engineering practices and writing high quality code, with expertise in either one of Java or Groovy or Go.
• 3+ years of experience building microservices.
• Strong experience in architecting and building distributed systems, scalability, and availability
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance
• Strong knowledge of cloud technologies like AWS/Google Cloud/Azure
• Good understanding of RxJava or Actors framework
• Proficient with RDBMS
• Strong knowledge on data stores, database design, data modelling and SQL queries
• Extensive experience building and owning large- scale distributed backend systems
• Experience working with three or more of : Unix/Linux environments, Distributed and parallel systems, Workflow automation, CI/CD Platform development, Cloud platforms development e.g. AWS/GCP, Kubernetes/Container platforms based development 

Required Technical Skills: 

• Java (highly capable)
• SQL (highly capable)
• Strong knowledge of software best practices, build processes, IDEs, database tools (e.g. SQL Developer, SQL Management Studio)
• Strong knowledge of source code control systems (GIT)
• Confident with Windows, Linux, Unix operating systems including command line
• Working knowledge of JIRA

Beneficial Technical Skills: 

• .Net
• C 
• Javascript 
• Experience in test management and test execution
• Experience of Agile development methods

Additional Skills and Behaviour Required 

• Experience of full software development lifecycle
• Considers competing solutions and evaluates options to create the best outcome in all aspects of the role.
• Willingness to takes ownership of whole project and engineers assigned.
• Confident to make suggestions and recommendations for improvements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to build good rapport
• Fluency in English, both written and oral
• Collaborates with others to achieve objectives and ensure information flow
• Seeks assistance and feedback as appropriate 

Education 

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or Engineering or other relevant discipline (MCA, MSc in Computer Science etc.)

• Have at least 3 years work experience in Java 8 or higher / J2EE Java development.

• Have experience of agile systems development methodologies such as SCRUM
• Experience in designing the solution and implementation.
• Is a communicative, positive, outgoing and driven team player.
• Solution-oriented, see opportunities and proactively proposing new solutions, speak and write fluently in English.
• Good to have certifications in Java, Spring etc.
• Experience in Java 8.

• Experience in Spring Boot and other spring framework like Spring data, AOP etc.
• Experience in MongoDB/ Kafka / RabbitMQ etc.
• Experience in REST API
• Have worked on microservices
• Should have worked on minimum 2- 3 projects
• Experience in writing effective Unit test case for better coverage.
• Experience in writing good quality code by following code quality tools likes SonarQube etc.