Java Developer

What you'll do:

· Perform complex application programming activities with an emphasis on mobile development: Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, RESTful APIs and related backend frameworks

· Assist in the definition of system architecture and detailed solution design that are scalable and extensible

· Collaborate with Product Owners, Designers, and other engineers on different permutations to find the best solution possible

· Own the quality of code and do your own testing. Write unit test and improve test coverage.

· Deliver amazing solutions to production that knock everyone’s socks off

· Mentor junior developers on the team

What we’re looking for:

· Amazing technical instincts. You know how to evaluate and choose the right technology and approach for the job. You have stories you could share about what problem you thought you were solving at first, but through testing and iteration, came to solve a much bigger and better problem that resulted in positive outcomes all-around.

· A love for learning. Technology is continually evolving around us, and you want to keep up to date to ensure we are using the right tech at the right time.

· A love for working in ambiguity—and making sense of it. You can take in a lot of disparate information and find common themes, recommend clear paths forward and iterate along the way. You don’t form an opinion and sell it as if it’s gospel; this is all about being flexible, agile, dependable, and responsive in the face of many moving parts.

· Flexible and willing to accept change in priorities, as necessary

· Demonstrable passion for technology (e.g., personal projects, open-source involvement)

· Enthusiastic embrace of DevOps culture and collaborative software engineering

· Ability and desire to work in a dynamic, fast paced, and agile team environment

· Enthusiasm for cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure

· Excellent written and verbal communications skills

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Involvement in the full software development life cycle within broadly defined parameters and

providing software solutions keeping into consideration, the software quality needs.

• Design and defining the interaction between the different component pieces.

• Write efficient code based on brief given by team lead.

• Fast prototyping of proof-of concept features / application based on brief.

• Develop and maintain new features on Java stack.

• Own the delivery of an entire piece of a system or application.

• Management and execution against project plans and delivery commitments.

• Work closely with the peers and Leads to develop the best technical design and approach for new

product development.

• Build software solutions for complex problems.

• Compliance with build/release and configuration management process.

• Responsibility to develop unit test cases for his/her project module.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

WORK EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND THAT A CANDIDATE SHOULD HAVE WHEN APPLYING FOR

POSITION

• 5+ years of proven experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer or similar role

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies

• B.E./ B.Tech. / M.E. / M.Tech. / M.S. in Computer Science, Electronics or a related field.

• Experience with software design and development in a test-driven environment

• Knowledge of coding languages (e.g. Java, JavaScript) and frameworks/systems

• Experience with databases (Oracle / Postgre) and Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks

• Ability to learn new languages and technologies

• Excellent communication skills

• Resourcefulness and troubleshooting aptitude

PREFERRED SKILLS

ADDITIONAL SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED FAVORABLE FOR A CANDIDATE WHO IS

APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION.

• Excited about the start-up company “experience”.

• BS/MS in Computer science preferred.

• Full project lifecycle experience.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Analyze highly complex business requirements;
• generate technical specifications to design or redesign complex software components and applications;
• Acts as an expert technical resource for modeling, simulation and analysis efforts;
• Adapt to change quickly and adjust work accordingly in a positive manner;
• Be flexible and thrive in an evolving environment;
• Individual contributor to build the application for e-commerce platform;
• Assures quality, security and compliance requirements are met for supported areas;
• Working in cloud data stores to include S3, DynamoDB and/or Amazon RDS;
• Perform test automation in a test-driven development environment;
• Implement DevOps concepts, tools and continuous delivery pipelines - Bamboo, Jenkins, Maven, Bitbucket, Jira, etc;
• Implement instrumentation to gather business-specific metrics around consumer usage patterns;

• JAVA Microservices with AWS needed
• Provide solution architecture & design involving Cloud and DevOps
• Develop new microservices in a cloud-native way.
• Ensure the unit testing and code coverage are achieved as per the agreed percentage.
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Optimize application for maximum performance and scalability.
• Collaborate, and coordinate with team members and key stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively with different stakeholders.
• Ensure best practices & standards are followed during SDLC.
• Takes ownership of the whole solution from a technical perspective and ensures adherence to defined Architecture & Design.
• Ensures the latest technology standards, and guidelines are utilized for development.
• Performs consistent & adequate code reviews & feedback to the team.
• Training and induction of new resources on the projects.

Skills and Qualifications

• Deep understanding of OOPs and OOAD.
• Expert and hands-on in Java JEE and Spring framework, Spring Boot.
• Should have experience with RESTful web services and API standards.
• Should know various integration patterns in distributed environments.
• Working knowledge of microservice architecture and different design patterns.
• Hands-on in writing unit tests with Mockito and code coverage tools.
• Hands-on data modeling (Logical physical).
• Knowledge of RDBMS, SQL and any ORM framework (JPA, Hibernate etc.)
• Should know Event-driven and asynchronous programming using message broker.
• Should know about cloud IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and Serverless models of any cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP), preferably AWS.
• Knowledge of JavaScript frameworks like NodeJS (For the Backend) and Angular React (For Frontend) will be added advantage.
• Good to have DevOps related technologies like Container (Docker), Container Orchestrator (Kubernetes EKS)
• Excellent in communication

Responsibilities

• Help define Technical Roadmap and own the entire product delivery end to end
• Work very closely with various business stakeholders to drive the execution of multiple business plans and technologies
• Improve, optimize and identify opportunities for efficient software development processes
• Hire, Develop and Retain a strong team of engineers
• Keep abreast of the changes in the industry and champion new technologies and development processes within the team
• Thinking backwards from a customer POV and relentlessly pursuing customer's cause in tech and product decisions

Apply If You have:

• Graduation/Post Graduation degree in Computer Science (IITs, IIITs and NITs preferred)
• 6-10 years of strong experience in JAVA(Spring/Hibernate/JPA/REST), JavaScript, NodeJS with good exposure to MySQL
• Experience with AWS, Microservices, Caching, Performance Optimization, Nginx, Solr, Redis, Redshift
• Experience working with agile teams and making rapid decisions in dynamic and disruptive environment
• 2+ years of leading and managing a team consisting of backend, frontend and QA.
• Hands on writing and reviewing code
• Exceptional design and architectural skills
• Strong communication skills
• High motivation to work in a fast paced, dynamic, collaborative team environment

Essential Requirements:

• 5+ years of Software development experience
• Hands on development experience using Java technology stack with focus on architecture and design.
• Hands-on in Java Programming, J2EE, Spring or SpringBoot, Hibernate, RestAPI, Data Structures, Design Patterns, Oracle Database, PL/SQL
• Experience in application servers with prime focus on Tomcat.
• Experience in messaging systems such as RabbitMQ.
• Experience working in Linux/Unix environments. Must be hands on with Object Oriented concepts along with passion for design patterns and applicability.
• Relevant experience in Java frameworks like Spring Microservices, Spring-Boot, Hibernate, JPA etc.
• Understanding of developer testing practices and the differences between unit, functional, and system tests,
• Should have working experience in a CI/CD environment where build & test is automated.
• Should have working experience in tools like Maven, Jenkins, Bamboo etc.
• Should have used testing Frameworks such as JUnit, Selenium
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts or principles
• Ability to work effectively as part of global team
• Experience working in an agile environment.
• Experience in Azure and AWS Development and Deployment, Active Directory, Containerization.

Candidates should have worked with Startups (IT Product Firms)

Should be from B2C Firms/Product/SaaS Firms

Key Skills: Python, Golang, Java, Distributed Systems, Cloud, Microservices Architecture, MVC, Design Patterns, Data Structure, Algorithms

Your Experience Across The Years in the Roles You’ve Played

• 6+ years of technology experience (at least 2 years in direct engineering management)
• Managing a 5-15 member engineering team in an agile product org
• Track record of collaborative working with multiple stakeholders
• Planning and analysis with effective communication skills

You’ll Be Improving & Responsible For

• Our products engineering team that works on initiatives fuelling the growth of our recent health retail insurance products
• Collaboration across cross-functional stakeholders to ensure delivery timelines are met
• Implementing product engineering best practices, and evangelizing them within the org
• Engineering management with a strong sense of ownership
• Problem solving with a clear and analytical approach and organized work habits
• Technological innovation in agile product engineering scenarios
• Product and business management principles and metrics