Java Developer

Job Title : Java Backend Developer

Experience : 3 to 6 Years

Locations : Bangalore / Gurgaon (Hybrid – 3 Days Work From Office)

Shift Timings : 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM IST

Notice Period : Immediate to 15 Days Only

Job Description :

We are looking for experienced Java Backend Developers with strong expertise in building scalable microservices-based architectures. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with Spring Boot, containerized deployments, and DevOps tools.

✅ Must-Have Skills :

• Java – Strong programming skills in core Java.
• Spring Boot (2.x / 3.x) – Deep understanding of microservices architecture and patterns.
• Microservices – Design and implementation experience.
• Kubernetes – Experience deploying and managing microservices
• Jenkins & Maven – Build and CI/CD pipeline experience
• PostgreSQL – Experience with relational database management

✨ Good-to-Have Skills :

• Git – Source control management
• CI/CD Pipeline Tools – End-to-end pipeline automation
• Cloud & DevOps Knowledge – Experience with cloud-based deployments

Role Overview:

We are seeking a motivated .NET Developer with around 3 years of experience to join our backend development team. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in C#, ASP.NET Core, and SQL, with a strong understanding of object-oriented programming and API development. You will work closely with product, DevOps, and QA teams to build and enhance backend systems

supporting our trading and fintech platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and enhance backend applications using .NET Core / ASP.NET MVC.

• Design and implement RESTful APIs for integration with frontend and third-party systems.

• Write clean, scalable, and efficient code following best practices.

• Work with SQL databases (preferably MS SQL Server) to design schemas, write queries, and optimize performance.

• Collaborate with product managers and frontend teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.

• Participate in code reviews, debugging, and troubleshooting production issues.

• Contribute to improving application performance, scalability, and security.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• 3 years of experience in .NET development.

• Strong proficiency in C# and ASP.NET Core / ASP.NET MVC.

• Experience with Web APIs and RESTful architecture.

• Good knowledge of Entity Framework / LINQ.

• Hands-on experience with MS SQL Server or other relational databases.

• Understanding of OOP principles, design patterns, and software architecture concepts.

• Familiarity with Git or other version control systems.

• Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (for integration purposes).

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Exposure to Microservices architecture.

• Familiarity with Message Queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ).

• Knowledge of CI/CD tools and DevOps practices.

• Experience with cloud environments (AWS / Azure).

• Understanding of financial or trading systems is a plus.

Why Join Tradelab Technologies:

• Work on cutting-edge trading and fintech platforms used across the industry.

• Collaborative, growth-oriented environment with exposure to complex backend systems.

• Opportunity to learn from senior engineers and grow into full-stack or system design roles.

• Competitive salary and benefits

Strong Senior Backend Engineer profiles

Mandatory (Experience 1) – Must have 5+ years of hands-on Backend Engineering experience building scalable, production-grade systems

Mandatory (Experience 2) – Must have strong backend development experience using one or more frameworks (FastAPI / Django (Python), Spring (Java), Express (Node.js).

Mandatory (Experience 3) – Must have deep understanding of relevant libraries, tools, and best practices within the chosen backend framework

Mandatory (Experience 4) – Must have strong experience with databases, including SQL and NoSQL, along with efficient data modeling and performance optimization

Mandatory (Experience 5) – Must have experience designing, building, and maintaining APIs, services, and backend systems, including system design and clean code practices

Mandatory (Domain) – Experience with financial systems, billing platforms, or fintech applications is highly preferred (fintech background is a strong plus)

Mandatory (Company) – Must have worked in product companies / startups, preferably Series A to Series D

Mandatory (Education) – Candidates from Tier - 1 engineering institutes (IITs, BITS, are highly preferred)

• Develop, enhance, and maintain Java-based applications using Spring Boot and related frameworks.
• Design, implement, and optimize Microservices with RESTful APIs.
• Build and manage Spring Batch jobs, including scheduling, chunk processing, partitioning, and error handling.
• Apply object-oriented design (OOD) and GoF design patterns (Factory, Singleton, Strategy, Observer, etc.).
• Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code following best coding standards.
• Integrate applications with databases (SQL/NoSQL) and messaging systems (Kafka/RabbitMQ).
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and architectural decisions.
• Troubleshoot production issues and ensure application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Work in an Agile/Scrum environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Technical Skills Required

• ** Core Java 8+**, OOP, Collections, Multithreading
• ** Spring Boot**, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA
• ** Spring Batch** (Job/Step configuration, Tasklets, Readers/Writers, partitioning)
• ** Microservices** (REST, API Gateway, service discovery, resilience patterns)
• ** Design Patterns** (Factory, Singleton, Adapter, Strategy, Builder, Observer, etc.)
• ** Databases:** MySQL/PostgreSQL/Oracle, MongoDB (optional)
• ** Messaging:** Kafka / RabbitMQ (preferred)
• ** Build tools:** Maven/Gradle
• ** CI/CD:** Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar
• ** Cloud:** AWS / Azure / GCP (optional but preferred)
• ** Testing:** JUnit, Mockito

·What You will do

● Create beautiful software experiences for our clients using design thinking, lean and agile methodology.

● Work on world-class software products using the latest cutting edge technologies and platforms.

● Work in a dynamic, collaborative, transparent, non-hierarchical culture.

● Work in collaborative, fast-paced and value-driven teams to build innovative customer experiences for our clients.

● Help to grow the next generation of developers and have a positive impact on the industry.

Basic Qualifications

● Experience: 4+ years.

● Hands-on development experience in backend, Java, SprintBoot, Hibernate, SQL, MongoDB, Jenkins, Microservices etc...

● Server-side development experience mainly in JAVA.

● Passion for software engineering and follow the best coding concepts. ● Good to great problem solving and communication skills.

● Experience in working with cross-border, distributed teams is a must.

Nice to have Qualifications

● Product and customer-centric mindset.

● Great OO skills, including design patterns.

● Experience with large-scale enterprise systems

About Team:

CaratLane's mission is to help customers express their emotions through jewellery. Consumer Experience Technology team is an enabler to deliver the exceptional Consumer Experience and WoW business features in large scale website, apps and backend systems.

What do we want:

* 5 to 8 years of experience in Java and Spring Boot working with large scale backend applications

* Expertise in PostgreSQL and any of caching databases

* Experience in developing RESTful/GraphQL APIs and microservices based applications

* Good problem solving and debugging skills.

* Exposure on event-driven, asynchronous I/O

* Good knowledge of engineering excellence: Unit Testing/TDD, Code quality, Documentation, CI&CD

* Experience in non-functional requirements (Scalability, Performance optimisation, Security)

* Experience is Linux development and AWS ecosystem tools

Job Description: (Mandate Skills)

• Exceptional architecture and design skills using Object Oriented Programming concepts and Design patterns
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Hands on Java Engineer, with experience building consumer facing or enterprise applications using Java stack
• Ability to manage small teams (2-4 members) using agile development process

Do You Know? (Skills good to have)

• Exposure to building service oriented distributed systems
• In building systems that process big data in a distributed environment, either in real time streaming or offline
• In messaging systems like Kafka, RabbitMQ, kinesis, etc.
• In real time computation tools like Storm / Spark or Hadoop based tools.
• In Data warehousing technologies like Redshift, BigQuery, etc.

Position Responsibilities:
1.     Design, implementation, and deployment of applications
2.     Expert knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices.
3.     Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions.
4.     Work extensively with cross-functional teams across.
5.     Work with the business team and project managers to convert functional requirements into detailed technical specifications.
6.     The ideal candidate will be a leader, builder, and operator. He/she should be able to operate in a very fast-paced environment where time to hit the market is supercritical.

Desired Candidate profile: 
1.     A Bachelor's/Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of technical education from Elite College or institution and work experience.
2.     4+ years of Software Development experience.
3.     Excellent object-oriented design and coding skills (Java, C++ on a UNIX or Linux platform).
4.     Very strong software development background including design patterns, data structures, test-driven development.
5.     Ability to design and implement systems end to end on your own while maintaining highest coding standards.
6.     Excellent knowledge of design patterns and ability to reflect it in their code.
7.     Ability to lead projects and mentor junior engineers on the same.
8.     Mandatory work experience in skills sets: REST API, JDBC, RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
9.     Solid Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databases.
10.  Software development experience in Servlet, JSP, Spring, AWS, S3, SQS, building web services and highly scalable applications or Google Cloud Suite.
11.  Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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