Java Developer

Key Responsibilities

• Lead software development teams across all phases of the SDLC
• Provide technical leadership in coding, debugging, and system integration
• Define system scope, objectives, and technical solutions
• Act as primary technical point of contact for stakeholders
• Develop technical specifications, code, and testing strategies
• Manage change control, issue resolution, and release activities
• Ensure adherence to coding standards and security practices
• Design and implement REST API-based integration solutions
• Conduct code reviews and quality assurance checks
• Identify and mitigate technical risks
• Mentor developers and provide technical guidance
• Maintain documentation for development and testing
• Collaborate across teams to improve processes
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends

Knowledge / Skills

• Strong programming skills in JavaScript, Java, and Node.js
• Experience with Auth0 (Rules, Actions, MFA, Management API)
• Experience with AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, CloudFormation)
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation/Terraform)
• Strong REST API design and integration expertise
• Understanding of IAM protocols (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, JWT, PKCE)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Git
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 8–10 years of software development experience
• Experience leading development teams
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments

About Impact Analytics

Impact Analytics is an agentic-first AI software company transforming retail merchandising through cutting-edge AI, LLMs, and Generative AI technologies. As a fast-growing Series D company with deployments across five continents, it is building both industry-leading merchandising solutions and foundational AI agents that are redefining how retail decisions are made. What makes Impact Analytics unique is its combination of deep retail domain expertise, strong innovation culture, and global presence. It is one of the few India-born AI companies recognized globally by organizations like Fortune, Gartner, and the Inc. 5000.For candidates looking to work on next-generation AI products with global scale and real-world impact, Impact Analytics is an exciting place to build your career. Here’s a link to our website: www.impactanalytics.co.

The impact that you will be making

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Backend to design and build scalable backend systems that power Android-first mobile applications. The ideal candidate will have strong backend engineering expertise, experience supporting mobile applications, and a passion for building high-performance, reliable distributed systems that operate efficiently under constrained network conditions.

You will work closely with Android developers and cross-functional teams to build APIs and backend services that enable seamless mobile experiences, including offline synchronization, scalability, and high availability

What lands you in this role

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs for Android/mobile applications.
• Build backend systems optimized for Android-first applications with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Develop APIs that perform efficiently in low-bandwidth and intermittent network environments.
• Design and implement backend workflows that support offline synchronization, conflict resolution, and data consistency.
• Develop secure, resilient, and highly available microservices.
• Optimize application performance through efficient database design, caching strategies, and API optimization.
• Collaborate closely with Android engineers, Product Managers, QA, and DevOps teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical design decisions.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and code quality.

Required Skills

• 4–7 years of professional experience in backend software development.
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin for backend development.
• Experience building backend systems supporting Android/mobile applications.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with Gradle (Kotlin DSL/KTS) for build automation and dependency management.
• Familiarity with Android Studio for debugging, API integration, and collaboration with Android teams.
• Experience with modern backend frameworks and scalable application architecture.
• Knowledge of relational and/or NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or similar.
• Experience with caching technologies (Redis) and messaging/event streaming platforms (Kafka or RabbitMQ).
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or equivalent cloud platforms.
• Proficiency with GitHub and modern Git-based development workflows.
• Experience using Visual Studio Code (VS Code).
• Familiarity with AI-powered developer tools such as Cursor, Windsurf, or similar Agentic IDEs.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and cloud-native application development.
• Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

What we offer

• An opportunity to be part of some of the best enterprise SaaS products to be built out of India.
• Opportunities to quench your thirst for problem-solving, experimenting, learning, and implementing innovative solutions.
• A flat, collegial work environment, with a work hard, play hard attitude.
• A platform for rapid growth if you are willing to try new things without fear of failure.
• Remuneration with best-in-class industry standards with generous health insurance cover

Some of our accolades include:

• Ranked as one of America's Fastest-Growing Companies by Financial Times for five consecutive years: 2020-2024.
• Ranked as one of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies by Inc. 5000 for seven consecutive years: 2018-2024.
• Voted #1 by more than 300 retailers worldwide in the RIS Software LeaderBoard 2024 report.
• Ranked #72 in America’s Most Innovative Companies list in 2023—by Fortune—alongside companies like Microsoft, Tesla, Apple, IBM, etc.
• Forged a strategic partnership with Google to equip retailers with cutting-edge generative AI tools.
• Recognized in multiple Gartner reports, including Market Guides and Hype Cycle, spanning assortments, merchandising, forecasting, algorithmic retailing, and Unified Price, Promotion, and Markdown Optimization Applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build and consume RESTful APIs and ensure secure, reliable API integrations.
• Develop microservices-based architecture and deploy applications in cloud environments.
• Work with cloud platforms such as AWS/Azure/GCP for application deployment and management.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and support DevOps practices.
• Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including frontend, QA, DevOps, and product teams.
• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and architectural decisions.
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolution.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 5–10 years of hands-on experience in Java (Java 8 or above).
• Strong experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Security.
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design & development.
• Experience in microservices architecture.
• Hands-on experience with at least one cloud platform (AWS / Azure / GCP).
• Knowledge of containerization tools like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.).
• Strong understanding of Git and version control practices.
• Good understanding of design patterns and object-oriented programming principles.

• You have experience with two or more development languages preferably Java or Python and React, etc 
• You can skillfully write high-quality, well-tested code and you are comfortable with Object-Oriented programming
• Comfortability with Agile methods, such as Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum and/or Kanban
• Bonus points if you have working knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS, Azure, Kubernetes and Docker

Please find below updated JD for Java requirement.

-Work with a performance-oriented team driven by ownership and open to experiment.

• -6+ years of Java advanced software development experience, with concurrent (multi-threaded) programming highly desirable.
• -Strong experience on Core Java 8, Java EE, Spring Boot, Maven and Docker including Multi-threading.

.          -Strong problem solving skills, computer science fundamentals, data structures and algorithms.

• -Hands on experience with any SQL Database.
• -Ability to learn new technologies like ELK, stack, redis etc.
• -Must have expert level knowledge in Java, Springboot.
• -Must have knowledge or hands on experience in microservices, apache kafka and distributed caching.

.           -Experience in distributed/scalable systems

• -Strong knowledge of design patterns and software engineering best practices.
• -Familiarity with standard development tools and processes: Git, Eclipse, JUnit test, debugging, profiling, etc.

.           -Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps

.           -Strong knowledge and previous experience in end-to-end design, development and subsequent

             support of large-scale data processing systems

.           - Familiarity and confidence working in an agile development environment.

.           - Good Problem solving skills

• - Good oral and written communication skills.
• - Strong debugging skills.

• Experience in Java and associated technologies Core Java, JSP, Spring, Struts,RESTful Services,SOAP,Tomcat, Hibernate, Maven
• Strong understanding of OOPS concepts
• Proficient understanding of RDBMS Concepts
• Strong understanding of Databases Oracle / MSQL / MySQL etc and PL/SQL Programming