Java Developer

The tech stack looks like the below (expect this to change as we scale):

1. Typescript for APIs (REST and GraphQL)
2. Kafka, Spark, and data warehouses for ML pipelines (spark on python/scala)
3. Solidity + hardhat for smart contracts (in the future, rust, go and move)
4. AWS & Terraform
5. Full nodes

You can expect to do some or all of the following:

1. Read through protocols’ whitepapers and smart contracts to derive metrics and analyze risks
2. Architect the backend for APIs, async jobs, and blockchain integration
3. Build clean, concise APIs for customer integration, along with the documentation
4. Setup, run and maintain full and archive nodes across different chains
5. Integrate with multiple partners like exchanges and custody providers
6. Fool-proof security across the stack - encryption, hashing, privacy, VPC, etc.
7. Infrastructure as code - build terraform scripts and ensure easy replication of the infra across different regions
8. Research the top DeFi protocols to uncover better insights for our customers and evaluate their risk profiles, security, and historical returns
9. Manage production deployments, logging, and monitoring

We expect you to be fairly comfortable with working with both web3 and web2 stacks. We do not expect that you have web3 experience on day 1, but you should be willing to wear multiple hats, learn things quickly and move fast.

1. Generalist, a solid engineer who can learn things on your own and have an eye for clean, tested, and well-documented code
2. We don’t look at the number of years of work experience as a criterion, but rather see what you have done in your life so far (side projects, open-source contributions, blogs, etc.). We don’t care about degrees, the institutions you went to, or the companies you worked for before. We are open to talking as long as you have good judgment, great clarity, align with our values and have a strong track record of thoughtful work
3. Understand the fundamentals of building and integrating APIs and secure systems. Bonus if you know a bit about blockchains and protocols
4. You can be strong on the backend, front-end, or can dabble everywhere. We want you to play to your strengths and will provide enough opportunities to learn and do things outside of your comfort zone

Pay and benefits We offer a solid, competitive package (including early-stage equity) that is location agnostic. We give you the flexibility to choose the split between cash and equity.

At Upswing, we are a passionate and self-driven team of thinkers who aspire to build the rails to connect the legacy financial sector with financial innovators through a simple and powerful banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform. We’re building our platform putting the focus on pragmatism, reliability, and maintainability. We believe that keeping the engineering complexity under control is key to preserving the development productivity and long-term evolution of a platform.

To bring this vision to life, we are building the infrastructure using Microservices architecture using the latest set of technologies that are also fun to work with such as Java, Scala, Postgres, Akka, Kafka with a completely automated DevOps pipeline from the get-go using tools like Chef, Jenkins, Grafana, Graylog.

We are looking for motivated engineers who will be working in a highly creative and cutting-edge technology environment to build a world-class financial services suite.

Why you should join us:

• You will redefine the financial services landscape for India in the coming years.
• Be part of a core Engineering team that will create innovative and scalable Fintech solutions.
• Work with passionate and experienced engineering, product & business workforce that believes in teamwork, and that helps fast-track learning on solving complex technical challenges.
• We are funded by the leading fintech VC `QED Investors` and other established Founders and Executives of awesome Indian companies.

What you will do if you join us:

• Propose solutions to solve complex system architecture challenges and actively lead the end-to-end development of the system.
• Create robust, flexible, consistent, and easy-to-use APIs
• Continuously strive for performance improvements, code reusability, and readability
• Understand the product in detail and predict potential issues in feature development.
• Mentor and lead junior members of the team

You should have:

• Ability to think of out of the box
• Tech or a higher degree in computer science or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience working on the back-end development for complex distributed systems who are willing to adopt any Programming language as per the requirement.
• Familiarity with any of the following – Java, C++, Scala, Kotlin, and frameworks like Spring, Play, Hibernate, Django, etc.
• Good understanding of Algorithms, Data Structure, OOP, Design patterns, Parallel programming, Multithreading concepts & Event-Driven Systems.
• Understanding of micro-services architecture and best practices.
• Experience with Relational databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or any NoSQL database.

It is a plus if you have:

• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS (Amazon Web Services), Azure or Google Cloud

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.

• To perform requirement analysis and oversee the implementation of architectures of project scope
• To provide customized reusable solutions of project, program or operational scope
• To develop high-quality and detailed designs
• To conduct unit testing using automated unit test frameworks and identify and address possible risk by conducting mitigation action planning
• Conducting configuration of your own work or from the team and assess the technical impact of multiple technologies/strategies
• Reviewing the work of other developers with feedback for improvement (if applicable)
• Using coding standards and best practices to ensure quality deliverables
• Contribute as a team member to an operational, integration or application architecture requirements, design, implementation, or on-going operations deliverables

Responsibilities

• Ideate, execute & take ownership of complete project from scratch
• Create and design User-focused focused SAAS with high end experience  
• Optimize existing architecture for performance, scalability & functionality 
• Generate modular & clean codes 
• Deploy & maintain project’s infrastructure with zero downtime 

Skill Sets

• Sharp communication skills 
• Fluent in Problem Solving, Data Structures And Algorithms
• Strong in Java Spring Boot & Python Django languages & frameworks
• Experience with database design & familiar with RDBMS database like Postgresql as well as no SQL databases 
• Good with writing unit test cases & integration test cases 
• Well versed in writing Asynchronous codes or technologies
• Exposed to various AWS technologies like EC2, Cognito, API Gateway,ECS etc.
• Exposed to Pub-sub technologies like SQS,Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc. 
• Familiar with caching tools like Redis, HazleCaste, etc. 
• Exposure to DevOps and Big Data is a plus.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING: 

• Compile and analyze data, processes, and codes to troubleshoot problems and identify areas for improvement. 
• Collaborate with the front-end developers and other team members to establish objectives and design more functional, cohesive codes to enhance the user experience. 

• Develop ideas for new programs, products, or features by monitoring industry developments and trends. 
• Record data and report it to proper parties, such as clients or leadership. 
• Participate in continuing education and training to remain current on best practices, learn new programming languages, and better assist other team members. 
• Take the lead on projects, as needed. 
• Be involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle. 

• Build high-quality reusable code that can be used in the future. 
• Develop functional and sustainable web applications with clean codes. 
• Conduct UI tests and optimize performance. 
• Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve applications. 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Programming or relevant field. Master’s Degree in a related field is preferred. 
• 5-7 years of relevant experience 
• Must be an expert programmer, skilled at computer languages such as HTML, C+++, C#, PHP, Python and Java. 
• Must understand Spring Core, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, JMS, Mysql, Redis, CouchDb, Micro Services, Docker, Kubernetes 
• Must be able to interpret and follow instructions related to the ultimate functionality of our IT-based product 

• Familiarity with front-end languages such as HTML, JavaScript and CSS 
• Must be comfortable with technology architecture and how a computer and its software functions. 
• Deadline driven, organized and understand how people view and understand content on the front-end 
• Proven experience in highly complex environments 
• Strong technical documentation skills 

• An ability to solve multifaceted technical issues in a fast-paced environment 
• Self-motivated and accountable for your work 
• Passionate about learning and continuous improvement 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Ability to work overtime 

• Proven hands-on Software Development experience
• Proven working experience in Java development

• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)
• Experience in the Spring boot , hibernate Framework

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