Java Developer

About the Role:

We are looking for a highly motivated Backend Developer with hands-on experience in the Django framework to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate should be passionate about backend development and eager to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment. You’ll be involved in developing web applications, APIs, and automation workflows.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain Python-based web applications using Django and Django Rest Framework.
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs.
• Work collaboratively with frontend developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Contribute to improving development workflows through automation.
• Assist in deploying applications using cloud platforms like Heroku or AWS.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.

Requirements:

Backend:

• Strong understanding of Django and Django Rest Framework (DRF).
• Experience with task queues like Celery.

Frontend (Basic Understanding):

• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, and jQuery.

Hosting & Deployment:

• Familiarity with at least one hosting service such as Heroku, AWS, or similar platforms.

Linux/Server Knowledge:

• Basic to intermediate understanding of Linux commands and server environments.
• Ability to work with terminal, virtual environments, SSH, and basic server configurations.

Python Knowledge:

• Good grasp of OOP concepts.
• Familiarity with Pandas for data manipulation is a plus.

Soft & Team Skills:

• Strong collaboration and team management abilities.
• Ability to work in a team-driven environment and coordinate tasks smoothly.
• Problem-solving mindset and attention to detail.
• Good communication skills and eagerness to learn

What We Offer:

• A collaborative, friendly, and growth-focused work environment.
• Opportunity to work on real-time projects using modern technologies.
• Guidance and mentorship to help you advance in your career.
• Flexible and supportive work culture.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and skill development.

We’re seeking a highly skilled, execution-focused Senior Backend Engineer with a minimum of 5 years of experience to join our team. This role demands hands-on expertise in building and scaling distributed systems, strong proficiency in Java, and deep knowledge of cloud-native infrastructure. You will be expected to design robust backend services, optimize performance across storage and caching layers, and enable seamless integrations using modern messaging and CI/CD pipelines.

You’ll be working in a high-scale, high-impact environment where reliability, speed, and efficiency are paramount. If you enjoy solving complex engineering challenges and have a passion for distributed systems, this is the right role for you.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain distributed backend systems at scale.
• Write high-performance, production-grade code in Java or Kotlin.
• Architect and optimize storage systems, ensuring efficient query performance and scalable data models.
• Implement caching strategies to reduce latency and improve system throughput.
• Build and manage services leveraging AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Develop resilient messaging pipelines using Kafka (or equivalent) for real-time data processing.
• Define and streamline CI/CD pipelines, ensuring rapid and reliable deployment cycles.
• Collaborate with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and apply proactive fixes.
• Drive best practices in software engineering, testing, and code reviews.

Key focus areas include:

• Performance optimization, reliability, and low-latency API design
• Microservices architecture and cloud-native development (Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD)
• Experience with large-scale systems, monitoring, and performance profiling
• Deep understanding of concurrency,
• JVM tuning, and scalable data handling

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in backend engineering, with deep hands-on coding experience.
• Strong proficiency in Java or Kotlin and familiarity with modern frameworks.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Spring Boot or Quarkus frameworks.
• Proven track record in building scalable distributed systems.
• Hands-on expertise with AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS).
• Solid understanding of messaging systems like Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar.
• Strong grasp of query performance optimization and storage system design.
• Experience with caching solutions (Redis, Memcached, etc.).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to thrive in fast-paced environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a proactive mindset.

Benefits:

• Best in class salary: We hire only the best, and we pay accordingly.
• Proximity Talks: Meet other designers, engineers, and product geeks — and learn from experts in the field.
• Keep on learning with a world-class team: Work with the best in the field, challenge yourself constantly, and learn something new every day.

About Us

Proximity is the trusted technology, design, and consulting partner for some of the biggest Sports, Media, and Entertainment companies in the world! We’re headquartered in San Francisco and have offices in Palo Alto, Dubai, Mumbai, and Bangalore. Since 2019, Proximity has created and grown high-impact, scalable products used by 370 million daily users, with a total net worth of $45.7 billion among our client companies.

Today, we are a global team of coders, designers, product managers, geeks, and experts. We solve complex problems and build cutting-edge tech, at scale. Our team of Proxonauts is growing quickly, which means your impact on the company’s success will be huge. You’ll have the chance to work with experienced leaders who have built and led multiple tech, product, and design teams.

• Good understanding and experience of HTML / CSS / JavaScript.
• Hands-on experience with ES6 / ES7 / ES8 features.
• Thorough understanding of the Request Lifecycle (including Event Queue, Event Loop, Worker Threads, etc).
• Familiarity with security principles including SSL protocols, data encryption, XSS, CSRF.
• Expertise in Web Services / REST APIs will be beneficial.
• Proficiency in Linux and deployment on Linux are valuable.
• Knowledge about ORM like Sequelize and ODM like Mongoose and the ability to handle DB transactions is a necessity.
• Experience with Angular JS / React JS will be an added advantage.
• Expertise with RDBMS like MySQL / PostgreSQL will be a plus.
• Knowledge of AWS services like S3, EC2 will be helpful.
• Understanding of Agile and CI/CD will be of value.

Job Role: Java SpringBoot Developer

Job Description:

• Should have expertise in Core Java, Java & J2ee
• Built MVC based Web Application Using JSP/Struts framework
• Hands on experience of OOPS concepts, Hibernate and Spring version 3.x 1, Spring Boot
• Hands on experience of Application Servers like Tomcat and WebLogic.
• Hands on experience of Restful services and Web services
• Experience in deploying Spring boot in Micro services
• Good verbal and written communication
• Excellent team player, ability to work in a global team and follow through on deadlines

Primary Skills:

• Core Java, Java & J2ee
• Spring Boot