Java Developer

Job Title: Java Developer (Code Craftsperson)

Location: Chennai (Work From Office – Let’s build something amazing together!)

Experience: 2-4 years (You’ve been crafting high-quality Java applications like a pro!)

About the Company:

F22 Labs is a startup software studio based out of Chennai. We are the rocket fuel for other startups across the world, powering them with extremely high-quality software. We help entrepreneurs build their vision into beautiful software products (web/mobile). If you're into creating beautiful software and solving real problems, you’ll fit right in with us. Let’s make cool things happen!

Position Overview:

If you can write clean, maintainable, and efficient Java code, we want you! As a Java Developer at F22 Labs, you’ll be responsible for developing high-performance, scalable applications using core Java and cutting-edge technologies like Spring, Hibernate, and microservices. You’ll get the chance to work on exciting projects, collaborate with brilliant minds, and contribute to building top-notch software solutions. Ready to jump in? Let’s do this!

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust Java-based applications that scale.
• Collaborate with the design, product, and backend teams to deliver high-quality software.
• Build microservices-based architectures using modern tools and techniques.
• Integrate and consume RESTful APIs to connect various services and systems.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code to ensure long-term quality.
• Develop and manage database interactions using Hibernate/JPA for efficient data persistence.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize applications to ensure seamless user experiences.
• Stay current with the latest Java frameworks and technologies.
• Collaborate with the QA team to ensure every release is flawless and fully tested.

Mandatory Skills:

• Core Java (Java 8 or later) – Expertise in Java programming and understanding of object-oriented principles.
• SQL & Database Management – Strong experience with relational databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, etc.
• Hibernate / JPA – Hands-on experience with Hibernate and JPA for ORM-based data persistence.
• RESTful APIs – In-depth knowledge of designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Spring Framework – Solid expertise in Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and Spring Security.

Good to Have Skills (Bonus Points!):

• Microservices Architecture – Experience in building and deploying microservices-based applications.
• Version Control – Familiarity with Git, GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.
• Build Tools – Experience with Maven or Gradle for automated build processes.
• Unit Testing – Knowledge of JUnit and Mockito for unit testing.
• Cloud Platforms – Basic knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Why Join Us (Perks & Benefits):

• Health insurance – Your well-being is our priority.
• Flexible work timings – Work when you're at your best.
• Better-than-market compensation – We value your expertise and skills.
• Supercharged learning culture – Become the best version of yourself with us.
• Rapid career growth – Your potential is limitless here.
• Work with a collaborative, innovative team that loves tackling challenges and building world-class software.
• Learn and grow – Work with brilliant minds and share your knowledge too!

Selection Process:

1. Online Assessment
2. 1-2 rounds of technical interviews (Let’s talk about your Java expertise and problem-solving skills!)

Required Experience

3 - 8 Years

Skills

Java/J2EE,

Spring,

microservices

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• Develop unit, integration, and functional tests within Grails/Java and contribute to new architectures design for multi-tier Java EE-based products in a SOA environment.
• Interact with Business Analysts to understand software build configuration and testing processes, documenting application functionality and programming accordingly.
• Collaborate with a talented software team to work on various types of applications, ensuring the building of backend APIs using Java-based technologies.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies, conducting POCs on new technical stacks to support and maintain a portfolio of applications.
• Utilize core Java skills to define, design, develop, integrate, test, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot applications and tools written in Java and other related languages.
• Provide technical expertise in Java development, including Spring, Hibernate, and building scalable solutions for large web application deployments.
• Participate in the full SDLC, from requirements and design to development, testing, and deployment, ensuring the implementation of best practices and industry-standard procedures.
• Possess hands-on experience with Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, microservices, and web services, while also demonstrating proficiency in writing enterprise-strength code and developing backend APIs.
• Work in an agile environment, supporting users by developing documentation and offering assistance with tools, while promoting established development standards and change control procedures.

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Job Description

As a Backend Engineer you will be responsible for creating REST APIs which are used to drive the User Interface. Given the nature of the application, these APIs need to be very efficient and high performing.

This requires optimizing queries for faster execution and introducing database changes that may be required. We are looking for individuals with great attention to detail, who are genuine, confident, committed and not only passionate about technology, but excited to work in a fun and friendly start-up environment. T

he ideal candidate will be passionate about technology and GETTING IT DONE.

Responsibilities include:

Develop, test, implement and maintain application software

Take part in software and architectural development activities

Debug application issues and helping support respond to client queries

Participate in application development meetings

Provide accurate estimates, clearly communicate status of tasks and identification of risks

Commitment to accomplishing the task at hand and identify the fastest and most reliable way to solve a problem

Performance tuning of application code at different service levels

Interact with customers of the application and help address issues reported

ESSENTIAL SKILLS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
2. 1-3 years of experience with Java and Spring frameworks.
3. Having good knowledge of a scripting language like python is a plus
4. Experience with Spring and Hibernate/ ORM
5. Understanding of relational databases and normal forms
6. Understanding of NoSQL / RDBMS (Mongo or Postgres) and ability to write optimized and high-performing queries
7. Strong understanding of Java concurrency, concurrency patterns, experience building thread-safe code
8. Experience building RESTful web services
9. Strong written and verbal communication skills
10. Strong interpersonal skills and time management skills
11. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
12. Experience with GIT as a VCS, Unix-based systems
13. Experience with NoSQL Database is a plus Following are a set of 'good to have' skills
14. React AWS Bitbucket, JIRA

What’s the opportunity?

Are you a backend developer looking to fast-track your learning and growth? Have you looked at world-class products like Asana, Notion, or Airtable, and felt “I wish I were part of the early team that built these products”?

We’re a team that has previously built and rolled out globally successful SaaS products used by tens of thousands of customers. We’re laser-focused on delivering a world-class product again, and looking for an ambitious backend engineer to join our existing team of 9 engineers. 

If it excites you to think of a fast-paced start-up environment, building something big from scratch, breaking down new problems, creating new APIs, working on performance issues, getting hands-on with DevOps initiatives, and showcasing demos of your work every Friday with a happy and passionate team, then this is the right opportunity for you.

Some of the tech problems you get to work on as a backend engineer would be to build the backend for a modern spreadsheet experience from scratch, work on infra as code, write robust code that is fault-tolerant, work on performant code that adheres to SLOs set by the organization.

About you:

● 3- 5 years of experience

● Expertise in the following areas ○ Java ○ HTTP Protocol

● You’ve heard of or worked with some of the following tech stacks/products ○ Spring ○ PostgreSQL ○ Redis ○ Docker ○ Message brokers ○ GitHub

● These non-functional areas are familiar to you ○ Performance ○ Debugging ○ Log management

Nice to have:

● Familiarity with AWS

What’s in it for me?

● Great opportunity: We genuinely care about everyone we hire. You’ll learn new things and grow no matter how experienced you are; you will be working with founders who have more than three decades of collective experience in building significant B2B SaaS startups.

● Great team: Work with a world-class, high-velocity team that truly embodies the values of empathy, curiosity, and customer-centricity. Check out the MTT(Meet The Team) videos on our LinkedIn.

● Great culture: An open, fun, and exciting startup culture that empowers its people to champion big problems with the freedom to think and innovate.

● Growth: You could easily and quickly transition into other roles you might like.

● Impact: You get to be part of a global, passionate team in a fast-paced and growth-oriented environment. The team has a work philosophy of being high on ambition, ownership, and a bias for action.

● Monetary rewards and benefits: Competitive stipend, flexible leave policy, and more

Experience Required: 5 -10 yrs.

Job location: Sec-62, Noida

Work from office (Hybrid)

Development Platform: Backend Development- Java/J2EE, Struts, Spring, MySQL, OWASP

Job Brief:

Requirements:

·      5+ years of experience in developing distributed, multi-tier enterprise applications, APIs.

·      Fully participated in several major product development cycles.

·      Solid background in design, OOP, object, and data modelling.

·      Deep working knowledge of Java, Struts,Spring, Relational Database.

·      Experience in design and implementation of service interface and public APIs.

·      Actively involved/writing codes in current project.

·      Development knowledge and experience of working with AWS, Azure etc. will be an added plus.

·      Clear Understanding and Hands on experience on OWASP Top 10 Vulnerability standards like XSS, CSRF, SQL injection, session hijacking, and authorization bypass vulnerabilities.

·      Find and resolve the security concerns on the product/application.

·      Good Documentation, reporting, Strong communication, and collaboration skills with various levels of executives from top management to technical team members across the organization.

·      Strong self-starter who can operate independently.

External Title: Backend Developer.

Location: Remote

Year of experience: 4+ years

Job Description:

• Understanding of the working of a web-based application.
• Expert Knowledge of Microservices architecture.
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Basic understanding of REST APIs and their concepts.
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3, JavaScript.

Proficient in Java, J2EE and related technologies.
• Experienced in using spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, messaging systems.
• Good understanding of relational database performance concepts and usage of ORM frameworks such as Hibernate
• Expert understanding of the object-oriented design and programming concepts
• Strong working experience  on Data Structures, Algorithms and Collections.
• Solid experience building applications on top of RESTful APIs.
• Knowledge/experience with Spring MVC
• Stroing knowledge in developing and executing automated unit, functional and integration tests
• Good communication and analytical skills.
• Strong trouble shooting skills

• A hands-on application developer who is passionate about Java development, building highly scalable and resilient applications, and focused on solving complex business problems
• He/She will have responsibility for unit-level design, coding, unit testing, integration testing, and participating in the full SDLC
• He/She will be expected to produce high-quality code that can pass critical peer review, and to work under a high-pressure and timeline-driven environment.
• Actively participate in development along with team members in creating modules & systems that can be treated as a working reflection of the best practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or Engineering equivalent
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Java development
• Responsible, organized and possess critical thinking with good interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to demonstrate good analytical problem-solving abilities and strong leadership aptitude
• Able to work at both abstract and detailed level
• Must be fluent in English, and strong communication skills.
• Motivated self-starter that likes to work as part of a team

Technical Requirements

• Strong experience in Core Java 8 and above, Collections and Data structures.
• Develop solutions using core java, Spring / Spring Boot, JSON, Rest API and other web technologies
• Hands on with UI development with strong experience in HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, Responsive UIs. Added advantage for exposure to Angular. Knowledge on Liferay will be added advantage. Ability to design and develop UIs and end to end integration.
• Object oriented analysis and design using common design patterns
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies (Hibernate and Mybatis)
• Strong knowledge of test-driven development and continuous integration
• Preference towards candidates having excellent Java multi-threading skills
• Passion for collaboration and working on agile teams
• Develop and Consume Web Services using REST.
• Enforcing and Writing code following good standards (well documented with good code coverage and properly tested code)