Java / J2EE Developer

We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Manager with strong tech leadership and hands-on expertise in Java + Spring Boot.

What you’ll do:

• Lead high-performing engineering teams

• Drive architecture, system design & scalable backend solutions

• Balance 60% people management + 40% hands-on coding

• Own CI/CD, integrations & high-quality releases

What we need:

• 10+ yrs experience (3+ yrs in EM role)

• Strong in Java, Spring Boot, microservices & cloud

• Startup mindset, ownership & solid communication skills

📍 Location: Bengaluru (On-site)

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead backend and platform development. You’ll drive scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS, while mentoring a talented engineering team and delivering real-world impact through proven projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend engineers to deliver robust and scalable systems.

• Design and architect backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS infrastructure.

• Ensure code quality, CI/CD, and best practices across deployments.

• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Data teams to translate business goals into technical outcomes.

• Drive technical decisions, performance optimization, and system reliability.

• Manage sprint planning, resource allocation, and project delivery timelines.

• Contribute to hands-on coding, design reviews, and architecture discussions.

Requirements

• 6–10 years of software development experience, including 2+ years leading engineering teams.

• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS), and related backend frameworks.

• Proven experience in building and scaling production-grade systems and services.

• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.

• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.

• Prior experience in a fintech or high-scale product startup preferred.

Why Join Univest

• Shape how India trades and invests — real users, real money, real impact.

• Fast-paced environment with ownership and room to experiment.

• Work directly with founders on tech strategy and scale.

• Transparent, high-trust culture with competitive compensation and ESOPs.

• Fun, collaborative, and ambitious team driving real innovation in fintech.

About Us:

We’re a startup based in Hyderabad. We focus on making speech, text & structured data actionable. We are building an exciting range of products, and have paying customers.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Java Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate

will have 5 to 8 years of hands-on experience in Java development, with a strong understanding

of software  development principles and methodologies. The Java Developer will be

responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions that

meet our clients' needs.

  Responsibilities:

·      Designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance and scalable Java applications.

·      Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.

·      Writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices.

·      Participating in code reviews and providing constructive feedback to peers.

·      Troubleshooting, debugging, and resolving technical issues in a timely manner.

·      Ensuring the performance, security, and scalability of applications.

·      Staying updated with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices.

·      Mentoring junior developers and assisting in their professional growth.

·      Develop Spring based server-side components of Enterprise applications.

·      Build self-dependent modules which can integrate with external applications.

·      Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications

·      Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency

What we will bring to the table:

·      Focused opportunity to work on cutting edge technologies

·      Exposure to key customers in India and abroad

·      Work closely with senior leadership that has already developed world class products

·      A learning environment

·      Challenging problems to solve

Position Requirements

• Expert in front-end development using Javascript, CSS, and Java.

• Hands-on experience in Java, J2EE, Hibernate, Springboot.

• Deep knowledge & working experience with Database, JSP, Javascript frameworks.

Technical Skills

• 4 years of experience in the software industry experience.

• Strong self-initiative to strive for both personal & technical excellence.

• Coordinate efforts across the Product development team and Business Analyst team.

• Strong business and data analysis skills.

• Should be strong on coordinating with onshore resources on the development.

• 3+ year of experience in Development in JAVA technology.
• Strong Java Basics
• SpringBoot or Spring MVC
• Experience in AWS.
• Hands on experience on Relationl Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
• Proficient in REST API development
• Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)
• Microservices
• Any Caching Mechanism
• Good at problem solving

Good to Have Skills:

• 3+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced internet start-up environment.
• Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.
• Understanding of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.
• 2.5+ year of experience in Development in JAVA technology.
• Strong Java Basics
• SpringBoot or Spring MVC
• Experience in AWS.
• Hands on experience on Relationl Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
• Proficient in REST API development
• Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)
• Microservices
• Any Caching Mechanism
• Good at problem solving

Job description 

• Lead design, development, implementation and maintenance of applications & back-end  services demonstrating service-oriented architecture. 
• Design, build, test, and maintain scalable APIs, services, and systems within the  platform. 
• Choose the right Data Structures, tools, and tech stacks and do high-level design with guidance. 
• Build, develop, mentor, review code and coach junior team members. 
• Extensive programming experience with cross-platform development: Java/SpringBoot,  Javascript/Node.js, Express.js or Python 
• Extensive knowledge of ElasticSearch, MongoDB or Cassandra, Redis, SQS and data  streaming (Spark, Flink, Kafka streams, storm, etc.). 
• Well versed in Kafka Understanding cloud native technologies such as Docker and  Kubernetes, capable to cover full development lifecycle including CI/CD 
• Experience in use of source code management system like GIT, bitbucket and build tools  like ant, maven, Gradle or make. 
• Take great pride in Code quality and developer productivity. 
• Put in Microservcies architecture in place that paves road for scalability, efficiency,  observability, and availability. 
• Build (and open source) data processing, storage and fetch systems at the petabyte scale  with the lowest cost/GB while still responding in milliseconds at the 99th percentile. 
• Write algorithms and services to influence personalisation and recommendation from a  real-time recommendation engine for both home feed to surface most viral videos +  video e-commerce 
• Build machine learning pipelines using Kinesis,Spark/Flink/TensorFlow etc 
• Agile methodologies, Sprint management, Roadmap, Mentoring, Documenting, Software  architecture 
• Proven experience in handling large infrastructure and distributed systems Liaison with Product Management, DevOps, QA, Client and other teams Your Experience Across The Years in the Roles You’ve Played 

• Have total or more 7 - 9 years of experience with 2-3 years in a startup. Have B.Tech or M.Tech or equivalent academic qualification from premier institute. Experience in Product companies working on Internet-scale applications is preferred 
• Thoroughly aware of cloud computing infrastructure on AWS leveraging cloud native  service and infrastructure services to design solutions.
• Follow Cloud Native Computing Foundation leveraging mature open source projects  including understanding of containerisation/Kubernetes. 

We Value Engineers Who Are :

• Customer-focused: We believe that doing what’s right for the creator is ultimately what  will drive our business forward. 
• Obsessed with Quality: Your Production code just works & scales linearly 
• Team players. You believe that more can be achieved together. You listen to feedback  and also provide supportive feedback to help others grow/improve. 
• Pragmatic: We do things quickly to learn what our creators desire. You know when it’s  appropriate to take shortcuts that don’t sacrifice quality or maintainability 

Chingari Benefits 

The glory. Almost too much responsibility. 

A fun-life balance 

A ticket on our rocket ship to the moon. ��