
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Java + Kafka Developer to design, develop, and maintain high-performance, event-driven applications. The ideal candidate will have strong backend development skills in Java and hands-on experience with Apache Kafka for building scalable, real-time data processing systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop event-driven microservices using Java and Apache Kafka
- Build and maintain Kafka producers, consumers, topics, and streams
- Implement message processing, retries, error handling, and idempotency
- Develop and integrate RESTful APIs
- Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance of Kafka-based systems
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Kafka and application performance
- Collaborate with architects, DevOps, and QA teams
- Participate in code reviews and follow best practices
- Contribute to system design and technical discussions
Required Skills
- 6+ years of experience in Java backend development
- Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka
- Experience with event-driven and streaming architectures
- Solid understanding of microservices architecture
- Experience with REST APIs
- Good knowledge of multithreading, concurrency, and JVM concepts
- Familiarity with SQL / NoSQL databases
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

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1.3+ years of strong programming experience with .Net Framework and .Net Core based software applications. (.NET,.NET Core, C#, ASP.Net, JavaScript framworks, Web API, MS SQL Server, Cosmos DB, Docker, Azure Cloud)
2. Strong knowledge of Microservices based Architecture, Design Patterns and Principles.(Optional) / Hands on experience on React Js /Redux (Optional)
3. Prior experience in handling application with larger volumes of data .
4. 3+ years of experience of designing high-performance enterprise software application.
5. Works with application development team to solve technical challenges with industry best practices.
6. Addresses and resolves complex technical issues with internal/external customers.
7. Design software systems with various Microsoft technologies and ensure compliance to all architecture requirements.
8. Review infrastructure for any issues and recommend solutions.
9. Very important to be good communicator and updates management team with the weekly/monthly status.
10. Analyzes enterprise system performance. Develops and implements system performance improvements.
11. Participates in development activities including code reviews, as well as coding and testing of new enhancements.
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.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies & best practices for the SDLC (including coding standards, code
reviews, source control management & build processes).
• Must have experience in designing Factories/API/Interfaces independently in Java
• Highly skilled in using OR Tools like Hibernate/Ebean.
• Must have a good understanding of relational databases (MySQL/Postgres), transactions, and indexing.
• Must be able to do performance optimization, and use multi-threading wherever possible.
• Experience with Kafka, Big Query, and ElasticSearch a plus.
• Drive test coverage and continuous delivery automation within the team.
• Experience with building highly available and scalable distributed systems a plus.
Preferred Qualifications:
• 3-4 Years of experience with a Bachelor’s/Master's degree in Computer Science, Math, or Related
technical domain from reputed organizations.
• Strong communication & mentoring skills
XpressBees– a logistics company started in 2015 – is amongst the fastest growing companies of its
sector. While we started off rather humbly in the space of ecommerce B2C logistics, the last 5 years
have seen us steadily progress towards expanding our presence. Our vision to evolve into a strong full-
service logistics organization reflects itself in our new lines of business like 3PL, B2B Xpress and cross
border operations.
Our strong domain expertise and constant focus on meaningful innovation have helped us rapidly evolve
as the most trusted logistics partner of India. We have progressively carved our way towards best-in-
class technology platforms, an extensive network reach, and a seamless last mile management system.
While on this aggressive growth path, we seek to become the one-stop-shop for end-to-end logistics
solutions. Our big focus areas for the very near future include strengthening our presence as service
providers of choice and leveraging the power of technology to improve efficiencies for our clients.
Job Description
XB is looking for driven & talented engineers to build highly scalable, reliable and performant cloud-
based platforms to drive the logistics business. You will have opportunities to make a big impact at XB
on the software solutions being built for Logistics businesses. We build a variety of technology products
that span multiple businesses.
The challenges that SDEs at XB solve are big (handle 50 Lakh shipments per day!) and influence the E-
Commerce business in India in coming years. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about
creating new products, features, and services from scratch while managing ambiguity and the fast pace
of the company. The challenges span areas like highly scalable and reliable orchestration
platforms, Client Integration API frameworks, Billing Solutions, Workforce Engagement. Further you may
solve complex optimization problems like Vehicle routing, Allocation, Network Optimization etc.
Roles & Responsibilities
You will be responsible for working with cross functional teams to deep dive into the
business and technology problems related to our portfolio of products, understanding the
gaps that exist in our current tools, and work within our team and with partner teams to
design best in class solutions.
You will have the opportunity to influence, invent, and design system architecture
across multiple product and technology spaces.
You will lead and mentor other talented engineers. You will be responsible for building
the best customer experience, keeping latency, security, and usability in mind.
You will interact with Product Managers and Designers and convert their vision into
a technical solution.
You will own portions of software deliverables including major critical path code from
your designs while finding opportunities to grow and mentor the team around you.
You will collaborate with other engineering leads and guide the team on software
development best practices and set examples by using them in solutions that you build.
You will own the end-to-end design of major deliverables, working closely with a team
of SDEs and Front-End Engineers to execute them. This is a high visibility and fast-paced
environment where you will make a direct impact on the customer experience and the
bottom line of the company.
You should have a commanding understanding of object-oriented design, data
structures and algorithms which you use to mentor a team of engineers. You should have
experience with agile methodologies, experience building scalable services and robust user
interfaces. We make extensive use of AWS Services (API Gateway, Lambda, SQS, etc.) and
prior experience is a plus. Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (like angular,
react, backbone, and node.js) would be a plus.
Qualifications
Experience developing cloud software services and an understanding of design for
scalability, performance, and reliability.
Development experience defining, developing and maintaining web service API's
Demonstrated ability to mentor other software developers to maintain architectural
vision and software quality.
Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior
management to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs,
and product strategy.
Experience taking a leading role in building complex software systems that have been
successfully delivered to customers.
Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full
software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control
management, build processes, testing, and operations.
Experience with distributed computing and enterprise-wide systems
Deep understanding of CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms and
complexity analysis.
Experience building large-scale, high-performance systems in a complex, multi-tiered,
distributed environment.
Design and architecture expertise as well as familiarity with object-oriented analysis and
design patterns (OOA/OOD).
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Role Description :-
Excellent Java Programming Skills
Experienced In Java Based Software Development For Enterprise Applications
Strong Understanding Of Java/ J2EE Design Patterns, ORM/ Persistence Technologies
Strong Experience In J2EE Technologies, Application Servers And Databases (Oracle), Struts, Hibernate.
Experience In Java Based Open Source Technologies
Responsibilities :
- Developer responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Experience as a Sun Certified Java Developer with proven hands-on Software Development experience. We use Java 8
- 4-10 years java development experience with JSE/JEE, Java-based Micro-services framework, and implementation, Spring framework, Hibernate framework, SQL, etc
- Hands-on experience on Spring boot & SPARK Microservices and OSGi specifications
- Strong knowledge of micro-service logging, monitoring, debugging, and testing
- Implementations experience of micro-service integration, packaging, building automation, and deployment
- At least two years experience in SOA & Microservices based process applications using BPM (Activiti/JBPM/Camunda)
- Object-Oriented Analysis and design using common design patterns.
- Insight of Java and JEE internals (Classloading, Memory Management, Transaction management, etc)
- Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL, and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)
- Experience in developing web applications using at least one popular web framework (JSF, Wicket, GWT, Spring MVC, Spring Boot)
Qualifications: BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject and a minimum of 8 years of professional work experience in a mid-d or large corporate Information Technology environment. Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to keep multiple projects and client engagements active at once. Comfort with ambiguity and ability to navigate uncertainty.
Job Responsibilities:
- Developing and installing software solutions.
- Designing, implementing and delivering high quality Software project in JAVA, SQL / Oracle, J2EE and other JAVA technologies.
- Participate in detailed level in design, coding, code walk through, peer code reviews and unit testing, System Testing, UAT, Demos, POCs, installation, maintenance of Software modules.
- Software prototype.
- System Architecture.
- Software Design Document.
- User interfaces to be developed as per UX guidelines Code files ensuring coding guidelines followed.
- Code review artefacts during peer code review.
- Test plan and Test Cases.
- Installation / Deployment document Release Document.
- Technical Documentation.
From the very beginning, Ally has believed that the right people united by the right mission can redefine the possible
Ally is a B2B SaaS startup. We enable teams to focus, align and achieve goals, with strong employee engagement. Our OKR solution is ridiculously easy to use and scalable to startups and larger teams.
We believe in being where the work happens. Ally is well integrated with the tools and products that we already use in our daily workflows. Further, you can access it from the web and mobile. Ally’s Insights identifies problems and helps the team make the necessary changes to achieve the goals on time.
We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join our Ally Engineering Team in Chennai, India.
What does a lead software engineer do at Ally?
As a lead software engineer, you will be the technical lead for a team that focuses on building software applications that scale well. You will play a significant role in shaping our software architecture that provides measurable customer value. You understand both technology and business to know the right tradeoffs to make. You will be a technical mentor for your team members. You will work closely with your peers, managers, product, design and operations teams to create solutions that meet business requirements. You will drive engineering and operational excellence across Ally. You will collaborate with other engineers to surface common pain points, develop solutions and evangelize best practices.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience building customer-facing web and/or mobile applications
- Strong coding skills using Ruby, Java, C/C++, Scala (or equivalent programming language)
- Excellent knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms
- Bachelor or Master degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
- Experience working in an agile environment
- Self-starter, quick learner and passionate problem resolver
- Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills, with an enthusiastic attitude to support and resolve customer problems
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Above all, an insatiable desire and ability to learn
Nice to have skills:
- Experience with large-scale SaaS applications
- Experience building web and mobile applications
- Experience designing services on top of cloud infrastructure like AWS, Azure, etc
- Knowledge of Ruby on Rails
- Prior experience as a technical lead
Additional Information
Benefits
- Ownership and autonomy to drive customer and culture initiatives
- Centrally located in the city; right next to Metro station
- Opportunity to get mentored and mentor junior engineers
- Competitive salaries
- Paid time off
- Medical insurance







