Java SE/SSE

Essential Responsibilities:

Demonstrate the understanding of Agile software development life cycle and distinguish the core inputs and outputs in each cycle.

Work closely with your peers and keep engaging in a fast pace technical design and development team

Execute in a fast pace delivery mode and focus on delivering tasks to meet monthly and quarterly digital product release goals

Lead impact assessment and decisions related to technology choices, design / architectural considerations and implementation strategy

Maintain code quality through best practices, unit testing and code quality automation

Demonstrate the ability to make informed technology choices after due diligence and impact assessment

Help in designing interfaces and information exchange between modules

Articulate the need for scalability and understand the importance of improving quality through testing.

Be an expert in writing code that meets standards and delivers the desired functionality using the technology selected for the project

Drive design reviews, define interfaces between code modules, and apply existing technology to designs

Be an expert in assessing application performance and optimizing/improving it through design and best coding practices

Desired Skills:

Java, Spring,Microservices

About Shiprocket

Shiprocket is India’s leading tech-enabled logistics and fulfillment platform, simplifying ecommerce for sellers across the country. We’re scaling fast and looking for dynamic individuals to join our team and lead innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop scalable and high-performance solutions using Java, Spring Boot, and Play Framework.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, ensuring technical excellence and high-quality deliverables.
• Work with SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra) to build efficient data pipelines and systems.
• Optimize search and indexing systems using Elasticsearch.
• Work with queuing and streaming systems like Kafka and RabbitMQ to build resilient systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement solutions capable of handling millions of transactions at scale.
• Contribute to system architecture discussions and provide input on cloud infrastructure (GCP and AWS).
• Ensure team adherence to best practices, coding standards, and agile methodologies.
• Take ownership of critical components, resolve bottlenecks, and identify areas of improvement in existing systems.

Good to Have

• Knowledge of GoLang, PHP, and Python (Celery).
• Experience with GenAI technologies and their applications.
• Exposure to system design for large-scale distributed systems.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on high-impact projects in a fast-paced and innovative environment.
• Collaborative and inclusive work culture with ownership of end-to-end solutions.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain java application phases, code, and software.
• Conduct software analysis, programming, testing, and debugging, as well as recommending changes to improve the established processes.
• Transform requirements into stipulations and identify production and non-production application issues
• Competence and comfort using multiple frameworks (e.g. Spark, Storm, Hadoop, Angular 2/4/5, Spring Boot)
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify errors and make adjustments in a testing environment.

•  Work experience as a Java Developer.
•  Experience designing, building and testing Java EE applications.
•  In-depth knowledge of popular Java frameworks like JSF and Spring MVC.
•  Very good understanding of design patterns Hands on experience on ORM framework
•  Design and develop reusable libraries and APIs.
•  Experience with Object-Oriented Design (OOD).
•  Experience on handling exceptions Experience on handling transaction
•  Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies ( JPA2, Hibernate)

• 2+ 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.