Java- Techlead

Job Title: Associate Backend Engineer

Job Summary:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Associate Backend Engineer with 1 to 2 years of experience to join our growing engineering team. Whether you're a recent graduate or have some industry experience, this role offers a strong foundation to grow your skills in real-world backend development. You’ll work closely with experienced engineers and contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of scalable backend systems that power our products.

This position is ideal for individuals who are eager to learn, write production-grade code, and grow into a high-performing backend engineer.

Website: https://www.thealteroffice.com/about

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in building and maintaining backend services and APIs for web and mobile applications.
• Work with both relational (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis) databases for data modeling and storage.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code under guidance.
• Contribute to authentication, authorization, and other core backend features.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, frontend, and QA to deliver complete features.
• Participate in code reviews and incorporate feedback to improve code quality.
• Debug issues, write unit/integration tests, and help maintain service reliability and performance.
• Learn to work with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and deployment workflows.
• Use tools like Docker, basic cloud services (AWS/GCP/Azure), and optionally explore monitoring/logging tools.
• Explore new technologies such as GraphQL, WebSockets, or message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) when relevant.

Requirements:

• 1 to 2 years of backend development experience, including internships, academic projects, freelance, or open-source work.
• Familiarity with at least one backend programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Go, JavaScript, etc.).
• Basic understanding of RESTful APIs, HTTP, databases, and server-side logic.
• Exposure to SQL and NoSQL databases and understanding of CRUD operations.
• Familiarity with Git and fundamental development workflows.
• Willingness to learn and apply best practices in scalability, security, and asynchronous programming.
• Strong problem-solving mindset and eagerness to take feedback and grow.
• Good communication and collaboration skills in a team environment.

• Experience of more than 4 to 6 years in software development.
• Very Strong Experience in Core Java.
• Excellent Java Programming skills Experience in Data Structures, Algorithms and Design Patterns.
• Strong in Problem solving, Analytical skill and logical thinking.
• Skill to be trained: java, spring, mango db, cassandra.
• Strong experience in Spring Boot, Restful API
• Looking for shorter notice period candidates only.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Involvement in the full software development life cycle within broadly defined parameters and

providing software solutions keeping into consideration, the software quality needs.

• Design and defining the interaction between the different component pieces.

• Write efficient code based on brief given by team lead.

• Fast prototyping of proof-of concept features / application based on brief.

• Develop and maintain new features on Java stack.

• Own the delivery of an entire piece of a system or application.

• Management and execution against project plans and delivery commitments.

• Work closely with the peers and Leads to develop the best technical design and approach for new

product development.

• Build software solutions for complex problems.

• Compliance with build/release and configuration management process.

• Responsibility to develop unit test cases for his/her project module.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

WORK EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND THAT A CANDIDATE SHOULD HAVE WHEN APPLYING FOR

POSITION

• 5+ years of proven experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer or similar role

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies

• B.E./ B.Tech. / M.E. / M.Tech. / M.S. in Computer Science, Electronics or a related field.

• Experience with software design and development in a test-driven environment

• Knowledge of coding languages (e.g. Java, JavaScript) and frameworks/systems

• Experience with databases (Oracle / Postgre) and Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks

• Ability to learn new languages and technologies

• Excellent communication skills

• Resourcefulness and troubleshooting aptitude

PREFERRED SKILLS

ADDITIONAL SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED FAVORABLE FOR A CANDIDATE WHO IS

APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION.

• Excited about the start-up company “experience”.

• BS/MS in Computer science preferred.

• Full project lifecycle experience.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Java Developer Responsibilities:

• Designing and implementing Java-based applications.
• Analyzing user requirements to inform application design.
• Defining application objectives and functionality.
• Aligning application design with business goals.
• Developing and testing software.
• Debugging and resolving technical problems that arise.
• Producing detailed design documentation.
• Recommending changes to existing Java infrastructure.
• Developing multimedia applications.
• Developing documentation to assist users.
• Ensuring continuous professional self-development.

Java Developer Requirements:

• Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience with user interface design, database structures, and statistical analyses.
• Analytical mindset and good problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Attention to detail.

• Experience in Java and associated technologies Core Java, JSP, Spring, Struts,RESTful Services,SOAP,Tomcat, Hibernate, Maven
• Strong understanding of OOPS concepts
• Proficient understanding of RDBMS Concepts
• Strong understanding of Databases Oracle / MSQL / MySQL etc and PL/SQL Programming

We are looking for motivated individuals who are keen to work on Cloud or Big Data services or have worked on Cloud and Big Data. If you want to work in a start-up culture and are ready for the challenge, then join us on our exciting journey.

Responsibilities:

• Design, code and debug cloud-native applications.
• Evaluate and identify new technologies for implementation
• Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development and proposed solutions
• Write well designed, testable, efficient code
• Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures
• Serve as a subject matter expert

• 5+ years of relevant experience in software development

• Deep understanding of public cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure or Google)

• Experience with large scale distributed systems

• Ability to troubleshoot distributed systems

• Prior experience with data encryption, TLS/SSL is a strong plus

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is a plus

• Deep experience with Java

• Excellent communication (writing, conversation, presentation) skills, consensus building, Quick learner
  Good to have experience in Production support - Tier 4
  
  Experience with these technologies are a plus: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Cloudera, Snowflake, Mongo DB, Oracle, Databricks, Datastax, Confluent

Good knowledge and experience of working with backend systems; 

designing server-side architecture, including production maintenance experience are must-haves.

At least 1-2 years of experience in any programming languages like Java, Ruby, PHP, Python and Node.js(Node.js preferred).

Understanding of micro-services oriented architecture.

Experience with Databases design (SQL, NoSQL) and analytics

Experience in driving and delivering complex features/software modules from technical design to launch.

Expertise with unit testing & Test Driven Development (TDD)

EXPERIENCE: 7 to 9 years in Java 2 Enterprise server side development. Must have applied knowledge of design patterns needed for building REST APIs and services for performance and scale.

SKILLS:

- Problem Solving and application of Object Oriented principles to development

- REST API development using Java, JAX-RPC,

- Server side development using Java, Spring Boot, Node.js

- Concurrent programming with Java

- Database programming in SQL with Oracle, MySQL or other RDBMs.

- Deployment to AWS and Kubernetes and building with Maven

- Affinity towards server side development

- Ability to understand existing code and re-engineer/re-factor/redesign.

- Written and spoken English communication and articulation.

NICE TO HAVE:

 - Working knowledge of GO Lang and Python scripting

- AWS Certifications

- Working knowledge of Elastic Search based persistence and search

- Secure coding practices

EDUCATION: Bachelor or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Information Technology or related disciplines.