
Lead Backend Developer
at A Series-B funded, fintech company based out of Bangalore
We are looking for talented and self-motivated engineers to come join us on our mission.
We have a team culture that encourages collaboration and innovation at all levels and we expect developers to take a high level of ownership for the execution of tasks assigned to them.
Roles and responsibilities:
● Understand and derive requirements from product managers and customers
● Able to design APIs and modules for scale.
● Participate in design reviews and look at opportunities to continuously improve on practices
and quality.
● Own end-to-end implementation of modules and drive the project
● Debug prod issues and solve them efficiently and quickly. Customer obsession is key
● Automate recurring day-to-day tasks.
● Show initiative to drive topics to resolution and able to collaborate with multiple teams in
delivering the project
● Mentor junior team members
● Own project deadlines and seeing through project go-live.
Job Requirements Skills
● Good problem-solving skills and ability to understand and use the right data structures and algorithms
● Use design patterns and best engineering practices to design scalable and extensible
solutions. Working knowledge of microservices and/or event-driven architecture is plus
● Working knowledge of relational databases esp PostgreSQL.
● Advanced expertise in Java/server-side technologies. Working knowledge of Spring Boot is desirable
● Should have designed and implemented REST APIs. Good working knowledge of HTTP(S),Web servers desired
● Should have worked in Linux environments and understanding of GIT or any other source code versioning is a must
● Understanding of ORMs, Caching, Object storage, Queues is a must. Exposure to AWS S3, SQS components, Redis is a plus
● Own and write tests using Unit and integration testing frameworks
● Ability to work independently and/or with a team in a fast-paced, rapidly changing
environment
● Should do code reviews.
● Server-side application deployment experience is a plus.
Qualifications
● Experience - A minimum 6+ yrs of relevant experience.

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Experience in Core Java and Spring Boot.
• Extensive experience in developing enterprise-scale applications and systems. Should possess good architectural knowledge and be aware of enterprise application design patterns.
• Should have the ability to analyze, design, develop and test complex, low-latency clientfacing applications.
• Good development experience with RDBMS.
• Good knowledge of multi-threading and high-performance server-side development. • Basic working knowledge of Unix/Linux.
• Excellent problem solving and coding skills.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills.
• Should have the ability to express their design ideas and thoughts
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- Experience with Web fundamentals like HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, and JSP, etc.
- Good understanding of Object-Oriented JavaScript (OOJS), ES6,
- Hands-on exp in Web app development using modern client-side MVC frameworks using ReactJS
- Thorough understanding of ReactJs and its core principles
- Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
- Experience developing custom reusable components in ReactJS
- Proficient understanding of unit testing using JavaScript test frameworks like JEST
- Experience integrating REST APIs
- Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
Backend Developer/FullStack Developer - ANGULAR,JAVA
Role & Responsibilities :
- Lead the design, analysis, and implementation of technical solutions.
- Take full ownership of product features.
- Participate in detailed discussions with the product management team regarding requirements.
- Work closely with the engineering team to design and implement scalable solutions.
- Create detailed functional and technical specifications.
- Follow Test-Driven Development (TDD) and deliver high-quality code.
- Communicate proactively with your manager regarding risks and progress.
- Mentor junior team members and provide technical guidance.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues with RCA and long-term solutions
Required Skills & Experience :
- Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science or related field with a solid academic track record.
- 6+ years of hands-on experience in backend development for large-scale enterprise products.
- Strong programming skills in Java; familiarity with Python is a plus.
- Deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving.
- Proficient in Spring Boot and RESTful APIs.
- Experience with cloud technologies like ElasticSearch, Kafka, MongoDB, Hazelcast, Ceph, etc.
- Strong experience in building scalable, concurrent applications.
- Exposure to Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Technologies :
- Java
- Spring Boot, J2EE
- ElasticSearch
- Kafka
- MongoDB, Ceph
- AWS
- Storm, Hazelcast
- TDD, SOA
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¡ Solid Design and Architecture skills. Experience in the designing, development, and deployment of large-scale enterprise applications with multiple tiers. |
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¡ Ensure agile test-driven development for robustness, usability, reliability, security and performance. |
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¡ Expert in Core JAVA and Spring Boot and other Spring libraries, Eureka, Hystrix etc. |
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¡ Experience creating architecture or developing web services to integrate applications with databases such as Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra |
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¡ Solid understanding of OOPS, algorithms and data structures. |
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¡ Experience on Kafka / Scala / Storm / Elastic Search and Web Services like RESTful / SOAP. |
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¡ Extensive experience with version control systems (Git is preferred) and issue tracking systems (JIRA is preferred) |
Zycus is looking for a passionate Technical Lead with a strong background in software engineering to build highly scalable applications that will be used by our millions of users globally. Candidates with experience working on Spring, Hibernate, Microservices, Angular/react, JMS/Rabbit MQ/Kafka, AWS Cloud and are passionate about building a product are encouraged to apply. Zycus is a Global leader and a pioneer in cognitive procurement software. Our clients are among the fortune 500 companies. We build enterprise AI procurement software product using some of the latest technologies.
In this role, you will work in developing a product which is not only recognized by Gartner as one of the top Source To Pay procurement software but is also industry's only organically-built & integrated source-to-pay suite.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Strong coding & development experience of about 9-14 years.
- Modern technology stack: Cloud, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Microservices etc.
- Experience working on Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Microservices, Angular/react, JMS/Rabbit MQ/Kafka, AWS Cloud.
- Should be able to build solution which is easily scalable, high speed/ real-time performance, configurable, deploy-able and secure in SaaS environment using any open source tech stack.
- Build features and modules from scratch & Maintain existing features and modules.
- Should be able to identify, track and mitigate risks to the product.
- Ability to work independently.
Requirements
- 9-14 year's experience in Java, J2EE and associated technologies(Spring, Hibernate, Web Services, Micro Services)
- Technical Skills: Core Java, Advanced Java, J2EE, Exception handling, Collections, Oops, UML, Oracle, Jenkins, Maven & Linux
- Should be able to build solutions which is easily configurable, deploy able and secure in SaaS environment.
- Must have worked spring boot Extensively.
- Strong hands on development experience in Java, J2EE.
- Ability to lead and mentor a team of 2-3 developers.
- Should be able to identify, track and mitigate risks to the product.
- Responsible for planning product iterations & releasing iterations on schedule.
What should you have:
- Product development experience in agile environment will be a big plus though not mandatory.
- Highly Tech Savvy and hands-on.
- Strong evidence of a solution/product created ground up.
Product Development:
- Has in-depth knowledge on technology and end to end development processes.
- Has the ability to recommend new processes/alternatives to meet Product Development requirements and rolling them out.
Leadership Abilities:
- Should be able to optimize & effectively manage resources and time of the team members.
- Should be able to identify, track and mitigate risks to the product
- Should not hesitate to carry out healthy and constructive confrontation with team members, peers and managers for the benefit of Product.
Benefits
Five Reasons Why You Should Join Zycus
1. Cloud Product Company: We are a Cloud SaaS Company and our products are created by using the latest technologies like ML and AI. Our UI is in Angular JS and we are developing our mobile apps using React.
2. A Market Leader: Zycus is recognized by Gartner (world’s leading market research analyst) as a Leader in Procurement Software Suites.
3. Move between Roles: We believe that change leads to growth and therefore we allow our employees to shift careers and move to different roles and functions within the organization
4. Get a Global Exposure: You get to work and deal with our global customers.
5. Create an Impact: Zycus gives you the environment to create an impact on the product and transform your ideas into reality. Even our junior engineers get the opportunity to work on different product features.
About Us
Zycus is a pioneer in Cognitive Procurement software and has been a trusted partner of choice for large global enterprises for two decades. Zycus has been consistently recognized by Gartner, Forrester, and other analysts for its Source to Pay integrated suite. Zycus powers its S2P software with the revolutionary Merlin AI Suite. Merlin AI takes over the tactical tasks and empowers procurement and AP officers to focus on strategic projects; offers data-driven actionable insights for quicker and smarter decisions, and its conversational AI offers a B2C type user-experience to the end-users.
Zycus helps enterprises drive real savings, reduce risks, and boost compliance, and its seamless, intuitive, and easy-to-use user interface ensures high adoption and value across the organization.
Start your #CognitiveProcurement journey with us, as you are #MeantforMore
Building highly-scalable and secure payments platform
Primary owners of one or more components of the platform and will drive innovation in
your area of ownership
Working with various product teams gathering requirements and adding capabilities
Working with some of the smartest people in the industry and will have ample opportunity to learn and grow
Using cutting-edge cryptography to secure payments beyond industry standards
Deriving actionable insights by mining TBs of data
Building a low-level infrastructure that aims to push the boundaries of network
performance
Participating actively in recruitment and nurturing of engineers as awesome as you
What do we look for?
Review and influence new evolving design, architecture, standards and methods with
stability, maintainability, and scale in mind
Identify patterns and provide solutions to class of problems
Research, evaluate and socialize new tools, technologies, and techniques to improve the value of the system
Be able to multitask, prioritize and handle dependencies with minimal oversight
From a technology perspective, you should have the knowledge and/or experience in a
reasonably sized subset of the following ( the more, the merrier!! )
Worked on one or more large scale java applications
Good understanding of nuances of distributed systems, scalability, and availability
Good knowledge of one or more relational and NoSQL databases and transactions
Shrewd focus on latency and throughput of services
In-depth understanding of concurrency, synchronization, NIO, memory allocation and GC
Experience with IaaS clouds like AWS/Google Cloud, Azure, OpenStack etc..
Experience in working with Message Brokers and Application Containers
Great ability to mentor and train other team members

Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic Implementation of security and data protection
Skills and Qualifications :-
• Good Understanding of Java/J2EE programming language, Spring REST, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud , Microservices , NoSQL, Cassandra, couchbase, postgreSQL, Redis or any distributed cache stores, Kafka/spark
• Comfortable producing and refactoring code without assistance
• Hands on experience with dockers
• Hands on experience with cloud environments either AWS or Azure
• Able to do BDD or test driven development
• Hands on knowledge with test frameworks for automation
• Understands different major language paradigms (OOP/Functional)
• Knowledge of design patterns for REST application
• Can implement design patterns with guidance
• Understands CI and continuous delivery.
• Understands BDD/TDD/Performance/Security/Smoke testing
• Working knowledge of CI tooling
• Understands version control & branching strategies
• Comfortable translating small behaviour requirements into tasks & code










