Lead Backend Engineer

Required Skillset

• Experience in Core Java 1.8 and above, Data Structures, OOPS, Multithreading, Algorithms, Collections, System Design, Unix/Linux. • Possess good architectural knowledge and be aware of enterprise application design patterns. • Should be able to analyze, design, develop and test complex, low-latency client-facing applications. • Good development experience with RDBMS. • Good knowledge of multi-threading and high-volume server-side development. • Basic working knowledge of Unix/Linux. • Excellent problem solving and coding skills in Java. • Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills. • Should be able to express their design ideas and thoughts.

Job Brief-

• Understand product requirements and come up with solution approaches. • Build and enhance large scale domain centric applications. • Deploy high quality deliverables into production adhering to the security, compliance and SDLC guidelines.

We are looking for passionate people who love solving interesting and complex technology challenges, who are enthusiastic about building an industry first innovative product to solve new age real world problems. This role requires strategic leadership, the ability to manage complex technical challenges, and the ability to drive innovation while ensuring operational excellence. As a Backend SDE-2, you will collaborate with key stakeholders across the business, product management, and operations to ensure alignment with the organization's goals and play a critical role in shaping the technology roadmap and engineering culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning: Work closely with senior leadership to develop and implement engineering strategies that support business objectives. Understand broader organization goals and prepare technology roadmaps.
• Technical Excellence: Guide the team in designing and implementing scalable, extensible and secure software systems. Drive the adoption of best practices in technical architecture, coding standards, and software testing to ensure product delivery with highest speed AND quality.
• Project and Program Management: Setting up aggressive as well as realistic timelines with all the stakeholders, ensure the successful delivery of engineering projects as per the defined timelines with best quality standards ensuring budget constraints are met. Use agile methodologies to manage the development process and resolve bottlenecks.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with Product Management, Design, Business, and Operations teams to define project requirements and deliverables. Ensure the smooth integration of engineering efforts across the organization.
• Risk Management: Anticipate and mitigate technical risks and roadblocks. Proactively identify areas of technical debt and drive initiatives to reduce it.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 1-3 years of experience in software engineering
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical challenges.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale, high-impact software projects.
• Strong understanding of software design principles and patterns.
• Expertise in multiple programming languages and modern development frameworks.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS), microservices, and distributed systems.
• Experience with releational and non-relational databases.
• Experience with Redis, ElasticSearch.
• Experience in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire teams and stakeholders at all levels.

Skills:- MySQL, Python, Django, AWS, NoSQL, Kafka, Redis, ElasticSearch

• Developing and maintaining server-side network components.
• Collaborating with front-end developers on the integration of elements.
• Designing customer-facing UI and back-end services for various business processes.
• Developing high-performance applications by writing testable, reusable, and efficient code.
• Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions.
• Running diagnostic tests, repairing defects, and providing technical support.
• Documenting Node.js processes, including database schemas, as well as preparing reports.
• Recommending and implementing improvements to processes and technologies.
• Keeping informed of advancements in the field of Node.js development.

• At least two years of experience as a Node.js developer.
• Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3.
• Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude.
• Great organizational and time management skills.
• Availability to resolve urgent web application issues outside of business hours.

Kapture CRM is an enterprise-focused Service automation SaaS platform. We help 500+ enterprises in 14 countries to manage their customer service in a more intelligent, contextual way.

Roles & Responsibilities :

    * Proven experience in Java8, Spring Boot, Microservices/API

    * Strong experience with Kafka, Kubernetes

    * Strong experience in using RDBMS (Mysql) and NoSQL.

    * Experience in working in Eclipse / Maven environments.

    * Hands-on experience in Unix / Shell scripting.

    * Hands-on experience in fine-tuning application response/performance testing.

    * Experience in Web Services.

    * Strong analysis & problem-solving skills

    * Strong communication skills - both verbal and written

    * Ability to work independently with limited supervision

    * Proven ability to use own initiative to resolve issues

    * Full ownership of projects/tasks

    * Ability and willingness to work under pressure, on multiple concurrent tasks, and to deliver to agreed deadlines

    * Eagerness to learn

    * Strong team-working skills

• Design, develop and maintain applications and features.
• work on a huge dataset of IoT data and create algorithms to extract meaningful information.
• Adding features to the existing applications for monitoring and supporting field operations.
• Implementing application testability and diagnostics and fixing bugs.
• Create/ deploy and follow CI/CD pipelines to manage deliveries

Artwork Flow website: https://www.artworkflowhq.com/">https://www.artworkflowhq.com 

Bizongo: https://www.bizongo.com">https://www.bizongo.com 

Artwork Flow is the Global SAAS platform by Bizongo for Product Packaging Management and Label Proofing. It’s a cloud-based collaboration platform to review & approve creative packaging projects to accelerate new product launch.

We are helping brands across industries such as Food and Beverages, Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, Personal Care, Chemicals, Consumer goods, and more.  Our capterra score of 4.5 is a testimony to our customer obsession.

We function as a startup within Bizongo and we are looking to onboard driven individuals for Product and Engineering, as we grow Artwork Flow into North America, Europe and other global markets.

We have a few of the best investors on board including the likes of Accel, Chiratae, B-Capital Group, IFC (World Bank group), CDC group and Schroeder Adveq

You’ll be a great fit if you:

• Strong proficiency in Java and building scalable enterprise applications
• Can think of architectural design at scale
• Love solving complex and challenging problems
• Have good knowledge of design and architectural patterns
• Thrive to implement Industry’s best practices and coding standards
• High obsession for Quality and Performance
• Good knowledge on performance optimization, SQL tuning, caching techniques
• Like to collaborate with people, share knowledge, learn from others and mentor juniors

Additional Perks - 

• Medical Insurance 
• Flexible Work hours 
• Casual Dress Code 
• Recreational Facility

Desired Candidate Profile