Lead Cloud Engineer

oin us and be a part of a company that thrives on creativity, technology, and excellence. 

CHANCE TO WORK WITH APPS WITH 10LAKH CONCURRENT USERS IN GAMING INDUSTRY 

Role Description 

• You are a champion at Code reviews and Unit/Mock/integration Tests 
• You have a strong sense of ownership of what you design and deploy 
• You provide strong technical mentorship to team members 
• You are an excellent team player 
• You continuously learn and improve 

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Java Software Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will lead and manage software development projects across diverse domains such as Gaming, Banking, Fintech, Fantasy Sports, IT, E-commerce, Logistics, Healthcare, and On-Demand Services. You will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of projects, meeting deadlines, and exceeding client expectations. 

Skill Sets 

• Excellent Programmer: in Java Intermediate (Collections, Polymorphism, Design Patterns) to Expert level (Annotations, Lambda, Streaming, Concurrency) 
• Startup Experience: Proven ability to take extreme ownership of results, with a history of leaving a lasting impact on the business. 
• Relevant Experience: At least 6-10 years of experience demonstrated the ability to develop resilient, high-performance, and scalable code tailored to application usage demands. 
• Java Framework Expertise: Significant experience in designing and building Java microservices with VERT.X, SPRING BOOT, with proficiency in Java. 
• REST API & GraphQL: Hands-on expertise in development API endpoints with RESTful & GraphQL approach, also non-REST frameworks like gRPC over Thrift or Protobuf Nuances of TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTTP2, SSL, Thorough understanding of designing distributed systems without single point of failures 
• Cloud Proficiency: Strong understanding and hands-on experience of building applications deployed on the cloud using Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, and Kubernetes, Experience writing batch/cron jobs using Python and Shell scripting. 
• Containerization & Orchestration: Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes. 
• Time & Space Complexity: if methods you write are in the traffic request path, you know how to avoid unacceptable time complexity & space complexity. 
• Database Knowledge: Strong experience with Data Structures & Algorithms working with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, ElasticSearch, and other similar databases, ability to choose the right data store for the given requirements Relational, Graph, Object, Document, Columnar, Key-Value. Experience with Redis, Memcache, EHCache, Hazelcast, Aerospike 
• Messaging Systems: Proficiency in working with RabbitMQ, BullMQ & others 
• Agile Practices: At least a few years of experience practicing the SCRUM framework, collaborating with scrum masters, product owners, and other stakeholders. 
• Collaboration & Communication: A team player who thrives in a remote, collaborative environment. 
• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills. 
• Solutions-Oriented: Comfortable with the fast pace of startup life and adept at finding solutions to challenges. 

Responsibilities 

• Scalable Architecture: Lead the design and development of scalable architecture to ensure efficient performance and reliability of web and mobile applications. 
• Informed Decisions: Make informed architectural decisions that align with both current and future business needs. 
• Security & Privacy: Ensure security and privacy considerations are integrated into the selection of solutions and coding of back-end services and API endpoints. 
• Code Quality & High Standards: Uphold high standards of code quality through regular reviews, maintaining best practices in programming. 
• Robust Testing: Implement robust testing strategies to ensure code reliability and performance. 
• Backend Development: Design, develop, and deploy backend services and APIs using VERT.X, SPRING BOOT Java and AWS technologies. 
• NoSQL Expertise: Effective schema design and data modeling for NoSQL databases, ideally MongoDB, including robust indexing strategies. 
• Technical Debt Management: Monitor and control technical debt to ensure it does not compromise application scalability or performance. 
• Task Planning: Collaborate with the PM and BA to plan and delegate tasks efficiently among backend team members, ensuring clear objectives and timelines. 
• User Requirements: Support the PM, BA team in identifying and analyzing user requirements to ensure development aligns with user expectations and project scope. 
• Systems Thinking: Apply systems thinking to align with broader business objectives. 
• Autonomy: Get things done independently without supervision and without creating future issues. 
• Simplicity: Strive for simplicity in solutions and code. 
• Proactive Problem Solving: Fix problems, even those outside your immediate responsibility. 
• Solution-Oriented: Focus on providing solutions to problems, not just writing code. 

Life@Sciflare:  

• An exciting & lively workplace gives you the chance to work in an environment where you may unleash your creativity and inventiveness to the best extent possible. 
• Work in a collaborative setting where your cooperative team contributes new perspectives to your objectives and forges strong bonds. 
• Growth mindset: You are nurtured through each stage of your professional advancement by learning and unlearning new things. 

Experience: 2 years - 4 years
providing 100% remote 

We love solving hard problems together because the hardest challenges are often the most rewarding. You will have an opportunity to create products that will disrupt the industry. Providing customer delight is not just a phrase for us - It’s our mantra, Voice will always be heard - we encourage different points of view. 

Do you aspire to be a tech ninja?

Do you have a passion for building products in India and changing the worldview that we are just about services?

We want people who go deep and understand the fundamentals

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Development and maintenance of automatic regression tests suites used in the product delivery process
• Development and maintenance of testing frameworks supporting the automatic regression testing
• Management and tracking of automatic regression test suite execution
• You will own some or all of a product/feature. You will also mentor others, read and review code, maintain code, deploy code, and tune the performance of systems.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• We’re looking for 2 - 4 years of experience. However, the number is irrelevant if you have the necessary skills.
• Strong proficiency in Java, J2EE, JDBC, Spring MVC & Boot, Hibernate, PL/SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and JQuery, Ajax
• Good exposure to RESTful API concept and JSON
• Experience with cloud-based technologies such as AWS.
• Proficient understanding of development tools such as SVN, GIT
• Good communication skills with proficiency in English (Oral and Writing) / banking knowledge. 

Plus Points:

• Product experience
• Startup experience
• Technologies that are Self-taught
• Contributed to stock exchange etc
• Open source contributions
• Any of your work in public that we can see

• Proven hands-on Software Development experience
• Proven working experience in Java development
• Hands on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms
• Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns.
• Profound 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 the Spring Framework
• Experience as a Sun Certified Java Developer
• Experience in developing web applications using at least one popular web

Job Description

• Design & implement backend APIs
• Mentor junior developers technically.
• Actively work to reduce tech debt in the backend
• Work towards more stability & scalability of the backend
• Tech stack - Java, AWS etc. 

Eligibility

• 2-8 years of product company experience
• Advanced understanding of AWS stack
• Prior knowledge of solving problems at scale.

• Develop, maintain and support company
• Assist in technical specification and solution design documentation to address customer needs
• Ensure customer implementations are delivered to meet/exceed customer expectations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on project delivery, solution development, and deployment as needed

Requirements:

• 2+ years experience in a software development/consulting role, preferably in comprehensive eBusiness and Supply Chain Solutions
• 2+ years experience in Software Analysis, Design, and Development using J2EE technology stacks (Core Java, JSP, XML, Hibernate & Java scripts) and Oracle database (PL/SQL)
• 2+ years experience with the configuration and Installation of J2EE servers like Web logic, Web Sphere, and Oracle
• 2+ years experience with integration technology (knowledge of EAI and B2B tools)
• 2+ years working knowledge of UNIX system (Solaris and Linux)
• Exceptional verbal and written communications skills
• Excellent interpersonal & planning skills and cross-group coordination at all levels
• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent
• Willing to travel when needed.

Preferred (Optional) Skills:

• Supply-chain domain experience implementing and integrating Global Trade Management solutions
• Experience in the integration, deployment or support of an ERP, SCM, or similar systems from SA

Candidates should have worked with Startups (IT Product Firms)

Should be from B2C Firms/Product/SaaS Firms

Key Skills: Python, Golang, Java, Distributed Systems, Cloud, Microservices Architecture, MVC, Design Patterns, Data Structure, Algorithms

Your Experience Across The Years in the Roles You’ve Played

• 6+ years of technology experience (at least 2 years in direct engineering management)
• Managing a 5-15 member engineering team in an agile product org
• Track record of collaborative working with multiple stakeholders
• Planning and analysis with effective communication skills

You’ll Be Improving & Responsible For

• Our products engineering team that works on initiatives fuelling the growth of our recent health retail insurance products
• Collaboration across cross-functional stakeholders to ensure delivery timelines are met
• Implementing product engineering best practices, and evangelizing them within the org
• Engineering management with a strong sense of ownership
• Problem solving with a clear and analytical approach and organized work habits
• Technological innovation in agile product engineering scenarios
• Product and business management principles and metrics