Lead Java

Key Responsibilities:

●    Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable, and secure backend systems using Java.

●    Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices to support application functionality.

●    Collaborate closely with frontend developers to ensure smooth integration with React/Angular-based frontend systems.

●    Work with both relational databases (SQL) and NoSQL databases to design data schemas, optimize queries, and maintain data integrity.

●    Leverage cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) to deploy, monitor, and scale applications.

●    Implement and maintain containerization using Docker and Kubernetes (K8S).

●    Write unit tests for both backend and frontend code to ensure code quality and reliability.

●    Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality standards and mentor junior developers.

●    Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, proposing and driving best practices in backend development, testing, and deployment.

Required Skills And Experience

●    Bachelors or Masters in computer science or related fields.

●    5+ years of experience in backend development, with strong expertise in Java (must-have).

●    Solid experience with frontend frameworks such as React or Angular.

●    Hands-on experience with RESTful APIs, Docker, and NoSQL databases (such as MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.).

●    Strong experience with SQL databases (such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.), including database design, optimization, and query writing.

●    Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and Kubernetes (K8S).

●    Experience in writing unit tests and understanding of test-driven development (TDD) principles.

●    Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Nice to Have:

●    Exposure to Automation Testing Frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress).

●    Experience working in a SaaS (Software as a Service) environment.

●    Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.

5+ years of Experience designing, building and testing Java EE applications  

Experience designing, implementing, and integrating Spring and/or Spring Boot 

Good knowledge in recent version of Java, Oracle, JBoss, Hibernate  

Experience in working with Messaging systems like Apache Kafka  

Developing low level designs based on HLD  

Reviewing code to check coding standards and best practices to ensure quality.  

Hands on knowledge in Unit testing Framework like Junit and good understanding on Exception Handling in Java  

Good Knowledge in UI like React or Angular  

Experience designing SOAP / RESTful web services  

Working on bug fixing and improving application performance  

Familiarity with build tools such as Maven and Gradle.  

Familiar with various design and architectural patterns  

Familiarity with continuous integration

We are looking for:

• 2+ years of expertise in software development with one or more of the general programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, C/C++, Go). Experience in Python and Django is recommended.

• Deep understanding of how to build an application with optimized RESTful APIs.

• Knowledge of a web framework like Django or similar with ORM or multi-tier, multi-DB-based data-heavy web application development will help your profile stand out.

• Knowledge of Gen AI tools and technologies is a plus.

• Sound knowledge of SQL queries & DB like PostgreSQL(must) or MySQL. Working knowledge of NoSQL DBs (Elasticsearch, Mongo, Redis, etc.) is a plus.

• Knowledge of graph DB like Neo4j or AWS Neptune adds extra credits to your profile.

• Knowing queue-based messaging frameworks like Celery, RQ, Kafka, etc., and distributed system understanding will be advantageous.

• Understands a programming language's limitations to exploit the language behavior to the fullest potential.

• Understanding of accessibility and security compliances

• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non- technical audiences with ease

• Diversity in skills like version control tools, CI/CD, cloud basics, good debugging skills, and test-driven development will help your profile stand out. 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 2-7 Years of Experience
• Expertise in software design and development
• Proficiency with at least one Object Oriented language (e.g. Java)
• Have knowledge about Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem-solving, and complexity analysis
• A strong track record of project delivery for large, cross-functional projects
• Experience with building high-performance, highly available and scalable distributed systems
• Experience with API Design, ability to architect and implement an intuitive customer and third-party integration story
• Ability to think and analyse both breadthwise (client, server, DB, control flow) and depth-wise (threads, sessions, space-time complexity) while designing and implementing services

• Candidates with good experience with SDLC
• Minimum 3+ years of hard core coding experience is mandatory
• Excellent hands on coding in Java, J2EE, Spring, Struts

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
• 1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.

Additional Job requirements

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science/Math or equivalent
• BS in computer science or related field.
• 2+ years of relevant professional software development experience: designing, developing, and delivering software written in Java, C#, or C++, web development.
• Knowledgeable in object-oriented design patterns.
• Experience building highly scalable and distributed systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with service-oriented architecture and application/services development
• Passion for performance debugging and benchmarking
• Ability to clearly and concisely communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders across all levels of the organization

You’ll be our: Application Developer 

You’ll be based at: IBC Knowledge Park, Bengaluru

You’ll be Aligned with: Application Development Lead 

You’ll be the member of:VehicleSoftware Team 

What you’ll do at Ather:

• You will be developing the various Applications for the cloud to process data connecting with the vehicle 

• You shall work with the Lead and product team to define and deliver features. 

• Be part of the Agile team, to define Sprint work content definition. 

• Work with cross functional teams to drive overall feature delivery. 

• Be part of the initiatives that achieve the functional requirements of the team. Explore technical feasibility of solutions, propose and evaluate tech stacks. 

• Performance tuning and benchmarking of the features 

Here’s what we are looking for: 

• Strong knowledge and Hands on experience with Nodejs, RestAPI, Java Script, Java Development experience in cloud based infrastructure 

• Strong fundamentals in any fullstack of your choice, OOPS concepts, Google Cloud Platform. Knowledge of Java, React, React Native, Android Native , HTML5, Firebase and Go Programming is a plus. 

• Knowledge on CI/CD pipelines, JIRA, UML, Static Code Analysis tools and Unit test framework is required 

• Knowledge on the S/W communication protocols like gRPC, HTTP, MQTT is a plus Cross platform development experience would be needed. 

• Knowledge of Cloud Based solutions would be a plus. 

• App development for a product which is beyond a mobile platform would be a plus. Experience with Telematics/Infotainment projects would be a great advantage. 

• Strong experience with Agile methodology, along with tools such as JIRA, Confluence. 

• Flashing and debugging tools experience is a plus.

You bring to Ather: 

• Bachelor’s/Master’s in computer science or any other equivalent degree