
Lead and Senior Software Engineer - Backend
at Edu-tech startup, listed as Top 25 Linkedin Startup.
Years of Exp : 4 - 8yrs
Job Location: Mumbai/Bangalore
Job description:
We are looking for a Sr. Back end web developer/Lead passionate towards building high
performance web applications which can scale for B2C businesses. We are looking for
self-driven individuals who love to find innovative solutions and can perform under pressure. An eye for details and being proud of produced code are the must have attributes for this job.
Responsibilities.
●You will be responsible for converting Product team requirements to modular, testable and efficient code.
●You will be required to design and implement data storage solutions (Databases, caching
layers etc).
●You will also be required to cater to NFRs related to security and performance.
Skills
●At least 5 years of experience in working on NodeJS/Java/Ruby
●Proficiency in RDBMS such as MySQL/PostgreSQL.
●Experience of building/deploying applications on AWS is a definite advantage.
●Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries like Sequelize is required.
●Experience in some NoSQL databases (e.g. DynamoDB/Elasticsearch/Redis Cache etc) is a definite plus.
●Good understanding on architectural patterns (e.g. MVC) is required.
●Good communication and analytical skills are the basic needs for this role.
●An urge to create awesome applications that people will enjoy using is a must.
●Other technologies : MySQL , Redis, AWS, Microservices, REST API .
●Knowledge of Javascript is preferable.
●AWS or some cloud experience.
●Should have built web application technology.
●Should have understanding of DevOps and Database.
●Should have done application performance tuning.
Qualification:
●Engineering graduates from Tier I or II institutes.
●B.E/ B.Tech/ MCA/ ME/ M.Tech

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JOB DESCRIPTION
Experience: 3-8 years
Wissen Technology is now hiring for a Java Developer - Mumbai with hands-on experience in Core Java, algorithms, data structures, multithreading and SQL. We are solving complex technical problems in the industry and need talented software engineers to join our mission and be a part of a global software development team. A brilliant opportunity to become a part of a highly motivated and expert team which has made a mark as a high-end technical consulting.
Required Skills:
- Exp. - 3-8 years
- 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 client- facing 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.
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.
Position Overview
We are seeking a skilled Developer to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Java and Python ecosystems, with hands-on experience in modern web technologies, messaging systems, and cloud-native development using Kubernetes.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications using Java and Spring Boot framework
- Build robust web services and APIs using Python and Flask framework
- Implement event-driven architectures using NATS messaging server
- Deploy, manage, and optimize applications in Kubernetes environments
- Develop microservices following best practices and design patterns
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions
- Write clean, maintainable code with comprehensive documentation
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical architecture decisions
- Troubleshoot and optimize application performance in containerized environments
- Implement CI/CD pipelines and follow DevOps best practices
- Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- 4+ years of experience in software development
- Strong proficiency in Java with deep understanding of web technology stack
- Hands-on experience developing applications with Spring Boot framework
- Solid understanding of Python programming language with practical Flask framework experience
- Working knowledge of NATS server for messaging and streaming data
- Experience deploying and managing applications in Kubernetes
- Understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful API design
- Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker)
- Experience with version control systems (Git)
- Skills & Competencies
- Skills Java (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security)
- Python (Flask, SQL Alchemy, REST APIs)
- NATS messaging patterns (pub/sub, request/reply, queue groups)
- Kubernetes (deployments, services, ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets)
- Web technologies (HTTP, REST, WebSocket, gRPC)
- Container orchestration and management
- Soft Skills Problem-solving and analytical thinking
- Strong communication and collaboration
- Self-motivated with ability to work independently
- Attention to detail and code quality
- Continuous learning mindset
- Team player with mentoring capabilities
What will I be doing? 👩💻👨💻
- Leading parts of the product from inception to launch, and owning large parts of the product’s execution.
- Working with our product management and frontend team to build products with the goal of delighting and increasing the success of our users.
- Architecting, building, testing, and releasing product-facing features.
- Contributing to our side projects and free tools for the recruitment industry.
What do I need? 🤓
- 3+ years of industry experience in a backend engineering role, preferably building a SaaS product. You can demonstrate the significant impact that your work has had on the product and/or the team.
- Deep knowledge of a high-level programming language (for example, Ruby, Python, etc.) but it doesn’t need to be a language that we use here! Great people are effective and learn what we use quickly (or introduce us to better ways of working)
- Experience with scalable distributed systems, both built from scratch as well as on Managed Platforms.
- Willingness to learn and use new technologies.
- Extremely data-driven.
- Ability to debug complex systems.
Brownie points 🍰
- Relevant experience building large-scale data systems.
Feel free to apply even if you feel unsure about whether you meet every single requirement in this posting. As long as you're a quick learner, and are excited about changing the status quo for tech recruitment, we're happy to support you as you come up to speed with our tech stack.
Good to Have Skills:
- 3+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks
- Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to work in a fast paced internet start-up environment.
- Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.
- Understanding of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.
non-metro and rural markets. DealShare has raised series C funding of USD 21 million with key investors like WestBridge Capital, Falcon Edge Capital, Matrix Partners India, Omidyar Network, Z3 Partners and Partners of DST Global and has a total funding of USD 34 million.They have 2 million customers across Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Delhi NCR with monthly transactions of 1.2 million and annual GMV of $100 million. Our aim is to expand operations to 100 cities across India and reach annual GMV of USD 500 Million by end of 2021.
They started in Sept 2018 and had 5000 active customers in the first three months. Today
we have 25K transactions per day, 1 Lakh DAU and 10 Lakh MAU with a monthly GMV of INR 100 Crores and 50% growth MoM. We aim to hit 2 Lakh transactions per day with an annual GMV of 500 Million USD by 2021.
We are hiring for various teams in discovery (search, recommendation, merchandising,
intelligent notifications) , pricing (automated pricing, competition price awareness, balancing revenue with profits, etc), user growth and retention (bargains, gamification), monetisation (ads), order fulfillment (cart/checkout, warehousing, last mile, delivery promise, demand forecasting), customer support, data infrastructure (warehousing, analytics), ML infrastructure (data versioning, model repository, model training, model hosting, feature store, etc). We are looking for passionate problem solvers to join us and solve really challenging problems and scale DealShare systems
You will:
● Implement the solve with minimal guidance after solutioning closure with senior engineers.
● Write code that has good low level design and is easy to understand, maintain, extend
and test.
● End to end ownership of product/feature from development to production and fixing
issues
● Ensure high unit, functional and integration automated test coverage. Ensure releases
are stable.
● Communicate with various stakeholders (product, QA, senior engineers) as necessary to
ensure quality deliverables, smooth execution and launch.
● Participate in code reviews, improve development and testing processes.
● Participate in hiring great engineers
Required:
● Bachelor’s degree (4 years) or higher in Computer Science or equivalent and 1-3 years
of experience in software development
● Excellent at problem solving, is a self thinker.
● Good understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures and algorithms
and object oriented design.
● Good coding skills in any object oriented language (C++, Java, Scala, etc), preferably in
Java.
● Prior experience in building one or more modules of large-scale, highly available, low
latency, high quality distributed system is preferred.
● Extremely good at problem solving, is a self thinker.
● Ability to multitask and thrive in a fast paced timeline-driven environment.
● Good team player and ability to collaborate with others
● Self driven and motivated, very high on ownership
Is a plus
● Prior experience of working in Java
● Prior experience of using AWS offerings - EC2, S3, DynamoDB, Lambda, API Gateway,
Cloudfront, etc
● Prior experience of working on big data technologies - Spark, Hadoop, etc
● Prior experience on asynchronous processing (queuing systems), workflow systems.
FreightCrate Technologies is a Logistics Technology company that aims to transform international shipping through innovative and cost-effective tech solutions that can mutually benefit exporters, importers and logistics service providers.
Our web-platform, FreightCrate offers online tech-enabled quote and shipment management solutions for export and import businesses to and from more than 50,000 global locations.
We have had more than 50 media coverages including Entrepreneur, Maritime Gateway, Cargotalk, BW Disrupt, INC42, Silicon India, Tech Observer and several other newspapers and online magazines.
Our vision is to utilize cutting edge technology, engineering, deep learning and artificial intelligence to create an intelligent freight management system that can automate and optimize international trade operations for global businesses.
FOUNDERS:
Samir Lambay is the Co-Founder and CEO with an MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance from Cass Business School, London, UK with Distinction.
Samir has worked in the shipping and logistics industry across both family businesses and multinational companies. His most recent job was at DB Schenker Logistics (Part of Deutsche Bahn Group - Fortune 200) where he was the youngest Vertical Manager globally and won two awards including Vertical Manager of the year and a Global Award.
Ruchi Dogra is a Co-Founder & Director and is in charge of sales and marketing. She has worked for over 15 years across the top 3 logistics/supply chain companies globally. She set-up the hotel, wines and beverages vertical at Kuehne & Nagel and DB Schenker. Her latest assignment was at DHL Global Forwarding where she worked as a Vertical Manager for Engineering and Manufacturing; handling top Indian and multinational accounts including several Fortune 100 companies. She brings with her an extensive knowledge in strategy, sales, operations and customer service.
Title
Software Developer
Description
The Software Developer’s role is to develop new innovative programs to optimize and automate user experiences by creating high-quality, innovative and fully performing software that complies with coding standards and technical design.
Should be familiar with the software development life cycle (SDLC) from preliminary system analysis to tests and deployment.
Compensation
As this is a new business the compensation is negotiable and we will make an offer depending on the experience of the candidate.
Responsibilities
• Design flowcharts, layouts and documentation to identify requirements and solutions
• Produce clean, efficient code based on specifications
• Execute full software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Integrate software components and third-party programs and API’s
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing software
• Gather and evaluate user feedback
• Recommend and execute improvements
• Create technical documentation for reference and reporting
Skill Sets:
• PHP/Python
• AWS & Cloud-computing
• Mysql/PostgreSql
• Memcache/Redis
• Frontend technologies HTML, CSS, JS, ReactJS, Vue.js
• Frameworks like Django
• DevOps
• ELK
• Tools like Datadog, NewRelic, etc
• Shell-scripting
• Setting & managing dev/beta/prod environments
• Tools like Jenkins, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, etc.
• Knowledge of Solr/Elastic search will be an advantage
Personal Requirements:
• Min of 3+ years of Hands on experience in Web development, algorithm design, implementation, architecture design, product management, databases and UI/UX in consumer facing applications.
• Experience on projects involving engineering and algorithmic functions, machine learning, deep learning and artificial intelligence is very advantageous.
• Creative self-starter who is comfortable with both taking initiative and working in teams.
• Previous experience working on logistics technology products is advantageous but not mandatory.
• Strong communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and utilize emerging technologies.
• Sincere passion to use disruptive technologies that can be globally significant.











