Principal Architect-Java and Microservices

Position : Full Stack Developer (Node.js + React.js)

Experience : 5+ Years

Location : Gurgaon (Work From Office - 5 Days)

Notice Period : Immediate or within 7 days

Job Description :

We are looking for a highly skilled and passionate Full Stack Developer with strong experience in Node.js and React.js, and a solid understanding of Microservices Architecture.

This is a full-time, on-site opportunity based in Gurgaon, ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced development environment.

Mandatory Skills :

Node.js, React.js, JavaScript (ES6+), RESTful APIs, Microservices Architecture, MongoDB/PostgreSQL, Git, HTML5, CSS3, JWT

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable web applications using Node.js (backend) and React.js (frontend).
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs and Microservices in a production-grade environment.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and performance optimizations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including UI/UX designers, QA, DevOps, and product managers.
• Write clean, maintainable, and reusable code adhering to best practices.
• Ensure system reliability, security, scalability, and performance.
• Debug and resolve production issues efficiently.

Must-Have Skills :

• 5+ Years of full-stack development experience with Node.js and React.js.
• Strong expertise in JavaScript, ES6+, HTML5, CSS3, and responsive design.
• Solid hands-on experience in Microservices Architecture and containerized services (Docker, Kubernetes is a plus).
• Proficiency in RESTful API development and integration.
• Experience with databases such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
• Familiarity with version control tools like Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Good to Have :

• Knowledge of authentication/authorization mechanisms (OAuth, JWT).
• Exposure to cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with testing frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, or Cypress.

About the role:

We're looking for a seasoned backend specialist skilled in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and robust Java development. The role encompasses crafting and maintaining AEM templates, components, and integrations while upholding clean coding practices.

Responsibilities:

AEM Development & Maintenance:

• Develop and maintain AEM templates, components, and workflows.
• Collaborate with front-end teams to ensure seamless integration of web components into AEM.
• Implement and manage content structures within the AEM platform, including content types, taxonomies, and metadata.

Java Development:

• Write clean, scalable, and maintainable Java code to enhance the backend capabilities of AEM.
• Optimize performance of AEM instances, leveraging Java best practices and tools.
• Work with other Java-based tools and frameworks that integrate with the AEM ecosystem.

System Integration:

• Integrate AEM with other enterprise systems, databases, and third-party services using APIs, web services, or other methods.
• Ensure data consistency and reliability across integrations.
• Ensure backend solutions adhere to clean coding practices.
• Conduct and participate in regular code reviews to maintain code quality.
• Stay updated on the latest AEM patches and updates, and ensure timely application for security and performance.

Performance & Scalability:

• Monitor AEM backend performance and optimize as necessary to ensure smooth operation.
• Work with infrastructure teams on scaling solutions, ensuring the AEM platform can handle growth in traffic and content.
• 8 years’ experience in development, with atleast 4+ years in AEM
• Strong expertise in Java with a focus on backend development.
• Proven experience working with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and understanding of its architecture and components.
• Proficiency in developing and managing OSGi components and services, with an understanding of OSGi configurations, lifecycle, and modularity aspects.
• Deep knowledge of JCR standards, including experience with node structures, versioning, and query languages like XPath or SQL2.
• Experience with AEM built in and exgternal search engine
• Knowledge of clean coding practices and principles with a track record of applying them in past roles.
• Familiarity with RESTful services, and integration patterns with AEM.
• Strong understanding of version control systems, preferably Git.
• Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and tools.
• Comfortable with server configurations, caching strategies, and optimizing AEM dispatcher setups.
• Knowledge of CDN.
• Maintain code quality through regular code reviews, unit testing, and following established best practices.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and incorporate them into projects as deemed fit.
• Good communication including written, diagrammatic, and oral to unwind complexities in solutions to technical and non-technical personnel.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Keep up with the latest trends, be a disruptive thinker and have experience of driving cultural change in organizations.
• Passionate innovator.
• Self-motivated and capable of leading initiatives with little or no supervision.
• Flexible to meet changing requirements and priorities.
• Good inter-personal skills combined with willingness to listen and learn.
• Able to react positively under pressure to deliver solutions in a timely manner.
• Enjoy results-oriented and thought-provoking work with a strong desire to progress career.
• Able to work in a global, multi-cultural environment.
• Able to express compassion and have engineering empathy.
• Willing to travel as required by role, when needed.

Academic requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or related computer engineering degree is preferred but relevant work experience and proven background is foremost.

 ​IT experience in analysis, design, development, documentation, implementing, and testing of software systems in Java, ​Spring Boot, Hibernate, and Internet technologies.

​- ​Spring Boot includes real-world experience working with ​Microservices Architecture, Plugin Services.

​- ​Strong experience in Spring Frameworks such as Spring MVC, IOC, AOP, and Spring JDBC.

​- Strong knowledge of the ​DevOps, AWS Environment, Code Versioning ​- ​Strong hands-on experience with Spring IO, Spring Boot with Thyme leaf.

​- ​Experience in implementing Java EE design patterns such as MVC, Singleton, Session Façade, DAO, DTO, and Business Delegate in the development of Multi-Tier distributed Enterprise Applications.

​- ​Good experience in developing Web Services SOAP, JAX-WS, WSDL.

​- ​Experience in core Java-Multithreading, collections, Servlets and JDBC.

​- ​​Strong knowledge on RDBMS concepts and broadly worked ​Postgres, MySQL technologies such as MongoDB

​- ​Experience in designing front-end ​technologies like ReactJS will be an add-on​

​- ​Hands-on experience with build and deployment tools including Ant / Maven, logging and Debugging using Slf4 and Log4j, and unit and integration testing using JUnit.

​- ​Experience with Use-Case design, Class, and Sequence diagrams using UML.

​- ​Excellent team player with good analytical, strategic planning, and interpersonal and communication skills. Highly motivated, enthusiastic, and self-starter.

Vah Vah! is an ed-tech company that offers online makeup courses in micro-batches to students across India to learn from the leading teachers in top cities. We provide holistic education with lots of practical training that makes our students job-ready with not just the base skills but also the soft skills for great customer service. Our teachers have more than 15+ years of experience in training makeup and have certified more than 1000+ students. Vah Vah! is founded by executives with extensive experience running consumer business and mobile games at scale (over 100 million players) at Zynga. Vah Vah! is backed by a leading investment firm.

Website Link: https://vahvah.com/

The Mission

Vah Vah teaches professional makeup to budding makeup artists and influencers through live online classes. We have students from Srinagar, all the way to the Andamans. And experienced teachers who have worked in Bridal Makeup, Ramp Shoots, Film and more. We empower our students to join the workforce as fully trained makeup artists. This is the future of vocational education, and you can help build it.

Our Culture

• Amazing workplace and colleagues to work with
• We have the right mixture of creativity, analytics and hustle to move fast in the right direction.
• You will work with colleagues who don’t take themselves too seriously but move mountains.
• See yourself evolving every month with new problems to solve and new skill to master.
• Work with the smartest engineers so you can learn from them.
• Competitive salary at par with the best in the industry
• Great stock options so you can benefit from the company's growth.
• Immense exposure to new technologies

Responsibilities:

• Complete ownership of building and maintaining Web APP
• Deliver across the entire app life cycle design, build, deploy, test, release to production and support
• Should be comfortable in building a great consumer user interface and responsive web apps.

Requirements:

• Overall experience of 2-4 years
• React Web Developer with 2+ years of experience
• Should have worked on NodeJS with express framework
• Understanding of Backend services, API implementation, and database systems. - Familiarity with MySQL and Mongo databases
• We encourage all our devs to have a base level of DevOps skills & w.r.t
• Source Control, CI/CD systems, Cloud Services such as AWS, Firebase, GCP Minimum 1 year of experience in responsive app development
• Ability to implement designs and functionality provided by UI/UX teams
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript ES6
• knowledge of Java/J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud is a plus

Key Skills:

• React/JS, NodeJS, Typescript
• Familiarity with Analytics integrations
• Conversant with Github, CI/CD pipeline

What you get:

• Amazing workplace and colleagues to work with
• Competitive salary at par with the best in the industry
• Immense exposure to new technologies

Expected Skills :-

• Knowledge/Application of data structures and algorithms.-
• Problem-solving attitude : This means when you face a problem (not necessarily technical), your natural reaction is "How can I solve it best" rather than "How can I get out of it/avoid it/overlook it"-
• Working knowledge in Java(SpringFramework) is a must.
• Working knowledge in ReactJs is a plus.- Working knowledge in Python, MongoDB is a plus.
• The founding team has extensive experience in launching and scaling up fintech products & New business verticals. The founders have rich leadership experience across Consulting, fintech and payment companies

Java Springboot Developer

• Java Springboot - Support end-end management of the APIs over its entire lifecycle
• Work with various application teams to understand their business needs and requirements for the API implementation
• Ensure API documentation is created and remains up to date
• Ensure code and design quality with appropriate logging, monitoring, tracing, and security standards in place
• Help troubleshoot and resolve issues related to the API platform, API accessibility and API deployments
• Perform root cause analysis for Production issues and come up with solutions that will prevent them from happening in the future
• Governance, Event Driven Architecture, message-based architectures, and caching strategies and frameworks.
• Participate and contribute in grooming technical user stories impacting integration

Who You Are

To qualify for this position, you should meet the following requirements:

• More than 6 years of experience in development, and implementation of enterprise-wide solutions based on Java Technologies (Java, J2EE, Webservices/Spring)
• At least 3-5 years of hands on experience with design, development and implementation of Spring Boot, Microservices
• Experience in Deploying Microservices (spring-boot, node's)
• Good understanding of security protocols (e.g. OAuth, SAML)
• Excellent analytical, oral, written communication and presentation skills with ability to interact with global delivery technical teams.
• Experience in Agile methodologies

As a core member of the Software Development team, you will be responsible for the architecture, coding, development, testing and release of customer applications hosted both on-premise and on-cloud. Candidates with proven experience in both Frontend and Backend Development (predominantly Backend Development) with prior experience in deploying applications on AWS/Azure cloud will be preferred.

You will be leading a small team of developers (not more than 3 at a time) on a given project, and be a client-facing SPOC to work with the client and meet stringent deadlines. You will be responsible for Coding and Development with a code coverage of minimum 90%. You will adhere to coding and security standards and ensure that your delivery is secure and free from any critical, high and medium-rated vulnerabilities.