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Principal Engineer at Whatfix · Bengaluru (Bangalore) · 10 - 17 years · Raised funding · Posted 16 Mar 2023

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Posted by Rajkumar R
10 - 17 yrs
Best in industry
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
Skills
skill iconAmazon Web Services (AWS)
skill iconData Analytics
skill iconJava

Who are we?  

Whatfix is the #1 Digital Adoption Platform (DAP) for Enterprises. We are disrupting the way Learning, Training and Application Support content is consumed. We provide large enterprises with a SaaS platform that helps accelerate product adoption and reduce support & training efforts by providing contextual and step by step guidance inside any web application at the exact time a task is being performed. The product has redefined the way companies onboard, train, and provide support to users. 

 

What sets us apart from the rest?

With over 100 of the Fortune 500 companies already onboard as customers, Whatfix has been named among the top 20 B2B tech companies alongside the likes of Adobe, PayPal, and Cisco.

With a YoY growth of 300%, we have also been recognized among the top 50 fastest growing SaaS companies worldwide in the SaaS 1000 list and as a Market Leader by Gartner in the Digital Adoption space. 

We are pleased to have an Employee rating of 4.6 on Glassdoor and our Customer obsession can be seen in our reviews on platforms like G2 Crowd & Gartner Peer Insights.

The employees are happy, the customers are happy, but what about the investors? Take a look for yourself - Sequoia Capital || Stellaris || Cisco || Eight Roads || Helion Ventures

 

“Hustle Mode ON” is something we live by.

 

Our Team:

The Engineering team at Whatfix provides end to end engineering throughput that forms part of core platforms and services that drive Whatfix business.

Our team is responsible for creating the Customer Platform and everything around it be it Analytics, Infrastructure or Core Algorithms. The team owns and is responsible for all pieces that we design, build and support end to end for Whatfix product/ business.

 

 Your Opportunity:

As part of the Core Engineering Team @Whatfix, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference by being a part of the development team that builds future forward products. At Whatfix it’s all about scale. One of the key attributes of this job is that you are required to continuously innovate and apply technology to provide business 360 views of Whatfix customers.

 

 Your Responsibility:

  1. Define architecture blueprints & take complete technical ownership of high-level design, tech stack, non-functional attributes of one or more components of various platforms
  2. Design, build, test and deploy cutting edge solutions at scale, impacting millions of customers worldwide
  3. Work closely with other architects in the team and ensure architectural consistency and technical excellence of the products and platforms
  4. Work with engineering teams in building high-quality and highly resilient scalable products and platforms at Whatfix
  5. Work with cross-functional teams to address all technical dependencies
  6. Drive some of the company-wide tech initiatives striving towards continuous technical excellence of our platforms
  7. Actively participate in technical innovations, external presentations, technical publications etc.
  8. Identify right open source tools to deliver product features by performing research, POC/Pilot and/or interacting with various open-source forums
  9. Deploy and monitor products on Cloud platforms

 

 Our Ideal Candidate:

You have a deep interest and passion for technology. You love writing and owning code and enjoy working with people who will keep challenging you at every stage. You have strong problem solving, analytic, decision-making and excellent communication with interpersonal skills. You are self-driven and motivated with the desire to work in a fast-paced, results-driven agile environment with varied responsibilities.

 

 Your Qualifications:

  1. 11+ years of experience as an Engineer
  2. Ability to work with teams in a collaborative and productive manner
  3. Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures and algorithms
  4. A self-motivated learner and builder with strong customer focus and obsession with quality

 

 Must-Have:

  1. Strong Expertise in Backend Technologies- Java, Spring Boot, etc 
  2. Expertise in working with AWS or other cloud infrastructures like Azure or Google Cloud, and using Infrastructure-as-Code tools
  3. Analyze Functional & Non-Functional requirements with effort estimation and deployment strategies
  4. Hands-on in Architecting and developing large scale applications
  5. Hands-on debugging skills
  6. Design for performance, scalability, fault tolerance and high availability

 

 Good to have:

  1. Experience in Client-side technologies such as jQuery
  2. Experience in Front End Technologies is good to have (Javascript, React)
  3. Experience with Storage systems - NoSQL (Cassandra/MongoDB)
  4. Leveraging cutting edge technologies like Kubernetes, Docker, etc. to design and build new infrastructure features

 

  Behavioural traits: 

  1. Excellent communication and technical leadership skills
  2. Can-do attitude to take BIG problems by their horns and solve them
  3. Ability to inspire others & be a role model and mentor for upcoming engineers in the organization
  4. Entrepreneurial spirit to conceive ideas, turn challenges into opportunities and build products

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status

 

 

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About Whatfix

Founded :
2013
Type :
Product
Size :
20-100
Stage :
Raised funding

About

The WhatFix Difference


125% ⬆️Higher employee productivity

45% 👇🏼Lesser support tickets

84% 📉Reduction of training content creation costs

65% 🚣🏼Fatser launches for enterprise applications

300% 🚴🏼‍♀️Faster time-to-proficiency for new employees

30% 🏃🏼Faster time to knowledge discovery


Whatfix: Scalable Success With Software

Whatfix removes the barriers between your users and true productivity across all software. Our Digital Adoption Platform (DAP) analyzes and automates processes, providing step-by-step guidance within each application.


Whatfix focuses on accelerating user adoption by enhancing self-service capability of web products, thereby helping companies to onboard customers, reduce support queries and improve user engagement. It is a cloud platform using which product teams can self-curate interactive guides & integrate across all user touch points.


Whatfix is based on patent-pending technology and being used by large as well as small enterprises for improving training effectiveness, enhancing customer support, and to improve user on-boarding.


Interesting? Know more about us: https://whatfix.com/about-us/

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Why Join House of EdTech?

  • Work on products impacting millions of learners.
  • Solve challenging backend and scalability problems.
  • Take significant ownership of architecture and engineering decisions.
  • Opportunity to grow into technical leadership and architectural ownership.
  • Work in a fast-growing technology environment.


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Manasa S
Posted by Manasa S
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
11 - 15 yrs
Best in industry
skill iconJava
Multithreading
Data Structures
Design patterns
SQL
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Experience: 12–15 Years

Job Type: Full-time

Role: Java Lead / Technical Lead


Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Java Lead with 12–15 years of hands-on software development experience to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable enterprise applications. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Core Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, SQL, and cloud technologies, along with proven experience in technical leadership and mentoring development teams.


The candidate will work closely with architects, product managers, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into robust and scalable technical solutions.


Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, development, and implementation of Java-based enterprise applications.
  • Provide technical leadership and guidance to a team of Java developers.
  • Design and develop scalable, secure, and high-performance microservices and RESTful APIs.
  • Participate in architecture and technical design discussions and contribute to key technical decisions.
  • Review code and ensure adherence to coding standards, design principles, and best practices.
  • Troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide effective solutions.
  • Work closely with product managers, business analysts, QA, DevOps, and other stakeholders.
  • Mentor developers and conduct technical knowledge-sharing sessions.
  • Identify opportunities for improving application performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Ensure effective implementation of unit testing, integration testing, CI/CD, and automated deployment practices.
  • Participate in production support, root-cause analysis, and resolution of critical issues.
  • Stay updated with emerging technologies and recommend suitable solutions where applicable.


Required Skills

  • 12–15 years of experience in Java/J2EE application development.
  • Strong expertise in Core Java, OOP, Collections, Multithreading, Exception Handling, and Java 8+ features.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Spring Framework and Spring Boot.
  • Excellent experience in Microservices architecture and RESTful web services.
  • Strong understanding of design patterns, SOLID principles, and software architecture.
  • Good knowledge of SQL and relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle.
  • Experience with Hibernate/JPA.
  • Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms.
  • Experience with Git and Maven/Gradle.
  • Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is preferred.
  • Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ is an advantage.
  • Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills.


Leadership & Soft Skills

  • Proven experience in leading or mentoring technical teams.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Ability to drive technical discussions and make sound engineering decisions.
  • Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, agile environment.
  • Strong ownership and accountability for technical deliverables.
  • Ability to balance hands-on development with technical leadership responsibilities.


Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working on large-scale, distributed enterprise applications.
  • Experience with cloud-native application development.
  • Knowledge of event-driven architecture.
  • Experience with system design and high-level/low-level design.
  • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.


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Agency job
via by Rishita Chugh
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andheri east, Mumbai
2 - 8 yrs
₹10L - ₹25L / yr
Multithreading
concurrency
Object Oriented Programming (OOPs)
Distributed Systems
Spring Security
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Software Development Engineer 2

(Backend – Java)

Location: (5 days WFO) Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri

East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400093

Experience: 3–5 Years

Function: Software Engineering → Backend Development


About Company

The Company is a B2B fintech neobank simplifying business banking and credit for Indian businesses.

We believe that Indian businesses — both small and large — are financially underserved, and

our mission is to empower them through powerful B2B financial products.

Our offerings include:

● Business current accounts

● Corporate credit cards

● Payment collection reminders

● Working capital management tools

● Payroll automation

● Invoice tracking

● Rewards/cashback on account transactions and balances

We are building financial infrastructure that helps Indian businesses access liquidity, manage

operations seamlessly, and scale confidently.


Role Overview

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer 2 (Backend – Java) to design, build, and

scale robust backend systems and APIs that power company's fintech platform.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in Java-based backend development,

a solid understanding of system design principles, and experience building scalable, secure

financial systems.


Key Responsibilities

● Design, develop, and maintain backend applications and RESTful APIs using Java

● Implement business logic, data models, and algorithms to support product features

● Ensure high reliability, scalability, and performance of backend systems

● Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices

● Debug and resolve production issues and application defects

● Collaborate with QA teams to define and execute test cases

● Work closely with product managers and frontend teams to translate requirements into

technical solutions

● Contribute to architecture decisions and continuous improvement of development

processes

● Stay updated with emerging backend technologies and fintech trends


Technical Requirements

Core Backend Skills

● Strong proficiency in Java

● Experience with Spring / Spring Boot

● Hands-on experience with Hibernate / JPA

● Experience building RESTful APIs

● Strong knowledge of Servlets, JSP

● Understanding of MVC architecture

Database & Storage

● Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases & SQL

● Experience with ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)

● Familiarity with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra)

● Understanding of caching mechanisms

Testing & Development Practices

● Experience with JUnit, TestNG, Mockito

● Familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD)

● Strong understanding of SDLC & Agile methodologies

● Proficiency with Git

● Exposure to CI/CD practices

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