Principal Software Engineer

Position : Software Engineer (Java Backend Engineer)

Experience : 4+ Years

📍 Location : Bangalore, India (Hybrid)

Mandatory Skills : Java 8+ (Advanced Features), Spring Boot, Apache Spark (Spark Streaming), SQL & Cosmos DB, Git, Maven, CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub), Azure Cloud, Agile Scrum.

About the Role :

We are seeking a highly skilled Backend Engineer with expertise in Java, Spark, and microservices architecture to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in object-oriented programming, experience with Spark Streaming, and a deep understanding of distributed systems and cloud technologies.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable microservices and optimized RESTful APIs using Spring Boot and Java 8+.
• Implement and optimize Spark Streaming applications for real-time data processing.
• Utilize advanced Java 8 features, including:
• Functional interfaces & Lambda expressions
• Streams and Parallel Streams
• Completable Futures & Concurrency API improvements
• Enhanced Collections APIs
• Work with relational (SQL) and NoSQL (Cosmos DB) databases, ensuring efficient data modeling and retrieval.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub, and related automation tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Business, and Automation, to deliver end-to-end product features.
• Ensure adherence to Agile Scrum practices and participate in code reviews to maintain high-quality standards.
• Deploy and manage applications in Azure Cloud environments.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field.
• 4+ Years of experience developing backend applications with Spring Boot and Java 8+.
• 3+ Years of hands-on experience with Git for version control.
• Strong understanding of software design patterns and distributed computing principles.
• Experience with Maven for building and deploying artifacts.
• Proven ability to work in Agile Scrum environments with a collaborative team mindset.
• Prior experience with Azure Cloud Technologies.

We are in search of a proficient Java Principal Engineer with a minimum of 10 years' experience in designing and developing Java applications. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a deep understanding of Java technologies, including Java EE, Spring Framework, and Hibernate. Proficiency in database technologies such as MySQL, Oracle, or PostgreSQL is essential, along with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, scalable, and efficient Java solutions.

We are looking for you!

You are a team player, get-it-done person, intellectually curious, customer focused, self-motivated, responsible individual who can work under pressure with a positive attitude. You have the zeal to think differently, understand that career is a journey and make the choices right. You must have experience in creating visually compelling designs that effectively communicate our message and engage our target audience. Ideal candidates would be someone who is creative, proactive, go getter and motivated to look for ways to add value to job accomplishments.

As an ideal candidate for the Java Lead position, you bring a wealth of experience and expertise in Java development, combined with strong leadership qualities. Your proven track record showcases your ability to lead and mentor teams to deliver high-quality, enterprise-grade applications.

Your technical proficiency and commitment to excellence make you a valuable asset in driving innovation and success within our development projects. You possess a team-oriented mindset and a "get-it-done" attitude, inspiring your team members to excel and collaborate effectively. 

You have a proven ability to lead mid to large size teams, emphasizing a quality-first approach and ensuring that projects are delivered on time and within scope. As a Java Lead, you are responsible for overseeing project planning, implementing best practices, and driving technical solutions that align with business objectives.

You collaborate closely with development managers, architects, and cross-functional teams to design scalable and robust Java applications.

Your proactive nature and methodical approach enable you to identify areas for improvement, mentor team members, and foster a culture of continuous learning and growth.

Your leadership style, technical acumen, and dedication to delivering excellence make you an ideal candidate to lead our Java development initiatives and contribute significantly to the success and innovation of our organization.

What You Will Do: 

• Design and development of RESTful Web Services.  
• Hands on database experience (Oracle / PostgreSQL / MySQL /SQL Server).  
• Hands on experience with developing web applications leveraging Spring Framework.  
• Hands on experience with developing microservices leveraging Spring Boot.  
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and containerization technologies.   
• Continuous Integration tools (Jenkins & Git Lab), CICD Tools. 
• Strong believer and follower of agile methodologies with an emphasis on Quality & Standards based development. 
• Architect, design, and implement complex software systems using [Specify relevant technologies, e.g., Java, Python, Node.js. 

What we need?

• BTech computer science or equivalent  
• Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience in Java/J2EE technologies  
• Experience in building back in API using Spring Boot Framework, Spring DI, Spring AOP  
• Real time messaging integration using Kafka or similar framework  
• Experience in at least one database: Oracle, SQL server or PostgreSQL
• Previous experience managing and leading high-performing software engineering teams.   

Why join us?

• Work with a passionate and innovative team in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
• Gain hands-on experience in content marketing with exposure to real-world projects.
• Opportunity to learn from experienced professionals and enhance your marketing skills.
• Contribute to exciting initiatives and make an impact from day one.
• Competitive stipend and potential for growth within the company.
• Recognized for excellence in data and AI solutions with industry awards and accolades.

Software Development Engineer:

Major Responsibilities:

• Translation of complex functional requirements into technical requirements, implementing and maintaining a coherent and progressive development strategy for our product line
• Design, develop and maintain complex systems using best of the breed development practices and technology.
• Responsible for the over-all software development life cycle.
• Delivery of High Quality, Scalable and Extensible systems and applications on-time and on-budget.
• Adoption and Evolution of the software engineering practices and tools within the organization
• Keep in sync with the latest technology developments and open source offerings. Evaluate and adopt them for solving business problem of organization.
• Collaborate with other technology and business teams within the organization to provide efficient robust solutions to the problems.
• Drive and manage the bug triage process
• Report on status of product delivery and quality to management, customer support and product teams.

Desired Skills

• Strong programming, debugging, and problem-solving skills
• Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Sound understanding of object-oriented programming and excellent software design skills.
• Good experience of SOA/Microservices/Restful services and development of N-tier J2EE / JavaSpringboot applications (API’s).
• Strong understanding of database design and SQL (mySql/mariaDB) development
• Good to have knowledge of NoSQL technologies like MongoDB, Solr, Redis, Cassandra or any other NoSQL database
• Knowledge of design patterns and good to have experience of large-scale applications
• Should have experience in Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ or other Queueing systems.

Ideal Experience

• 3 to 8 years of industry experience.
• Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Computer Science/ IT
• Drive discussions to create/improve product, process and technology
• Provide end to end solution and design details
• Lead development of formalized solution methodologies
• Passion to work in startup like environment

Personal Characteristics

• Passion and commitment
• Strong and excellent software design intellect
• High integrity
• Self-starter

1. Develop, maintain, and enhance robust backend systems using Python3 and frameworks like Django (mandatory), Flask, and FastAPI (good to have).
2. Design, implement, and maintain highly efficient and automated continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes using Jenkins and configuration management with Ansible.
3. Elevate our testing culture by architecting and implementing innovative testing strategies, focusing on both unit and integration testing to ensure exceptional code quality and extensive coverage.
4. Follow peer-to-peer code reviews and cross-team collaboration to build scalable and reliable solutions.
5. Proficiently work with at least one cloud technology, preferably AWS, to deploy and manage applications in the cloud environment.
6. Possess knowledge of Nginx, load balancing, and scalability to optimize system performance and reliability.
7. Good experience working in distributed micro-service architecture and driving them with crucial requirements like request tracing, debugging critical issues, logging, monitoring, and alerting. 
8. Work in containerized environments using Docker and Docker Compose, and have experience with AWS ECS for container orchestration.
9. Prioritize maintainability and reliability in developing and maintaining software systems, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in our product ecosystem.
10. Collaborate effectively within a team, taking initiatives and driving projects forward with minimal micro-management.
11. Pave the way for maintainable and reliable codebases by introducing novel approaches and best practices in software development.

Requirements

1. Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in computer science.
2. Strong teamwork and communication skills, with a proactive approach to project management and task ownership.
3. Proven track record as an innovative Python developer with a focus on product engineering.
4. Visionary mindset to work in an agile environment, participating in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Benefits

100% Remote

Insurance

ROR :: JD

Immediate Joiner

• Having experience on Ruby on Rails.
• Strong SQL skills with MySQL or PostgreSQL
• Knowledge on MongoDB an advantage.
• Experience with TDD (test driven development) or RSpec.
• Having experience on REST/API.
• JRuby experience is an advantage
• Knowledge on Exilir and functional programming a plus and JRuby is an advantage.
• Experience using Git productively in a team environment.
• Experience into Amazon web services
• Knowledge on Jenkins is an advantage.
• Knowledge on Docker.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Programming Languages: Perl, Python, java. Perl programming with strong OOPs knowledge.

• UI: HTML, JS
• System: Linux must have – good knowledge and shell scripting experience.
• Prior experience in infrastructure automation, monitoring will definitely help.

Description:

The person in this role:

- Will be involved in developing new monitoring scripts, enhancement & defect fixes on existing monitors

- Have to be on-call to support any incoming production/P1 internal issues which need urgent attention (team members are on call for a week and we have a weekly rotation policy within the team)

Preferred skills:

Perl
- Shell scripting

- Unix

- Jenkins

Key Skills

• In depth knowledge of Node.js
• Knowledge of integration with front-end JavaScript libraries and frameworks like react js
• Should be experienced with Micro-services.
• Knowledge of both SQL and NoSQL databases such as MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB
• Working experience of Git preferably bitbucket.
• Good knowledge of CI/CD preferably using bitbucket pipelines and Jenkins.
• Working knowledge of agile methodologies and techniques