SDE 1 - Backend Developer Java / Node.js

As a Senior Backend & Infrastructure Engineer, you will take ownership of backend systems and cloud infrastructure. You’ll work closely with our CTO and cross-functional teams (hardware, AI, frontend) to design scalable, fault- tolerant architectures and ensure reliable deployment pipelines.

1. What You’ll Do :

• Backend Development: Maintain and evolve our Node.js (TypeScript) and Python backend services with a focus on performance and scalability.
• Cloud Infrastructure: Manage our infrastructure on GCP and Firebase (Auth, Firestore, Storage, Functions, AppEngine, PubSub, Cloud Tasks). 
• Database Management: Handle Firestore and other NoSQL DBs. Lead database schema design and migration strategies.
• Pipelines & Automation: Build robust real-time and batch data pipelines. Automate CI/CD and testing for backend and frontend services.
• Monitoring & Uptime: Deploy tools for observability (logging, alerts, debugging). Ensure 99.9% uptime of critical services.
• Dev Environments: Set up and manage developer and staging environments across teams.
• Quality & Security: Drive code reviews, implement backend best practices, and enforce security standards.
• Collaboration: Partner with other engineers (AI, frontend, hardware) to integrate backend capabilities seamlessly into our global system.

Must-Haves :

• 5+ years of experience in backend development and cloud infrastructure.
• Strong expertise in Node.js (TypeScript) and/or Python.
• Advanced skills in NoSQL databases (Firestore, MongoDB, DynamoDB...).
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms, preferably GCP and Firebase.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD, DevOps tools, and automation.
• Solid knowledge of distributed systems and performance tuning.
• Experience setting up and managing development & staging environments. 

• Proficiency in English and remote communication.

Good to have :

• Event-driven architecture experience (e.g., Pub/Sub, MQTT).
• Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Google Monitoring).
• Previous work on large-scale SaaS products.
• Knowledge of telecommunication protocols (MQTT, WebSockets, SNMP).
• Experience with edge computing on Nvidia Jetson devices.

What We Offer :

• Competitive salary for the Indian market (depending on experience).
• Remote-first culture with async-friendly communication.
• Autonomy and responsibility from day one.
• A modern stack and a fast-moving team working on cutting-edge AI and cloud infrastructure.
• A mission-driven company tackling real-world environmental challenges. 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality backend solutions using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build and maintain scalable microservices that interact with various data sources and front-end applications.
• Develop RESTful APIs for internal and external consumption.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including front-end developers, QA, and DevOps.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across environments.
• Participate in code reviews, unit testing, and integration testing.
• Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale by identifying and resolving bottlenecks.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong proficiency in Java (8 or higher).
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot framework.
• Experience in developing RESTful APIs and understanding of HTTP protocols.
• Solid understanding of Microservices architecture and related patterns (e.g., service discovery, circuit breaker).
• Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Understanding of containerization tools (e.g., Docker) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and version control tools like Git.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with message brokers like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable backend applications using Core Java and Spring Boot.
• Build and manage microservices-based architectures and ensure smooth inter-service communication.
• Integrate and manage real-time data streaming using Apache Kafka.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including QA, DevOps, and product management.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize applications for performance and scalability.

Required Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Core Java (Java 8 or above).
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot and the Spring ecosystem (Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Security).
• Experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs.
• Solid understanding of Microservices architecture and related patterns.
• Practical experience with Apache Kafka for real-time data processing.
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.
• Good understanding of CI/CD tools and practices.
• Knowledge of containerization tools like Docker is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain serverless applications using AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and S3.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs to support web and mobile applications.
• Implement security best practices for AWS services and manage IAM roles and policies.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability through monitoring and testing.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and design patterns.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers.
• Troubleshoot and debug applications, identifying performance bottlenecks and areas for improvement.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends related to serverless architectures and Python development.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience as a Python backend developer, with a strong portfolio of serverless applications.
• Proficiency in AWS services, particularly in serverless architectures (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, etc.).
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design principles and best practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and tools (e.g., AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins).
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with frontend technologies (JavaScript, React, Angular) is a plus.
• Knowledge of data storage solutions (SQL and NoSQL databases).
• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Developer Associate) are a plus.

Must Have: 

● Experience in Java or Core Java (7+ years) 

● Experience in SpringBoot (4+years) 

● Good Knowledge of Microservice, Multithreading, design pattern Concept 

● Framework: SpringBoot, Spring Security, JAX-RS, Hystrix, Kafka 

● ORM: Spring Data JPA. Hibernate 

● Cloud Service: AWS(MSK, S3), Serverless lambda Functions 

● Build tools: Maven, Gradle 

● Good To Have: Spring Webflux, Web Client, ecommerce domain experience. 

Who are we and what do we do?

The Dice platform, one of the most advanced SaaS fintech organizations, helps businesses convert their spending from many fragmented applications, prepaid cards, offline reimbursement/invoice management, procurement, and payment systems to a single spend platform. There will be no more cash, cards, refunds, or offline invoicing since our entire goal is to provide businesses more knowledge and control over how they spend their money, resulting in significant cost savings and profitability. We are a hyper growth startup collaborating with premium Indian enterprises, startups, and industry leaders across disciplines.

Perks in store for you when you join the team:

• You'll be surrounded by passionate team members.
• Your work will have a visible impact.
• You will be working on interesting technical challenges in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements and skills:

• Hands-on Software Development experience.
• 2-4 years of relevant experience in Java development.
• Hands-on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms.
• Object-Oriented Analysis and design using common design patterns.
• Profound insight of Java and Java EE (Multithreading, Reactive Programming, etc)
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL, and ORM technologies (MySQL, EBean)
• Excellent knowledge in RESTful API development, event-based processing.
• Experience with test-driven development.
• Knowledge of GIT, Linux, Docker, Redis

Responsibilities:

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining Java applications that are often high-volume and low-latency, required for mission-critical systems
• Delivering high availability and performance
• Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Writing well-designed, efficient, and testable code
• Conducting software analysis, programming, testing, and debugging
• Managing Java and Java EE application development
• Ensuring designs comply with specifications
• Preparing and producing releases of software components
• Transforming requirements into stipulations
• Support continuous improvement
• Investigating alternatives and technologies

Location:

Pune

Must-haves

• Strong proficiency in NodeJS and JavaScript.

• Strong proficiency in top NodeJS frameworks like Express.JS (Simply Express), Feathers.JS, StrongLoop, Koa.JS, or Hapi.

• Good knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases. Ability to develop services with polyglot persistence.

• Basic working knowledge of front-end technologies like HTML5 and CSS3.

• A strong presence of mind, excellent language, and communication skills.

Our goal

We are reinventing the future of MLOps. Censius Observability platform enables businesses to gain greater visibility into how their AI makes decisions to understand it better. We enable explanations of predictions, continuous monitoring of drifts, and assessing fairness in the real world. (TLDR — build the best ML monitoring tool)

The culture

We believe in constantly iterating and improving our team culture, just like our product. We have found a good balance between async and sync work — default is still Notion docs over meetings, but at the same time, we recognize that as an early-stage startup brainstorming together over calls leads to results faster. If you enjoy taking ownership, moving quickly, and writing docs, you will fit right in.

The role:

Our engineering team is growing and we are looking to bring on board a senior software engineer who can help us transition to the next phase of the company. As we roll out our platform to customers, you will be pivotal in refining our system architecture, ensuring the various tech stacks play well with each other, and smoothening the DevOps process.

On the platform, we use Python (ML-related jobs), Golang (core infrastructure), and NodeJS (user-facing). The platform is 100% cloud-native and we use Envoy as a proxy (eventually will lead to service-mesh architecture).

By joining our team, you will get the exposure to working across a swath of modern technologies while building an enterprise-grade ML platform in the most promising area.

Responsibilities

• Be the bridge between engineering and product teams. Understand long-term product roadmap and architect a system design that will scale with our plans.
• Take ownership of converting product insights into detailed engineering requirements. Break these down into smaller tasks and work with the team to plan and execute sprints.
• Author high-quality, highly-performance, and unit-tested code running on a distributed environment using containers.
• Continually evaluate and improve DevOps processes for a cloud-native codebase.
• Review PRs, mentor others and proactively take initiatives to improve our team's shipping velocity.
• Leverage your industry experience to champion engineering best practices within the organization.

Qualifications

Work Experience

• 5+ years of industry experience (3+ years in a senior engineering role) preferably with some exposure in leading remote development teams in the past.
• Proven track record building large-scale, high-throughput, low-latency production systems with at least 3+ years working with customers, architecting solutions, and delivering end-to-end products.
• Fluency in writing production-grade Go or Python in a microservice architecture with containers/VMs for over 5+ years.
• 2+ years of DevOps experience (Kubernetes, Docker, Helm and public cloud APIs)
• Worked with relational (SQL) as well as non-relational databases (Mongo or Couch) in a production environment.
• (Bonus: worked with big data in data lakes/warehouses).
• (Bonus: built an end-to-end ML pipeline)

Skills

• Strong documentation skills. As a remote team, we heavily rely on elaborate documentation for everything we are working on.
• Ability to motivate, mentor, and lead others (we have a flat team structure, but the team would rely upon you to make important decisions)
• Strong independent contributor as well as a team player.
• Working knowledge of ML and familiarity with concepts of MLOps

Benefits

• Competitive Salary 💸
• Work Remotely 🌎
• Health insurance 🏥
• Unlimited Time Off ⏰
• Support for continual learning (free books and online courses) 📚
• Reimbursement for streaming services (think Netflix) 🎥
• Reimbursement for gym or physical activity of your choice 🏋🏽‍♀️
• Flex hours 💪
• Leveling Up Opportunities 🌱

You will excel in this role if

• You have a product mindset. You understand, care about, and can relate to our customers.
• You take ownership, collaborate, and follow through to the very end.
• You love solving difficult problems, stand your ground, and get what you want from engineers.
• Resonate with our core values of innovation, curiosity, accountability, trust, fun, and social good.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will work closely with the Tech/Team Lead, and the rest of the engineering team to build and scale a data-driven platform.

This role will act as a great springboard to accelerate career growth & transition into a Lead level role.

Your primary focus will be the development of server-side logic, building new services and APIs, developing UI components, supporting the maintenance of current APIs, reviewing work, and improving the performance and reliability of our systems as we rapidly scale our product and organization

• An effective Senior Software Engineer will be a self-motivated learner; a highly creative engineer having obsessive attention towards detail and thoroughness.
• You’ve been building web applications professionally for 4+ years
• You’re proficient in NodeJS, TypeScript, MySQL, and MongoDB
• You possess strong OOP and design pattern knowledge
• Familiar with modern engineering practices: Code Reviews, Continuous Deployment, Automated Testing, etc
• You write understandable, testable code with an eye towards maintainability and experience with TDD (Test Driven Development)
• You’ve got the ability to build RESTful APIs
• Explaining complex technical concepts to designers, support team, and fellow engineers is not a problem for you
• Well versed with the fundamentals of computer science and distributed systems
• FrontEnd experience; (Good to have) Angular
• Startup experience, preferably a tech startup
• Open Source contributor
• You have experience with other programming languages -- e.g. Python, Ruby, PHP, Go, C, etc.
• Passionate about/experienced with open source and developer tools
• You have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience