SDE 2 - Backend

Must of Skills/Experience 

• System Design

• Python

• TensorFlow

• Google ADK or Lang Graph

• Lang Chain , Lang Graph

• Spark

• Agentic AI Design

• ML Ops

• MCP (client and server)

• FastAPI

• Doc Factory

• RAG

• Golang

• LLMs – Gemini, Open AI

• NLP

• Dev Assistant - AI based code - generation

(Qwen or Claude or Copilot)

• CI/CD

• Good in oral and written communication,

collaboration and be a team player

Good to have skills 

• DevOps with K8

• Scripting

• Java

• REST API

• UV

• ReACT

• DocFactory

• Unix

• Experience in Spring Boot, Jenkins, Git, Hibernate, Kubernetes, and Docker

• Experience in the development of scalable and extensible systems using Java

• Proficiency in Database technology such as MySQL, Oracle and MongoDB

• Routines Sync & Async

• Solid and fluent understanding of algorithm and data structures

• Excellent software design, problem-solving and debugging skills

• Demonstrated high ownership in previous projects

• Excellent Communication Skills

• Good understanding of Elastic Search, Redis

• Experience working in the cloud environment, preferably AWS*.

• Write unit tests and run automated tests through CI/CD

• Ability to learn new and existing technologies

• Experience in building cloud SaaS or PaaS solutions/products

Location: Hyderabad

Work Mode: Hybrid (2 days WFO)

Experience Required: 4.5+ years

Notice Period: Immediate Joiners Preferred

Employment Type: Full-Time

Mandatory Requirements:

• 4.5+ years of experience in Java Development
• Hands-on experience with AWS in a production environment
• Must be available to join immediately
• Must be willing to work in Hybrid mode from Hyderabad

Technical Skill Requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience in Core Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices
• Solid understanding of OOP concepts, Multithreading, and REST APIs
• Practical knowledge and experience working with AWS services like EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, SNS, etc.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and version control systems (Git)
• Good knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
• Ability to write clean, efficient, and well-documented code

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java-based backend applications
• Implement and integrate AWS services to ensure scalability and reliability
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including QA, DevOps, and Front-end developers
• Optimize application performance and troubleshoot issues in a timely manner
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and team discussions
• Ensure best practices in code quality, security, and documentation
• Handle deployments and production support if needed

Roles and Responsibilities 

1) Understand client requirements and functionalities. 

2) Write well-designed, testable, efficient code. 

3) Responsible for solving complex technical issues. 

4) Ensure quality projects are delivered within defined timelines. 

5) Active involvement in client communication to understand functional requirements. 

6) Maintain high standards of quality for code, documentation and other deliverables.

At least 3 years' experience as a Node.js developer.

Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.

Mandatory experience in MongoDB and MySql.

Knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3.

Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.

Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude.

BlackLight Gaming is looking for a top-notch, ambitious and driven Node. js developer who is confident of creating, maintaining and further optimising highly scalable backend supporting our multiplayer mobile games which are played by millions of players. If you're hard-working, enthusiastic, dedicated, have fire in the belly to accept challenges, then BlackLight Games is the place for you.

What You Bring to the team:

• More than 3+ years of experience developing serverless applications using public cloud like Google Cloud/ AWS
• Knowledge of Node. js and frameworks available for it.
• Strong proficiency with JavaScript
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds.
• Distributed system development with an understanding of latency, scalability, scheduling, asynchronous programming, and reliability
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Experience with services common to serverless architectures, like: AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, IAM, Firebase Real Time Database, Google Cloud SQL, Cloud Tasks. It’s a bonus if you have worked on Google Cloud Project and Firebase.
• Solid Experience with NoSQL and SQL databases is required with proven experience of creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system.
• Experience with deploying, maintaining, debugging live systems, and end-to-end testing and analysis
• Experienced in creating micro-services based architectures, reusable components
• Experience building REST APIs and other common application architectures on the above services
• Experience building data processing pipelines
• Solid understanding of code, design, and development practices
• General comfort in exploring, assessing, and learning new frameworks
• High levels of integrity and professionalism, and an ability to channel maximum amounts of energy into the role delivering premium customer service at all times
• Adhere to different Project Management methodologies (Agile etc) and leverage different CI/CD tools

Extra Gems for:

• Google, AWS and/or Industry certifications.
• Familiarity with object storage such as AWS S3, Firebase Storage, in-memory caches such as Redis
• Demonstrated performance of threat modeling, risk assessment techniques, code reviews in the context of DevSecOps security
• Knowledge of Application Monitoring using tools like Google Stackdriver
• Broad familiarity with other languages like J2EE, Python as we write some code in these as well.
• Experience with Github and advanced Github features.
• Experience of working in Product industry
• Open source contributions, interesting hobby projects.

Why Us?

• High Growth Startup environment
• Company sponsored courses and education material
• Lots of learning opportunities
• Work with a super-talented team of professionals
• Informal work-culture, Casual Dress Code, multiple outings and trips
• Performance Based Bonus
• Competitive Salary
• Medical Insurance for you and your family
• Subsidies Lunch and Unlimited Snacks, Tea & Coffee in the house at all time

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges
• Integration of data storage solutions.
• Maintaining social media and admin panel accounts.

• Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks.
• Understanding the fully synchronous behavior of PHP
• Understanding of MVC design patterns
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Knowledge of object-oriented PHP programming
• Understanding accessibility and security compliance.
• Strong knowledge of the common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Familiarity with limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases and their declarative query languages
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Website development and API integrations. Database and password security.