Senior Backend/DevOps Role: Java, AWS, Kafka Engineering (5+ Years)

Location: Bangalore preferred / Hybrid as applicable

Experience: 3+ years

Education: B.E/B.Tech in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline

Salary: Above market standards, flexible for the right candidate

Career growth: Long-term opportunity with potential to lead DevOps architecture and cloud platform operations

About FrontM

FrontM builds software platforms for frontline workforces operating in remote and low-connectivity environments, with a strong focus on the maritime industry. The platform supports communication, collaboration, healthcare, learning, welfare and operational workflows across mobile, web, kiosk and connected device environments.

The platform runs across cloud infrastructure, constrained networks and specialised customer environments, requiring reliable DevOps practices, strong observability, secure architecture and careful operational discipline.

Role Summary

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will take ownership of FrontM’s AWS cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, platform reliability and technical operations. You will work closely with the VP of Delivery, CTO and CEO to maintain secure, scalable and high-availability infrastructure for FrontM’s production systems.

This role requires strong hands-on DevOps experience, broad AWS knowledge, Kubernetes experience and the ability to troubleshoot complex networking and production issues across multi-domain SaaS environments.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps Architecture (≈45%)

· Own, maintain and improve AWS cloud infrastructure for FrontM platforms

· Create and maintain Terraform scripts for infrastructure deployment and management

· Manage Kubernetes workloads deployed within AWS EKS

· Support multi-zone AWS infrastructure design for availability, resilience and scale

· Maintain AWS services including Route 53, EC2, API Gateway, VPC, VPN, AWS Cognito, ElastiCache, DynamoDB and Lambda

· Contribute to DevOps architecture planning in line with FrontM’s platform roadmap

CI/CD, Operations & Platform Reliability (≈35%)

· Build, maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines for backend and platform services

· Oversee technical operations with hands-on administration, monitoring and release support

· Ensure continuous server uptime, stability, performance and maintainability

· Debug, respond to and restore system outages in production and staging environments

· Improve observability across infrastructure and applications, including migration from Elastic stack to logz.io

· Support backend stability, scale and performance across Node.js, Java and related services

Security, Networking & Production Support (≈20%)

· Maintain AWS security configurations, access controls and monitoring practices

· Support complex networking requirements across multi-domain SaaS implementations

· Troubleshoot network, infrastructure and access issues with internal teams and customer-side users

· Work with backend teams to support API integrations and infrastructure abstractions for complex requirements

· Document operational procedures, incident findings and technical support steps clearly

Required Technical Skills

Cloud Infrastructure & AWS

· Strong hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure and cloud operations

· Experience with Route 53, EC2, API Gateway, VPC, VPN, AWS Cognito, ElastiCache, DynamoDB and Lambda

· Experience with AWS security setup, monitoring and multi-zone infrastructure

· Ability to manage infrastructure using Terraform

Kubernetes, CI/CD & Observability

· Strong experience with Kubernetes, preferably AWS EKS

· Extensive CI/CD and DevOps experience

· Experience with infrastructure observability and application monitoring tools

· Ability to diagnose production bottlenecks, server failures and performance issues

Backend, Networking & SaaS Operations

· Experience supporting Node.js, Java and backend system procedures for stability and scale

· Good understanding of APIs, integrations and backend service dependencies

· Experience with complex networking and multi-domain SaaS implementations

· Ability to troubleshoot technical issues with non-technical end users

Nice to Have

· Experience with MongoDB clusters in MongoDB Atlas

Personal Attributes

· Strong ownership mindset for uptime, reliability and production stability

· Practical problem-solving approach with the ability to act quickly during incidents

· Clear written and spoken communication in English

· Ability to work independently and coordinate with senior management when required

· Comfortable working in fast-moving engineering teams

· Attention to detail in security, monitoring, documentation and operational processes

Why join FrontM?

Long-Term Career Growth

Opportunity to work on cloud infrastructure used by global maritime and remote workforce customers, with scope to grow into DevOps architecture and platform leadership roles.

Engineering Challenges That Matter

Work on infrastructure that supports applications used in remote, low-bandwidth and operationally demanding environments.

Broad Technical Ownership

Take responsibility across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, networking, security and production reliability.

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Join a team focused on building reliable software infrastructure for real-world use cases and contribute to systems used across the global maritime workforce.

Job Description:

Pre-requisite skills required for a DevOps Engineer role include:

• 6+yrs exp in DevOps
• Experience working on Linux based infrastructure
• knowledge in AWS, docker, CI/CD tools
• Hands on exp in Python/shell scripting language
• hands on exp in AWS and Azure
• Work exp in Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, LINUX
• Excellent understanding of Ruby, Python, Perl, and Java
• Configuration and managing databases such as MySQL, Mongo
• Excellent troubleshooting
• Working knowledge of various tools, open-source technologies, and cloud services

As a DevOps Engineer at YOYO, you'll own the infrastructure and delivery backbone that keeps our platform running as we grow. You'll build the CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and observability that let a small, fast-moving team ship confidently and you'll keep our AI and data workloads reliable and affordable at scale. This is a hands-on role with real ownership: you won't be maintaining someone else's setup, you'll be shaping ours. You'll work closely with the backend, AI/ML, and data teams to make deployment boring, incidents rare, and scaling a non-event.

If you are Interested DM me on LinkedIn - Saquib Mundagnur

 What You'll Own

CI/CD & developer experience - Build and maintain fast, reliable CI/CD pipelines so engineers ship multiple times a day with confidence. - Make the path from commit to production simple, safe, and repeatable, with sensible automated testing, rollbacks, and release controls.Cloud infrastructure & IaC - Own our cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP) end to end, managed as code (Terraform or similar) — no click-ops. - Design for scale and cost-efficiency as store and conversation volumes grow.

Containers & orchestration - Run our services on containers/Kubernetes: deployments, autoscaling, networking, and resource management. - Support the specific needs of AI/ML workloads, including GPU-backed inference and batch processing for the speech pipeline.

Reliability & observability (SRE) - Own uptime, performance, and incident response — monitoring, logging, tracing, alerting, on-call, and blameless postmortems. - Define and defend SLOs; keep the platform dependable as it scales across clients.

Data & pipeline infrastructure - Support the infrastructure behind large-scale, edge-to-cloud data movement and processing (audio ingestion, ASR/AI pipelines, analytics). - Keep data workloads reliable, performant, and cost-aware.

Security & compliance - Bake security into the platform: secrets management, IAM/least-privilege, encryption in transit and at rest, network hardening, and vulnerability management. - Support compliance readiness (including India's DPDP Act and enterprise-client security requirements) for a product that handles sensitive customer conversations.

Cost & scale - Own cloud cost visibility and optimization; make scaling decisions that balance reliability and spend. 

What You'll Bring - 6+ years in DevOps, SRE, platform, or infrastructure engineering, running production systems at meaningful scale.

- Strong hands-on experience with a major cloud provider (**AWS or Azure or GCP**) and Infrastructure-as-Code (**Terraform** or equivalent).

- Solid experience with **containers and Kubernetes** in production. - Experience building and owning **CI/CD** pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Argo, or similar).

- Comfort with a scripting/automation language (Python, Go, or Bash) and a strong automation-first mindset.

- Real experience with **observability** (Prometheus/Grafana, ELK, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, or similar) and running incident response / on-call.

- A security-conscious approach — secrets, IAM, encryption, and least-privilege as defaults. - Startup temperament: ownership, pragmatism, and a bias to automate and ship. - Based in or willing to relocate to Bangalore, and up for an onsite/hybrid, in-person team

 The Role 

As a **DevOps Engineer** you'll own the infrastructure and delivery backbone that 

keeps our platform running as we grow. You'll build the CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and 

observability that let a small, fast-moving team ship confidently — and you'll keep our AI and 

data workloads reliable and affordable at scale. 

This is a hands-on role with real ownership: you won't be maintaining someone else's setup, 

you'll be shaping ours. You'll work closely with the backend, AI/ML, and data teams to make 

deployment boring, incidents rare, and scaling a non-event. --- 

What You'll Own 

**CI/CD & developer experience** 

- Build and maintain fast, reliable CI/CD pipelines so engineers ship multiple times a day with 

confidence. - Make the path from commit to production simple, safe, and repeatable, with sensible 

automated testing, rollbacks, and release controls. 

**Cloud infrastructure & IaC** - Own our cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP) end to end, managed as code (Terraform or 

similar) — no click-ops. - Design for scale and cost-efficiency as store and conversation volumes grow. 

**Containers & orchestration** - Run our services on containers/Kubernetes: deployments, autoscaling, networking, and 

resource management. - Support the specific needs of AI/ML workloads, including GPU-backed inference and batch 

processing for the speech pipeline. 

**Reliability & observability (SRE)** - Own uptime, performance, and incident response — monitoring, logging, tracing, alerting, 

on-call, and blameless postmortems. - Define and defend SLOs; keep the platform dependable as it scales across clients. 

**Data & pipeline infrastructure** - Support the infrastructure behind large-scale, edge-to-cloud data movement and 

processing (audio ingestion, ASR/AI pipelines, analytics). - Keep data workloads reliable, performant, and cost-aware. 

**Security & compliance** - Bake security into the platform: secrets management, IAM/least-privilege, encryption in 

transit and at rest, network hardening, and vulnerability management. - Support compliance readiness (including India's DPDP Act and enterprise-client security 

requirements) for a product that handles sensitive customer conversations. 

**Cost & scale** - Own cloud cost visibility and optimization; make scaling decisions that balance reliability 

and spend. --- 

What You'll Bring - 6+ years in DevOps, SRE, platform, or infrastructure engineering, running production 

systems at meaningful scale. - Strong hands-on experience with a major cloud provider (**AWS or Azure or GCP**) and 

Infrastructure-as-Code (**Terraform** or equivalent). - Solid experience with **containers and Kubernetes** in production. - Experience building and owning **CI/CD** pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, 

Jenkins, Argo, or similar). 

- Comfort with a scripting/automation language (Python, Go, or Bash) and a strong 

automation-first mindset. - Real experience with **observability** (Prometheus/Grafana, ELK, Datadog, 

OpenTelemetry, or similar) and running incident response / on-call. - A security-conscious approach — secrets, IAM, encryption, and least-privilege as defaults. - Startup temperament: ownership, pragmatism, and a bias to automate and ship. - Based in or willing to relocate to Bangalore, and up for an onsite/hybrid, in-person team. 

Bonus Points - Experience running **ML/AI or GPU workloads** in production (inference serving, batch 

pipelines, model deployment). - Experience with data-intensive infrastructure — streaming/queues (Kafka, SQS), data 

pipelines, or large object/audio storage. - Exposure to **edge devices / IoT fleets**, OTA updates, or high-volume device-to-cloud 

ingestion. - Experience with compliance/security frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, DPDP). - FinOps / cloud cost-optimization experience. - Early-stage startup experience. --- 

Why Join - Own infrastructure that's already live with leading retail brands and growing fast — real 

scale, real impact. - Work across genuinely interesting workloads: speech AI, GPU inference, large-scale data, 

and edge-to-cloud ingestion. - Small team, high ownership, direct line to engineering leadership — your decisions ship. - Build the platform foundation of a category-defining product from an

Job Summary :

We are looking for a proactive and skilled DevOps Engineer to join our team and play a key role in building, managing, and scaling infrastructure for high-performance systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Python scripting, cloud platforms, and DevOps practices around CI/CD, monitoring, and incident response.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure on cloud platforms such as AWS.

- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Cloud Formation, or similar.

- Manage Kubernetes clusters, configure namespaces, services, deployments, and auto scaling. CI/CD & Release Management

- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, building, and deployment of services.

- Collaborate with developers to ensure smooth and frequent deployments to production.

- Manage versioning and rollback strategies for critical deployments.

- Containerization & Orchestration using Kubernetes.

- Containerize applications using Docker, and manage them using Kubernetes.

- Write automation scripts using Python or Shell for infrastructure tasks, monitoring, and deployment flows.

- Develop utilities and tools to enhance operational efficiency and reliability.

- Monitoring & Incident Management

- Analyze system performance and implement infrastructure scaling strategies based on load and usage trends.

- Optimize application and system performance through proactive monitoring and configuration tuning.

Desired Skills and Experience :

- Experience Required - 6+ yrs.

- Hands-on experience on cloud services like AWS, EKS etc.

- Ability to design a good cloud solution.

- Strong Linux troubleshooting, Shell Scripting, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, Jenkins Skills.

- Design and implement the CI/CD pipeline following the best industry practices using open-source tools.

- Use knowledge and research to constantly modernize our applications and infrastructure stacks.

- Be a team player and strong problem-solver to work with a diverse team.

- Having good communication skills.

Join our product development team at Planview as a Senior Software Engineer I and become a pivotal force on the Viz Core Team. This role offers the unique opportunity to shape and lead the development of data-processing pipelines and APIs that are at the heart of our software solutions. These solutions are designed to streamline and enhance the efficiency of software delivery, resonating deeply with software engineers who strive to build better and faster.

At Planview Viz, which is powered by the innovative “Flow Framework,” you will tackle complex data challenges and develop scalable solutions within an AWS cloud environment. Your efforts will be crucial in revolutionizing how businesses harness and interpret vast amounts of workflow data, transforming it into actionable insights that propel organizational efficiency and effectiveness.

Responsibilities (What you'll do)

• Create and refine powerful data-processing architectures that integrate seamlessly with a diverse array of external tools, enhancing the way software is delivered across industries.
• Drive operational excellence by critically analyzing problems, defining requirements, and devising robust solutions that push the boundaries of technology.
• Lead and inspire a team of talented engineers, promoting a culture of ownership, meticulous attention to quality, and proactive problem-solving.
• Stay at the cutting edge of technology by updating and expanding your team’s knowledge of cloud architectures, data processing, and advanced analytics, ensuring that you and your team remain leaders in technological innovation.
• Make a direct impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of software delivery worldwide through innovation and leadership.

Qualifications (What you'll bring)

Who We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate is a seasoned professional in cloud software development with a strong foundation in data processing and scalable software systems. You thrive in collaborative environments and are passionate about advancing cloud technology and data architecture to new heights. You are a leader who enjoys mentoring, guiding, and inspiring others.

Preferred Qualifications

Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience with a modern programming language, with a focus on back-end systems and cloud-based technologies.
• Strong capability in architecting and designing robust, scalable software systems.
• Proficiency in AWS or another popular cloud platform.

Additional Qualifications

• Experience with big-data technologies such as Spark and Apache Kafka.
• Experience with Java (version 17), Scala, or other JVM programming languages.
• Experience with tools such as Amazon Redshift and MongoDB.
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Travis CI, or similar platforms.
• Proficiency in test-driven development.
• Experience with containers and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.
• Experience working on remote or distributed teams and projects.

We’re seeking a highly skilled, execution-focused Senior Backend Engineer with a minimum of 5 years of experience to join our team. This role demands hands-on expertise in building and scaling distributed systems, strong proficiency in Java, and deep knowledge of cloud-native infrastructure. You will be expected to design robust backend services, optimize performance across storage and caching layers, and enable seamless integrations using modern messaging and CI/CD pipelines.

You’ll be working in a high-scale, high-impact environment where reliability, speed, and efficiency are paramount. If you enjoy solving complex engineering challenges and have a passion for distributed systems, this is the right role for you.

Responsibilities—

• Design, develop, and maintain distributed backend systems at scale.
• Write high-performance, production-grade code in Java.
• Architect and optimize storage systems, ensuring efficient query performance and scalable data models.
• Implement caching strategies to reduce latency and improve system throughput.
• Build and manage services leveraging AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Develop resilient messaging pipelines using Kafka (or equivalent) for real-time data processing.
• Define and streamline CI/CD pipelines, ensuring rapid and reliable deployment cycles.
• Collaborate with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and apply proactive fixes.
• Drive best practices in software engineering, testing, and code reviews. 

Requirements—

• 5+ years of experience in backend engineering, with deep hands-on coding experience.
• Strong proficiency in Java and familiarity with modern frameworks.
• Proven track record in building scalable distributed systems.
• Hands-on expertise with AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS).
• Solid understanding of messaging systems like Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar.
• Strong grasp of query performance optimization and storage system design.
• Experience with caching solutions (Redis, Memcached, etc.).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to thrive in fast-paced environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a proactive mindset.

Benefits—

• Best in class salary: We hire only the best, and we pay accordingly.
• Proximity Talks: Meet other designers, engineers, and product geeks — and learn from experts in the field.
• Keep on learning with a world-class team: Work with the best in the field, challenge yourself constantly, and learn something new every day.

About us—

Proximity is the trusted technology, design, and consulting partner for some of the biggest Sports, Media, and Entertainment companies in the world. We’re headquartered in San Francisco and have offices in Palo Alto, Dubai, Mumbai, and Bangalore.

Since 2019, Proximity has built high-impact, scalable products used by millions of users every day. Today, we are a global team of engineers, designers, product managers, and experts solving complex problems and building cutting-edge technology at scale.

Overview

Planview has one mission: to build the future of connected work, from ideas to impact.

As the global leader in work and resource management, Planview helps organizations accelerate the achievement of what matters most, supporting our customers from need to speed, from passion to progress, and from overhead to optimization. We provide the industry’s most comprehensive solutions designed for strategic planning, portfolio and resource management, Lean and Agile delivery, product portfolio management, capability, technology management (enterprise architecture), innovation management, collaborative work and project management. Our connected platform of solutions underpins the business and digital transformations of more than 4,500 customers globally, including 59 of the Fortune 100.

At Planview, our people connections drive our innovation and success. Our global team of 1400+ work remotely and across our offices including Austin, Vancouver, Hod HaSharon, Bangalore, and Stockholm. We are proud of our world-class, connected culture built on our shared values, that supports our teams to be successful from anywhere.

The Opportunity

Join our product development team at Planview as a Software Engineer 2 and contribute to the Viz Core Team. This role provides an exciting opportunity to support the development of data processing pipelines and APIs that form the backbone of our software solutions. You will work collaboratively to enhance the efficiency of software delivery, developing solutions that help organizations harness and interpret workflow data.

In this role, you will

•Collaborate with senior engineers to create and refine data processing architectures that integrate with various external tools.

•Assist in analyzing problems, defining requirements, and proposing solutions that align with the team’s objectives.

•Contribute to a culture of quality and continuous improvement by providing thoughtful feedback on code and design.

•Learn and apply best practices in cloud architectures and data processing to deliver high-quality software solutions.

•Engage in an environment that values innovation and teamwork, where your contributions will positively impact the delivery of software solutions.

Who we are looking for

The ideal candidate is an emerging professional in cloud software development with a solid foundation in data processing and software systems. You thrive in collaborative environments and are eager to learn and grow within the field.

Preferred qualifications skills, knowledge, and expertise

•Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

•3+ years of experience with any modern programming language, focusing on back-end systems and cloud-based technologies.

•Basic understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software development methodologies.

•Familiarity with cloud platforms, particularly AWS or similar services.

Other beneficial qualifications

•Exposure to big data technologies like Spark or Apache Kafka.

•Experience with Java (v17), Scala, or other JVM programming languages.

•Familiarity with storage tools such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB.

• Understanding of continuous integration/deployment tooling such as GitHub or Jenkins.

• Awareness of Test-Driven Development practices.

• Basic knowledge of containers and orchestration tools like

Job Description

The engineer will provide direct support to service development teams using the platform and maintain/develop platform components across CI pipelines, tool integrations, deployment architecture, monitoring, documentation, and self-service initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support onboarding and technical discussions with development teams.
• Provide technical guidance and documentation.
• Support development engineers on CI/CD pipelines, deployments, logging and monitoring.
• Improve platform code, processes and documentation.
• Provide production infrastructure/operations support, including on-call support.
• Research product requirements and new technology rollouts.

Core Mandatory Skills

Kubernetes / Amazon EKS, Terraform, Terragrunt, AWS Cloud, Docker, CI/CD Pipelines, GitOps, Python / Go / Java, Cloud Operations / DevOps, Logging / Monitoring / Tracing, Incident Management

Build production-grade cloud infrastructure that powers enterprise applications with cutting-edge DevOps practices.

What you'll do:

• Design CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI)
• Containerize apps with Docker, deploy on Kubernetes clusters
• Manage infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Set up monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack)
• Cloud migrations (AWS EC2, EKS, RDS → GCP equivalent)
• Optimize costs and performance for live production systems

What we need:

• Basic Python/Bash scripting
• Docker basics, Git workflows
• Cloud exposure (AWS/GCP/Azure free tier projects)
• Problem-solving mindset, eagerness to learn

Real impact:

• Deploy apps used by 1000+ daily users
• Work with senior DevOps engineers on client deliverables
• Build portfolio for FAANG-level interviews