Senior Backend Developer

Job Title : Senior Consultant (Java / NodeJS + Temporal)

Experience : 5 to 12 Years

Location : Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Gurugram, Coimbatore

Work Mode : Remote (Must be open to travel for occasional team meetups)

Notice Period : Immediate Joiners or Serving Notice

Interview Process :

• R1 : Tech Interview (60 mins)
• R2 : Technical Interview
• R3 : (Optional) Interview with Client

Job Summary :

We are seeking a Senior Backend Consultant with strong hands-on expertise in Temporal (BPM/Workflow Engine) and either Node.js or Java.

The ideal candidate will have experience in designing and developing microservices and process-driven applications, as well as orchestrating complex workflows using Temporal.io.

You will work on high-scale systems, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.

Mandatory Skills :

Temporal.io, Node.js (or Java), React.js, Keycloak IAM, PostgreSQL, Terraform, Kubernetes, Azure, Jest, OpenAPI

Key Responsibilities :

• Design and implement scalable backend services using Node.js or Java.
• Build and manage complex workflow orchestrations using Temporal.io.
• Integrate with IAM solutions like Keycloak for role-based access control.
• Work with React (v17+), TypeScript, and component-driven frontend design.
• Use PostgreSQL for structured data persistence and optimized queries.
• Manage infrastructure using Terraform and orchestrate via Kubernetes.
• Leverage Azure Services like Blob Storage, API Gateway, and AKS.
• Write and maintain API documentation using Swagger/Postman/Insomnia.
• Conduct unit and integration testing using Jest.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to architectural decisions.

Must-Have Skills :

• Temporal.io – BPMN modeling, external task workers, Operate, Tasklist
• Node.js + TypeScript (preferred) or strong Java experience
• React.js (v17+) and component-driven UI development
• Keycloak IAM, PostgreSQL, and modern API design
• Infrastructure automation with Terraform, Kubernetes
• Experience in using GitFlow, OpenAPI, Jest for testing

Nice-to-Have Skills :

• Blockchain integration experience for secure KYC/identity flows
• Custom Camunda Connectors or exporter plugin development
• CI/CD experience using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
• Identity-based task completion authorization enforcement

Role: Senior Backend Developer

Exp: 4 - 7 Years

CTC: up to 22 LPA

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications using Java (Spring Boot) and Python (Flask).
• Build RESTful APIs and microservices following best practices.
• Implement event-driven architecture leveraging NATS messaging server.
• Deploy, manage, and optimize applications in Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines, ensuring smooth deployment and delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize application performance.

What you will be doing

• Building and maintaining Java micro services.
• Develop new features and improve existing features of the application.
• Coding, Implementing, Unit Testing and Documenting Java based services.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code.
• Code reviews and ensuring adherence to software development standards.
• Contribute to team and organizational improvements in process and infrastructure.
• Participating in requirements gathering and functional specification activities.
• Resolving and helping to mitigate production issues.

What you need to be successful

• Has proven himself as a solid individual contributor and has some initial management ability
• Understands the culture and upholds it
• Well respected with the team
• Looking to grow more as a manager than as an engineer
• Split time b/w hands-on technical work and people management of a small team
• Be a role model for the people in your team
• Responsible for team mentorship, technical planning, resource allocation & project delivery
• Build solid working relationships with counterparts outside engineering
• If we shortlist you for a lead role, then you'll have to mentor SDE-1 towards their SDE-2 journey.
• Progress up to manager in 2-3 years
• Strong Data Structure and Algorithms
• Experience of building micro services architectures, developing RESTful services,continuous integration, unit and integration testing.
• Proficient with SpringBoot, Hibernate, JUnit and other Java frameworks apart from RDBMS and NoSQL databases - PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• Gauge or other BDD frameworks and experience in Fintech would be preferred.

What you bring to the table

• Education: Bachelor's degree in IT, computer science or related
• Experience: 5-9 years of relevant experience for SSE role
• Exposure to microservices, API management tools like Swagger
• Must have experience in working on Agile Scrum teams in the past and exposure to any of the Agile project management tools like Jira, Mingle, RTC, TFS etc.
• Proficient in application log analysis.
• Experience Java/JEE Development - especially EJB 2.1 / 3.0, JDBC
• Experience with application servers such as JBoss AS or IBM WAS is an advantage
• Experience in SQL programing using PostgreSQL / MySQL /Maria DB and JPA (Annotation Based)
• Knowledge of build tools such as Maven or Gradle and of continuous integration tools such as Jenkins, Nexus
• Basic knowledge of web services (SOAP or REST) and web technologies (HTML, CSS, JS)
• Basic knowledge of containers like Dockers, basic knowledge of cloud infrastructure
• Ability to interact and coordinate with employees at different levels, different groups, and different geographical locations within the company
• Ability to support multiple existing applications as well as work on building new ones
• Ability to provide accurate project estimates and make recommendations on specific technologies to use based on business requirements
• Good verbal and written Communication.
• Readiness for short term Domestic and International Travels

Preferred

• Industry knowledge with respect to payments systems and processing in the Debit/Credit and Account based payments (EFT Switching) from different channels like POS, ATM or ecommerce, Card Management System and Real Time Payment Systems.
• Exposure to the Interchange Interfaces like Visa Net, MasterCard, BankNet
• Exposure to Interchange Simulators and Mandates Management.