Senior Backend Developer (SDE-II) - Java

Role & responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality Java applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Write well-designed, testable, and efficient code using best practices.
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely solutions.
• Work with databases, APIs, and third-party services.
• Ensure security and performance of applications.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum processes, including sprint planning and stand-ups.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong proficiency in Core Java, OOPs, and Java 8+ features.
• Experience with Spring Framework (Spring Boot, MVC, Security, etc.).
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and Microservices Architecture.
• Experience with JPA/Hibernate and SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Knowledge of Maven/Gradle, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.
• Familiar with unit testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, etc.).
• Understanding of design patterns and software engineering principles.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.

Preferred candidate profile

• Frontend experience with Angular/React.
• Exposure to containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience in performance tuning or profiling Java applications.
• Familiarity with message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ).

We are looking for Software Developers for the product team in Pune/Gurugaon. We need immediate joiners.

Java Developer (3+ Years of Experience),

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• Must have hands-on in Java 8+, Spring, SpringBoot, JPA/Hibernate, and REST API.
• Must have experience in RDBMS (MySql, Oracle, etc.) or NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.).
• Good understanding of coding best practices, code optimization, code coverage, and performance tuning.
• Experience in Spring Cloud, Microservices, and Kafka is a plus
• Experience in DevOps (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Version Control) is a plus.
• Good understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Role Description

The SDE 2/3 will be part of the engineering/development team in Games24x7 Pvt. Ltd. and will be responsible for taking ownership of the core products of the company. The applicant must have good communication, interpersonal, technical and analytical skills in order to take part in the collaborative and cooperative development process that delivers the high quality software we use to provide the best possible playing experience to our players. He/she must be an expert in the Java programming language and needs to be familiar with popular IDEs, tools and scripting languages on the Linux operating system. Familiarity with an RDBMS, preferably PostgreSQL, is essential to succeed in this position.

General Accountabilities/Job Responsibilities:

• Participate in the requirements analysis, design, development and testing of applications.
• Write clean and efficient code and stay hands-on with it.
• Write high level code, code review, unit testing and deployment.
• Ensure practical application of design principles with a focus on the user experience, usability, template designs, cross browser issues and client server concepts.
• Contribute to the development of project estimates, scheduling, and deliverables.
• Work closely with QA team to determine testing requirements to ensure full coverage and best quality of product.
• Take up the opportunities to mentor and guide junior team members in excelling their jobs.

Requirements:

• B.E. /B.Tech. in Computer Science or MCA from a reputed university.
• 3-12 years of experience in software development, with emphasis on JAVA/J2EE Server side programming.
• Hands on experience in core Java, multithreading, RMI, socket programing, JDBC, NIO, webservices and design patterns.
• Knowledge of distributed system, distributed caching, messaging frameworks, ESB etc.
• Experience in Linux operating system and PostgreSQL/MySQL/MongoDB/Cassandra database
• Additionally, knowledge of HBase, Hadoop and Hive is desirable.
• Familiarity with message queue systems and AMQP and Kafka is desirable.
• Experience as a participant in agile methodologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills.
• This is not a fullstack requirement, we are looking for a purely backend expert.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Principal Engineers  are responsible for driving Technology and Engineering Best Practices in their respective teams.
• They should demonstrate a high level of ownership and accountability for their product and software systems.
• They are expected to go above and beyond their role by contributing in tools, processes and practices which bring operational efficiency and are aligned with business goals.
• They are expected to actively participate in development along with team members and create systems and modules which represent a working model of engineering best practices.
• They are expected to participate in code reviews, design reviews, architecture discussions.
• They are responsible for the Engineering metrics/health of their systems including strong alerting and monitoring mechanisms.
• They are expected to lead the adoption of best practices around coding, designing, performance of systems in a team.

Experience or Skills Required:

• B.Tech or Advanced degree in Computer Science with 6-12 years of industry experience in product based companies.
• Proficiency with Basic libraries for machine learning such as scikit-learn and pandas
• Experience in building solutions based on Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, K Nearest neighbor, SVM, Random Forest, Decision Trees.
• Strong experience with at least one of programming languages: Python, Java, Vertx, Golang
• Strong experience in building Server side reusable components based on Microservices or Distributed Architecture.
• Solid coding skills with ability to lead teams in identifying clearing tech debts for large scale code base.
• Good understanding & experience in improving performance of scalable and real time responsive applications.
• Excellent Problem Solving skills and an aptitude to approach problems from first principles and build solutions for those.
• Must have excellent communication (verbal & written), interpersonal, leadership, and problem solving skills.
• Must be able to work independently and enjoy working at a fast paced start-up environment
• Excellent Mentoring skills. Be the technical mentor to your team.
• Must be comfortable working in fuzzy environments where boundaries are not clearly defined.