Senior Backend Engineer

Job Title: Java Developer with Kafka

Location: Hyderabad

Experience: 5–8 Years

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Java Developer with strong expertise in Apache Kafka to design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance enterprise applications. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience building microservices, implementing event-driven architectures, and working with distributed systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Java-based applications using Spring Boot.
• Build and manage event-driven applications using Apache Kafka.
• Develop RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Integrate applications with databases and third-party systems.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolutions.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical design discussions.

Required Skills

• 5–8 years of experience in Java application development.
• Strong proficiency in Java 8/11/17 and Spring Boot.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, topics, partitions, consumer groups).
• Experience developing REST APIs and Microservices.
• Strong understanding of multithreading, collections, and JVM concepts.
• Experience with SQL databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MySQL).
• Familiarity with Git, Maven/Gradle, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes is an advantage.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is a plus.
• Good analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with event-driven architecture and distributed systems.
• Exposure to monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Splunk.
• Knowledge of messaging systems and integration patterns.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.

We are looking for a 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐚 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 who is passionate about 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦-𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 at scale.

This role is 𝐧𝐨𝐭 about basic API development or framework-heavy work. You will be part of the 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦, working close to the heart of the product where 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐨

▪️ Design and build 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 that operate reliably under heavy load

▪️Develop and implement 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐬 for complex, real-world business problems

▪️Identify and resolve 𝐂𝐏𝐔, 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐈/𝐎, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐬

▪️Build backend services where 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐩𝐮𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 are critical

▪️Own 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐏𝐃𝐅 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 end-to-end, including:

• Composition
• Rendering
• Optimization
• High-volume document generation

▪️Make 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 and take ownership of backend architecture

▪️Mentor engineers by setting 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬

𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 & 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

▪️𝟓 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟎+ years of strong backend engineering experience

▪️Excellent expertise in 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐚 (𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐚 𝟖+) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭

▪️Strong knowledge of:

• Data Structures & Algorithms
• Multithreading and concurrency
• JVM internals and memory management

▪️ Proven experience designing 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐬

▪️Deep backend experience 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 / 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭

▪️Strong understanding of:

• API design principles
• Fault tolerance and resilience
• Performance tuning and profiling

▪️Ability to reason about time and space complexity

▪️Solid database fundamentals:

• Query optimization Indexing
• Transaction management

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫

Engineers who enjoy solving hard problems, not just wiring frameworks

Strong analytical thinking with a focus on trade-offs and optimizations

High ownership mindset with attention to performance and maintainability

📩 Interested candidates can apply

• l IT experience delivering enterprise-scale applications or product implementations
•  experience working as a technical lead.

• Working Experience in ISO20022, SWIFT, Remittance
• Language & Frameworks: Java, Spring Boot, Spring, Any ORM

JAVA SPRING BOOT DEVELOPER - Immediate Joiners

Work Experience: 4-7 years

Work location: Hyderabad

Must Have Skills: Spring Boot

Desired Candidate Profile

Proficiency in core Java & Spring framework

Expertise in Web Service technologies.

Excellent knowledge in Databases and code integrations such as Postgres SQL, SQL Server, MySQL

Experience with Java Spring Boot, Hibernate Cloud Services, AWS, S3, Server-less lambda functions
Experience with security principles and frameworks
Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token and OAuth2 - Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git, etc.

Essential skills are Core Java/J2EE, functional aspects, Spring Framework, Swagger, Tomcat, SVN, Git, Postman/Newman.

Should have worked in Agile methodologies.

Good object oriented and problem solving skills.

Strong communication skills along with the ability to work in a highly collaborative environment.

Role & Responsibilities

- Design and develop features using Java, Spring, and Hibernate

- Ability to design database schema, develop views and stored procedures

- Maintain existing software systems by identifying and correcting software defects

- Review and analyse business requirements and provide technical feasibility and estimates

- Coordinate the workflow between the UX team and front end developers

Qualification

- 4-7 years of work experience developing Java-based backend applications

- Around 2 year of work experience using Spring Boot, Spring Cloud and Microservices

- Bachelor degree in computer science, or information technology, or other related field of study

Are you looking for a Senior Backend Engineer role in a high growth startup? Are you eager to learn and make a difference at work every day? If so, then read on.

At PlumQR, we work on revolutionizing the Food & Beverage industry with our cloud-based tech products. Millions of businesses across the world are switching for better, smarter & more hygienic products to reinvent their businesses. If you have what it takes to innovate & lead, we have just the right opportunity for you.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years as a Senior Backend Engineer
• Strong software development experience in a SaaS product company
• Significant experience with NodeJS, React.js, React Native, MySQL, MongoDB, Java
• Cloud computing services (e.g. Google Cloud Platform)
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to explain technical details to people inside the company

We're looking for someone to join a team dedicated to building performant APIs and backend services that deal with large volumes of data for the company's flagship, global consumer product. Small, high-impact teams require conscious planning and decision-making when it comes to design, architecture, and product features. So, it's essential that you enjoy working in such an environment.

We're a team that cares about simplicity and being able to build reliable, deterministic systems and platforms. Hence, our choice of tooling is usually battle-tested reliable software with a robust test suite.

How we work

1. You won't deal with the hustle culture. We're focused on building well-thought-out, stable and reliable software and we try our best to ensure everyone understands the big picture and the immediate goals.
2. We work a solid 6-8 hour days and don't slave away 24/7.
3. We're a remote engineering team. This makes effective communication extremely important. Our teams have benefitted greatly from good written communication. This includes everything from the product specification to the API spec. We spend a lot of time writing READMEs. As a result our engineers work with greater clarity and planning.
4. We deploy several times a day and rely on a good test suite to ensure we're not making life hard for our colleagues.
5. We don't expect anyone to know everything, but we are curious and learn along the way.
6. We learn about the fitness space and what it means to really be fit and not just Instagram fit.

The Python Backend Engineer position may be a good fit for you if:

1. You have 3 (or more) years of experience building and maintaining cloud applications.
2. You have built APIs with Python, Flask, Django or FastAPI before.
3. You have experience working with relational databases like PostgresSQL or MySQL and have spent time writing SQL queries for large datasets.
4. Experience in writing Unit tests with pytest.
5. You have worked with Docker, docker-compose.
6. Familiarity with the AWS ECS stack.

We want you to care about

1. Good object oriented design
2. Performant APIs
3. Analysing why queries are slow and how to go about improving them.
4. Understanding DNS, Load balancing, Caching and Hashing.
5. Customer data and privacy.

Our API Stack services use:

1. Python 3.8+, Typescript
2. FastAPI, Flask, HapiJs
3. PostgresSQL, MySQL
4. Redis
5. Celery
6. Pytest, Jest for unit testing.
7. Gitlab CI/CD
8. Amazon ECS container services

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING: 

• Compile and analyze data, processes, and codes to troubleshoot problems and identify areas for improvement. 
• Collaborate with the front-end developers and other team members to establish objectives and design more functional, cohesive codes to enhance the user experience. 

• Develop ideas for new programs, products, or features by monitoring industry developments and trends. 
• Record data and report it to proper parties, such as clients or leadership. 
• Participate in continuing education and training to remain current on best practices, learn new programming languages, and better assist other team members. 
• Take the lead on projects, as needed. 
• Be involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle. 

• Build high-quality reusable code that can be used in the future. 
• Develop functional and sustainable web applications with clean codes. 
• Conduct UI tests and optimize performance. 
• Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve applications. 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Programming or relevant field. Master’s Degree in a related field is preferred. 
• 5-7 years of relevant experience 
• Must be an expert programmer, skilled at computer languages such as HTML, C+++, C#, PHP, Python and Java. 
• Must understand Spring Core, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, JMS, Mysql, Redis, CouchDb, Micro Services, Docker, Kubernetes 
• Must be able to interpret and follow instructions related to the ultimate functionality of our IT-based product 

• Familiarity with front-end languages such as HTML, JavaScript and CSS 
• Must be comfortable with technology architecture and how a computer and its software functions. 
• Deadline driven, organized and understand how people view and understand content on the front-end 
• Proven experience in highly complex environments 
• Strong technical documentation skills 

• An ability to solve multifaceted technical issues in a fast-paced environment 
• Self-motivated and accountable for your work 
• Passionate about learning and continuous improvement 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Ability to work overtime