Senior Backend Engineer

Must Have Skills:

• Overall 10+ years of experience in application development using Golang.
• Experience in designing and developing REST based services / Microservice development.
• Ability to design scalable, robust, and error-tolerant systems.
• Understanding of software architecture and distributed systems.
• Proficient in writing efficient and optimized algorithms under time constraints.
• Skilled in developing solutions that balance performance, readability, and maintainability.
• Ability to effectively communicate coding decisions and rationale during problem-solving discussions.
• Hands-on experience with queuing mechanisms such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Candidates should be adaptable and eager to quickly learn and integrate into the existing tech stack if they lack direct experience.
• Candidate should have good communication skills (written and verbal).
• Experience with delivering projects in an agile environment using SCRUM methodologies.

Good to have:

• Experience to AWS, CI/CD, DevOps.
• Experience using container management tools such as Kubernetes, Docker and Rancher.
• Any one of these data store Cassandra, Postgres, Couchbase, or other NoSQL servers.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Web Development, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Minimum of 4 to 8 years of professional experience in Java

development.

• Strong proficiency in Java and object-oriented programming.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in building microservices with Spring Boot.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and experience with API design and integration.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable backend applications using Core Java and Spring Boot.
• Build and manage microservices-based architectures and ensure smooth inter-service communication.
• Integrate and manage real-time data streaming using Apache Kafka.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including QA, DevOps, and product management.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize applications for performance and scalability.

Required Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Core Java (Java 8 or above).
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot and the Spring ecosystem (Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Security).
• Experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs.
• Solid understanding of Microservices architecture and related patterns.
• Practical experience with Apache Kafka for real-time data processing.
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.
• Good understanding of CI/CD tools and practices.
• Knowledge of containerization tools like Docker is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• 3-8+ years of experience programming in a backend language (Java / Python), with a good understanding of troubleshooting errors. 
• 5+ years of experience in Confluent Kafka / 3+ years of experience in Confluent Kafka 

• Cloud Kafka, Control Central, Rest Proxy, HA Proxy, Confluent Kafka Connect, Confluent Kafka Security features 

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Work as a Web Developer to create front end & backend of websites
• Play a key role in the design lifecycle, from brief through to design and release/implementation
• Should have good knowledge of HTML, CSS, REACT JS, NODE JS, POSTGRES, GIT, REST API.
• A good understanding of servers, hosting, domains, DNS
• Ensure all designs work across all browsers and on all devices
• Help to design elements of mobile apps
• Ensure all designs are produced to deliver a great user experience

Key Skills/Experience:

• A minimum of one year of experience in designing and developing websites and web apps
• Good working experience in React JS, Redux, JavaScript ES6, NodeJS, AJAX, HTML, CSS, etc
• Knowledge about REST API
• Who has worked on libraries such as Bootstrap, Material is.
• Experience with Unit testing, Git, GitHub, and other DevOps and CI/CD tool
• A strong portfolio that demonstrates a range of work and techniques
• A passion for strong web design that delivers a great user experience
• A good understanding of the latest web design trends

JAVA, JSP, jQuery, Servlet, Hibernate, Spring MVC, Spring boot, SOAP and REST Web Services, Microservices, knowledge of SQL query, build tool like Ant and Maven, very good analytical and logical skills.

Good to have: Redis and Memcached cache management, JBOSS 7 and above, API gateway, Apache, EJB

Designation - Principal Software Engineer

About Livspace:

Livspace is India’s trusted interior design and renovation platform that connects interior designers, homeowners and vendors. For homeowners, Livspace is their one-stop destination for all things interior. For interior designers and vendors, we’ve streamlined their workflow from design all the way to delivery through powerful and innovative technology.

We’re currently in nine Indian metro areas. We’ve made over 20,000 customers happy by delivering their dream homes to them. With over 3,500 interior designers on board, we’re the largest design community India has seen. We employ over 2000 passionate individuals who continue to grow and be a part of this exciting journey.

Working at Livspace:

Livspace believes in an open, intellectually honest culture where everyone is given the autonomy to contribute and do their life’s best work. As a part of the dynamic team at Livspace, you will have a chance to learn new things, solve new problems, build your competence and be a part of an innovative design-and-tech startup that’s revolutionizing the interiors industry.

If you value autonomy, enjoy challenges, believe in getting things done and can work with minimal supervision, come join us

As a Principal Software Engineer you will:

• Design, implement and enhance new components of the Livspace design platform and supply chain platform.
• Design new features for the e-commerce properties and front-end products and mobile apps
• Maintain engineering infrastructure
• Have significant impact on current and future technology roadmap
• Complete ownership of Service/Services that your team is responsible for
• Lead by example, mentor and guide team members on everything from structured problem solving to development of best practices
• Own large technical deliverables and execute in an exemplary way
• Be able to conceptualize and develop prototype quickly
• Contribute creatively in strategic products that will reach large audience
• Build a web product that users love.

Who you are :

• Deep expertise with any or combination programming languages: Java, Python NodeJS any Object oriented high level proprietary or open source language with strong programming constructs ( Java Preferred ).
• Substantial experience in building complex and scalable solutions.
• Strong object oriented design skills, ability to apply design patterns, and an uncanny ability to design intuitive module and class-level interfaces
• The ability to do deep problem solving and build elegant, maintainable solutions to complex problems.
• Experience leading multi-engineer projects and mentoring junior engineers
• You earned B.Tech or equivalent degree in computer science or related engineering field
• You have at least 6+ years of experience working with large scale web products

Your Array (Nice to Have) :

• Good sense of system characterization and identification of technical requirements
• Good learnability and adopt technologies that help build large scale, performant, reliable and sustainable systems.
• Architectural & Design Choices, Deep knowledge on one or more tech stacks, identify alternative tech choices and trade-offs
• Strong problem Solving skills, Identify feasible alternatives and freeze on the optimal choice of data structures and advanced algorithms
• Ability to work in fuzzy environments and complex environments
• Able to take high ownership of complex system components and drive it to the next level
• Good exposure both with tech breadth and tech depth