Senior Development Engineer - Cloud Native

About the Job

Mid-Level Backend Developer

Experience: 3–5 Years

Salary: Competitive

Preferred Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days

Opportunity Type: Remote (Global)

Placement Type: Freelance/Contract

(Note: This is a requirement for one of TalentLo’s Clients)

Role Overview Description

We’re seeking experienced backend developers with 3–5 years of professional experience to contribute to backend architecture, API development, and system optimization. This is a freelance/contract opportunity where you’ll work remotely with global clients on impactful projects.

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Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems ensuring scalability and performance
• Build, document, and maintain RESTful APIs and integrations with third-party services
• Optimize database queries, schemas, and indexing for efficiency
• Implement and enforce security best practices across backend systems
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve technical issues in backend pipelines
• Support deployment processes and contribute to CI/CD and DevOps workflows
• Collaborate with front-end developers, product teams, and other stakeholders to deliver features effectively

Requirements:

• 3-5 years developing backend systems
• Proficiency in one or more languages (Node.js, Python, Java, C#, PHP)
• Strong database design and optimization skills
• API development and documentation experience
• Understanding of security best practices
• Experience with deployment and basic DevOps

How to Apply

1. Create your profile on TalentLo’s platform (https://www.talentlo.com/signup)
2. Submit your resume, GitHub, or portfolio
3. Get shortlisted & connect with the client

About TalentLo

TalentLo is a revolutionary freelance platform connecting exceptional tech talent with high-quality clients worldwide. We’re building a select pool of talented freelancers to match with companies actively seeking specialized freelance expertise.

✨ If you’re ready to work on exciting backend projects, collaborate with global teams, and take your career to the next level — apply today!

We are looking for a highly skilled Java Backend Developer with 4–6 years of hands-on experience in designing and implementing scalable backend systems. The ideal candidate should be proficient in both SQL and NoSQL databases, experienced in building microservices using Spring Boot, and have a solid grasp of multithreading and concurrency in Java.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain robust and scalable backend services and APIs using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build solutions based on microservices architecture ensuring high performance and reliability.
• Work with SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra) databases.
• Optimize application performance through multithreading and concurrency management.
• Collaborate closely with frontend developers, DevOps, and QA teams to ensure smooth integration and deployment.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across development, testing, and production environments.

Required Skillset:

• 5–8 years of professional experience in backend development using Java.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Spring Boot and microservices architecture.
• Proficiency in working with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Solid understanding of multithreading, concurrency, and performance optimization techniques.
• Good grasp of RESTful API design and implementation.
• Experience with version control systems like Git.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with specialization in Computer science or related field
• 4-10 years of experience as a software engineer in a product development setting
• Deep experience in Python with demonstrated ability to build modern products
• Experience in designing APIs and integration patterns, implementing secure and sustainable products with a focus on quality and scalability
• Experience in FastAPI, Django, or equivalent
• Experience in data modeling and efficient usage of PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or equivalent
• Experience with modern components like async python, pedantic, sqlalchemy, alembic, celery, google products API integration, etc. is a plus
• Understanding of CI/CD practices including code check-in policies, automated unit tests, automated code deployments, etc.
• Experience in other programming languages is a plus, especially Javascript and/or Typescript
• Experience building feature-rich and scalable web apps is a plus
• Ability to grasp new technologies and use them effectively to create industrial-strength software

• 3+  years of hands-on experience in ERPNext Platform and Frappe Framework, Python, JavaScript and MySQL/MariaDB
• Strong knowledge of configuration and customisation of the ERPNext platform

• Work with product managers to understand product requirements and make them live.
• Ownership of end to end development

• Startup mindset of getting things done and focussing on business goals
• Proven problem solving skills
• 3+ years Hands on experience in designing and developing applications using server side technology (Java, Spring Boot / Node.js, Express)
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies
• Good knowledge of design patterns
• Proficiency in REST architecture
• Experience with test-driven development
• Experience with Git/CI/CD/Gradle/Maven
• Inclination towards writing quality and performant code

• Experience in Agile development
• Performance tuning, testing, refactoring and automation
• Experience working with AWS Cloud and Devops technologies (terraform , cloudformation, ansible)
• Experience running a production environment
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• Develop creative solutions and write technical design based on the requirements.
• Work closely with peer teams to ensure that applications are written to allow for overall system performance.
• Assist in tuning and optimization.
• Develop and execute unit tests for product components.
• Perform peer code reviews and provide feedback.
• Promote high quality, scalability, and timely completion of projects.
• Apply agile approach to coordinate development and determine project scope and limitations.
• Bachelor degree in Engineering, CS or equivalent experience
• Development in Core Java, J2EE, Struts, spring, Client-Side scripting, Hibernate, Database
• Development of scalable core-java applications, Web Applications and Web Services
• OOP concepts 
• Data Structures, algorithms and their applications
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience in building microservices
• Strong experience with Spring Boot stack (spring cloud, spring-data)
• Extensive experience in developing and consuming REST APIs
• Experience in Kafka distributed messaging
• Hands-on experience in Redis, Apache Ignite, Hazelcast
• Strong experience in RDMS and NoSQL databases Mongo
• Experience in using Elastic Search
• Experience in profiling applications
• Strong analytical skills and general logical reasoning
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good understanding of Software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Basic SQL queries

1. Java Developer

Job profile:

• Project Role: Spring boot application developer
• Project Role Description: Design, build and configure spring boot applications to meet
• business process and application requirements.
• Work Experience: Fresher. Should have done at least one project in Java. Hands on
• experience on the Spring boot project is an added advantage.

Must Have Skills: Core Java or Spring boot Application

Important: Engineers should be able to code, Interview will involve actual coding

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build and configure applications to meet business process and application requirements
• Understanding of

1. server side technologies, how the web applications work. Role of Database and APIs in modern web and mobile applications.
2. client side web frameworks, such as Angular or React and they integration with back end systems

• Implementation and customization of Web based solutions
• Development of custom components such as web interfaces, Validation Services etc.
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.
•     Write clean, maintainable code while rapidly iterating and shipping
•      Participate in all phases of development, from design to implementation, unit testing, and release.
•  Knowledge of javascript, OOPS including experience with design Pattern
• Excellent in Design patterns, Data Structure.

Technical Experience:

• Engineers should have done project(s) in Java or Spring boot.
• Knowledge of

1. Test and automation tools
2. Git
3. Restful APIs.
4. Solid understanding of object-oriented design and programming concepts.

• Have a passion for quality and writing clean, solid, readable code that scales and performs well.

Expected Competencies:

• Adaptable to change; able to respond to shifting requirements and priorities
• A well-organized and structured approach to work with good attention to detail.
• Comfortable with coordinating and collaborating with business teams to drive required decisions and outcomes.
• A high degree of personal integrity and strong ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a fast-paced, flexible, team-based environment.

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help us build the tools, services, and applications that will enable us to be the planet’s most patient-focused pharmacy. You will work on projects ranging from greenfield initiatives to matured products with an active user base. 

• Collaborate with engineering team to design and implement products using event driven micro-services architecture.
• Interact with Product Managers and key stake-holders on regular basis to understand and execute Product vision.
• Take charge of end-to-end feature development, right from proof-of-concept to production deployment and support
• Brainstorm and lead continuous improvement projects for product
• Providing feedback to peer developers on code quality and development standards.
• Mentoring team on strong coding and design standards.
• Setting the bar high for development practises while striking the right balance between pragmatism and perfection for code and processes.
• Effectively document API's and services using Swagger/OpenAPI, visualize flow and dependencies using diagrams, and create technical documents on engineering wikis.
• Present crisp and clear feature demos to stakeholders.

Some of our opensource projects- https://meet.google.com/linkredirect?authuser=0&;dest=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fmedly">https://github.com/medly

We don’t expect anybody to be an expert on all of these, but you should be deeply familiar with some, and a self-starting learner who isn’t afraid to ask for help:

• Polyglot Development (at least 1 more lang apart from Java and JavaScript)
• At least one JVM language
• Functional Programming, 
• OO Design, Clean Code, SOLID principles
• Solid grasp on HTTP, and REST
• Web based SaaS product development
• Deployment to AWS or any cloud
• Test Driven Development, 
• Security Compliance like HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC2
• Git, Linux, CI/CD, Gradle, IDEA
• Security based on OAuth2 / OIDC
• SQL and NoSQL DBs like PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch
• Docker
• SQL Migration tools like Liquibase, Flyway
• Semantic Versioning, Feature Toggles, PR, Feature Branches

• 3+ Years of experience mainly on Backend Development using any two languages (Java, Kotlin, NodeJS, Ruby etc.)
• Minimum a bachelor degree in Computer Science, Engineering or any related field.

• Develop service/APIs using Kotlin/Micronaut Node/Serverless
• Aurora Serverless PostgreSQL DB
• AWS, Lambda, API Gateway, Amplify, Cognito, Okta
• Github, Github Actions, SonarCloud
• Database versioning using tools like Liquibase
• Terraform to manage infra
• Cloudwatch/AWS X-Ray to monitor the infra
• Opportunity to make Open Source Contribution

What do Microsoft, The Gap, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lockheed Martin, and top Open Source projects like JQuery have in common? They all use BrowserStack, as do over 25,000 other customers!

BrowserStack is the industry-leading, cloud web and mobile testing platform that enables developers to test their websites and apps on different operating systems and mobile devices. Since launching in 2011, our mission has been bold yet simple: To be the testing infrastructure for the internet. 6 years and billions of tests later, we are ready for our next phase of hyper growth. Bootstrapped for the first 6 years, we continue to be profitable since inception with a near exponential https://workable.com/nr?l=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.browserstack.com%2Fgrowth">growth in customers around the globe. Recently, we closed $50M in Series A funding from Accel

Are you are the one who wants to work on a tech-heavy product, and the challenging technical problems that it entails? Problems vary, and can be as diverse as scaling the product smoothly as the company grows, to setting up a device farm, or solving streaming issues through a browser, without the use of plugins. Will you be excited for the challenge to transform and think critically on many computer science disciplines including product design, usability, building APIs and user-centric online applications, business logic, scaling performance, and 24x7 reliability?

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Writing high quality code, participating in code reviews, designing/architecting systems of varying complexity and scope, and creating high quality documentation supporting the design/coding tasks
• Lead out team meetings, stand-ups, and architecture/design discussions
• Identify areas of improvement in our frameworks, tools, processes and strive to make them better. Evaluate our success metrics and evolve our reporting systems
• Works on the web application layer, backend, systems, streaming and other associated technology to build our product and components
• Find solutions and solve issues around a variety of operating systems or programming languages
• Researching new technologies and adapt them to BrowserStack requirements
• Own and commit to all your work, and be accountable for your results
• Using and understanding code from Open Source
• Teaching others how to use new software
• Willing to learn new programming languages and databases
• Able to write efficient SQL queries and design schemas for relational databases
• Participate in a culture of code reviews, writing tech specs, and collaborating closely with other people (no lone wolves)
• Produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration
• Develop multi-tier scalable, high-volume performing, and reliable user-centric applications that operate 24x7
• Scale distributed applications, make architectural trade-offs applying synchronous and asynchronous design patterns, write code, and deliver with speediness and quality

• Good experience in at least one scripting language: Ruby, Nodejs, Python, AppleScript, Unix shell or similar
• Familiarity with one compiled language: C, Java, Go or similar
• Good knowledge of operating systems and networking concepts
• Reasonable knowledge of Windows and/or Linux operating systems
• Ability to work on Windows and Linux platform below the application layer, including file systems, kernels, custom installations, shell scripting, internal APIs, etc
• Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem solving skills
• Startup mentality, high willingness to learn, and hardworking
• Experience of 3-6 years