Senior Full Stack Developer

Job Description: Java Developer

Position: Java Developer

Experience: 5 to 7 Years

Notice Period: Immediate Joiner

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance Java applications.
• Work with Core Java and Advanced Java concepts to build reliable backend solutions.
• Develop and deploy applications using Spring Boot framework.
• Design and implement RESTful Microservices with best practices in scalability and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Manage code versions effectively using Git/GitHub.
• Ensure code quality by integrating and analyzing with SonarQube.
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and daily stand-ups.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize system performance.

Required Skills

• Strong proficiency in Core Java (OOPs, Collections, Multithreading, Exception Handling).
• Hands-on experience in Advanced Java (JDBC, Servlets, JSP, JPA/Hibernate).
• Proven experience with Spring Boot for application development.
• Knowledge and experience in Microservices Architecture.
• Familiarity with REST APIs, JSON, and Web Services.
• Proficient in Git/GitHub for version control and collaboration.
• Experience with Sonar Qube for code quality and security checks.
• Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar).
• Familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes for containerized deployments.
• Basic knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Responsibilities :

• Design and develop user-friendly web interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Utilize modern frontend frameworks and libraries such as React, Angular, or Vue.js to build dynamic and responsive web applications.
• Develop and maintain server-side logic using programming languages such as Java, Python, Ruby, Node.js, or PHP.
• Build and manage APIs for seamless communication between the frontend and backend systems.
• Integrate third-party services and APIs to enhance application functionality.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, integration, and deployment processes.
• Monitor and optimize the performance of web applications to ensure a high-quality user experience.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends to continuously improve development processes and application performance.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors/master's in computer science or related subjects or hands-on experience demonstrating working understanding of software applications.
• Knowledge of building applications that can be deployed in a cloud environment or are cloud native applications.
• Strong expertise in building backend applications using Java/C#/Python with demonstrable experience in using frameworks such as Spring/Vertx/.Net/FastAPI.
• Deep understanding of enterprise design patterns, API development and integration and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Working knowledge in building applications that leverage databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Neo4J or storage technologies such as AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage.
• Hands-on experience in building enterprise applications adhering to their needs of security and reliability.
• Hands-on experience building applications using one of the major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Working knowledge of CI/CD tools for application integration and deployment.
• Working knowledge of using reliability tools to monitor the performance of the application.

What you need to succeed in this job ?

• MS or BS/B.Tech in computer science or equivalent experience from top college.
• Minimum 2+ Experience in Java 8, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Cloud Gateway etc
• Good understanding of Design Patterns usage and implementations.
• REST Services and understanding and implementation of Microservices Architecture.
• Unit testing tools – Junit & Mockito.
• Experience is PostgreSQL database is must, 
• Excellent data structure & algorithm and problem solving skills.
• Should be an active contributor to developer communities like Stackoverflow is added advantage.
• Experience and knowledge of open source tools & frameworks, broader cutting edge technologies around server side development (Prometheus, Elasticsearch, Kafka).
• Must be a proven performer and team player that enjoy challenging assignments in a high- energy, fast growing and start-up workplace.
• Must be a self-starter who can work well with minimal guidance and in fluid environment.

EXPERTISE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• 14+ years of experience in Software Engineering with at least 6+ years as a Lead Enterprise Architect preferably in a software product company
• High technical credibility - ability to lead technical brainstorming, take decisions and push for the best solution to a problem
• Experience in architecting Microservices based E2E Enterprise Applications
• Experience in UI technologies such as Angular, Node.js or Fullstack technology is desirable
• Experience with NoSQL technologies (MongoDB, Neo4j etc.)
• Elastic Search, Kibana, ELK, Logstash.
• Good understanding of Kafka, Redis, ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, Solr etc.
• Exposure in SaaS cloud-based platform.
• Experience on Docker, Kubernetes etc.
• Experience in planning, designing, developing and delivering Enterprise Software using Agile Methodology
• Key Programming Skills: Java, J2EE with cutting edge technologies
• Hands-on technical leadership with proven ability to recruit and mentor high performance talents including Architects, Technical Leads, Developers
• Excellent team building, mentoring and coaching skills are a must-have
• A proven track record of consistently setting and achieving high standards

Five Reasons Why You Should Join Zycus

1. Cloud Product Company: We are a Cloud SaaS Company, and our products are created by using the latest technologies like ML and AI. Our UI is in Angular JS and we are developing our mobile apps using React.

2. A Market Leader: Zycus is recognized by Gartner (world’s leading market research analyst) as a Leader in Procurement Software Suites.

3. Move between Roles: We believe that change leads to growth and therefore we allow our employees to shift careers and move to different roles and functions within the organization

4. Get a Global Exposure: You get to work and deal with our global customers.

5. Create an Impact: Zycus gives you the environment to create an impact on the product and transform your ideas into reality. Even our junior engineers get the opportunity to work on different product features.

About Us

Zycus is a pioneer in Cognitive Procurement software and has been a trusted partner of choice for large global enterprises for two decades. Zycus has been consistently recognized by Gartner, Forrester, and other analysts for its Source to Pay integrated suite. Zycus powers its S2P software with the revolutionary Merlin AI Suite. Merlin AI takes over the tactical tasks and empowers procurement and AP officers to focus on strategic projects; offers data-driven actionable insights for quicker and smarter decisions, and its conversational AI offers a B2C type user-experience to the end-users.

Zycus helps enterprises drive real savings, reduce risks, and boost compliance, and its seamless, intuitive, and easy-

to-use user interface ensures high adoption and value across the organization.

Start your #CognitiveProcurement journey with us, as you are #MeantforMore

Skills

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model.
• Expertise in backend programming with Node.js and MongoDB.
• Experience with React.js and redux.
• Material UI and 3rd party libraries.
• Experience with clean code writing practices like avoiding callback hell like promises, async.
• Thorough understanding of Node.js and its core principles.
• Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux).
• Familiarity with newer specifications of ECMAScript.
• Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js).
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs.
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token.
• Familiarity with modern front-end builds pipelines and tools.
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization.
• Familiarity with code versioning tools (such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial).

Responsibilities:

• Build Node.js APIs using microservices.
• Rewriting backend code with microservices architecture & Unit tests.
• Developing new user-facing features using React.js.
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.
• Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code.
• Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Interview Kickstart is one of the leading platforms helping Software Engineers prepare for tough technical interviews. Over the last 5 years we have helped over 3000 engineers Nail the toughest technical interviews on the planet. We are successful, profitable, and have a vision of building the world's largest Career Upleveling platform. 

We are looking for top-notch, motivated engineers to come join our growing team at IK. 

Who you are

• You have 2 - 7 years experience. 
• You love the buzz of a highly productive and fast moving team. 
• You have a github profile that you want to show off. 
• You love coding and look forward to taking on complex, abstract features. 
• You don't care about front end, backend kinda titles. You like working anywhere in the "stack". 
• You are looking to grow fast with a company that's on a rapid growth path.

What will excite us

• Previous startup experience or experience being part of early teams.
• Experience with the Django & Python universe. 
• Experience with both Relational and NoSQL DBs. 
• Competitive Programming experience. 
• A keen desire to problem solve, brainstorm and debate during the interview. 

What will excite you

• Complete ownership
• Experiment, fail and learn.
• High pedigree, high caliber team. 
• Contribute to every area of our business. Have a real impact with your work. 
• Top of the line compensation.

Our interview process is designed to help you show the best version of yourself. Once your candidature is finalized, we'll send you a short video explaining the interview process.

Look forward to speaking with you soon!

Strong experience on core Java (Version >=1.8 )

Strong experience on Spring ecosystem (Core, MVC, data, JPA, transaction management, security, AOP, Batch & Boot). Comfortable performing integration tests in Spring context.

Strong experience on JDBC and DB concepts.

Experience of TDD/BDD approach and prior experience working with CI/CD tools (Maven, Git, jenkins)

Strong experience on ORM (hibernate) and PL/SQL procedures

Knowledge of some of UI latest languages / frameworks ( Html5, Angular 4+)

Knowledge of SOA/Microservices (REST, Soap) and its challenges

Strong knowledge on APP server (Tomcat, Weblogic)

Strong knowledge on Microservices

Exposure on Digital stack

-          UX/UI

-          API

-          Machine Learning

-          Big Data

-          Cloud/Docker/IaaS/PaaS

Knowledge on Java Swing

Experience delivering sound development, testing, implementation, deployment and support strategies in complex distributed environments.

Knowledge on production monitoring tools.

Good experience in leading change within a team, especially around testing and quality practices.

Team player, who relentlessly involves others and shares knowledge with them

Should have experience of participant in design reviews and code reviews.

Curiosity in all the latest trends and ready to do POCs with new technical stack