Senior Java Backend Developer

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Design, build and deliver Enterprise software solutions.
• Write code with standards and conventions and follow best practices.
• Encourage and lead innovation and solid lifecycle processes.
• Collaborate with development teams on work definition, estimation and prioritization
• Lead and grow as a professional software engineer.
• Full ownership of product deliveries and mentoring junior team members.
• Preparing curriculum to train junior developers for Java Web Development
• Strong client interactions to provide excellent Quality of Service.
• Owning the code base and making sure all code is reviewed and is of very high quality.
• Write and modify coding conventions and standards documents for all development

Required Skills:

Technologies/Frameworks – 

• Core Java, J2EE, 
• Spring Core and Spring MVC, Sprint Boot, Spring Security, 
• JDBC, Hibernate, RESTful APIs, SOAP WebServices
• Knowledge of JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX, HTML5, and CSS3, Angular is added advantage
• Junit or Mockito frameworks
• Maven, Git
• Knowledge Data Structures, 
• SQL, MySQL 
• Designing relational database schemas
• Basics of AWS, Cloud, Microservices

• Must have strong knowledge and experience in Agile based software development methodologies. Knowledge of an Agile tool like Jira.
• Strong knowledge of working in Integrations of 3^rd party APIs and creating the new APIs.
• Must have good knowledge of creating Flow diagrams, UMLs and all the required documentations.
• Domain Preference
• BFSI, FinTech

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Java Developer to join our team and work on a client-side project in the BFSI domain. As a Lead Java Developer, you will be responsible for overseeing the design, development, and deployment of Java-based applications while leading a team of developers. You will collaborate closely with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams to understand project requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of Java developers, providing technical guidance and support throughout the project lifecycle.
• Participate in requirement analysis, design, and architecture discussions to ensure effective implementation of client specifications.
• Develop high-quality, scalable, and reliable Java-based applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate software components and resolve technical dependencies.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and maintainable code.
• Perform thorough testing and debugging to identify and resolve any software defects or issues.
• Collaborate with project managers to plan project timelines, allocate resources, and manage deliverables.
• Keep up to date with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in Java development and the BFSI domain.
• Proactively identify risks and provide solutions to mitigate them.
• Document technical specifications, system design, and other relevant project artifacts.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience as a Java developer, with proven experience in leading a development team.
• Strong proficiency in Java programming language and frameworks (Spring, Hibernate, etc.).
• Experience with designing and developing scalable and high-performance applications.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like Angular or React is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills to work with diverse teams and clients.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Oracle Certified Java Developer) are a plus.

Additional must-have requirements

• Proficiency in developing RESTful services/API and batch applications in Java
• Strong proficiency in Java programming language and frameworks like Spring Boot, Spring Data (JPA), Java Messaging Services (JMS) etc.
• Object-oriented design and modelling
• SQL and NoSQL DB like Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB etc.
• Familiarity with different architectural patterns like MVC, Microservices, Event Driven architecture etc.
• Automated unit testing and integrated testing
• Comfortable in developing containerized applications using Docker, Docker Compose etc,
• Availability to join within 15 days from the offer date. This is an urgent requirement, and candidates who can start immediately will be given preference.

Contract Details:

This position is a 12-month contractual role based in Bangalore, India. The selected candidate will be expected to work on-site at our client's location.

Tasks:

·      You will take part in the design of the architecture and the development of modern software-based applications in the back-end (Node.JS, TypeScript, Nest.JS)

·      You support the technological conception, programming and implementation of new features

·      You help manage IoT-to-Cloud services, Microservices, Kubernetes and Docker on GCP

Requirements:

·      Bachelor or Master student in an IT-related field of study

·      Ability to holistically conceive applications in multiple technologies in the backend

·      Experience in agile software development with JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.JS and ideally Nest.JS

·      First experiences in Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) and Docker

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Nice to Have:

·      Experience with GraphQL, Microservices, Kubernetes

·      Understanding of IoT device management and message brokers like AMQP or MQTT

Benefits:

·      A responsible position in a fast-growing and highly innovative start-up

·      An agile and diverse team with colleagues from all over the world

·      English speaking open work environment, with flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths

·      Advanced technology stack leveraging cutting-edge IoT hardware and software

·      Creative freedom for own ideas, projects and personal development

·      Team building, learning and start-up events

About the role

Checking quality is one of the most important tasks at Anakin. Our clients are pricing their products based on our data, and minor errors on our end can lead to our client's losses of millions of dollars. You would work with multiple tools and with people across various departments to ensure the accuracy of the data being crawled. You would setup manual and automated processes and make sure they run to ensure the highest possible data quality.

You are the engineer other engineers can count on. You embrace every problem with enthusiasm. You remove hurdles, are a self-starter, team player. You have the hunger to venture into unknown areas and make the system work.

Your Responsibilities would be to:

• Understand customer web scraping and data requirements; translate these into test approaches that include exploratory manual/visual testing and any additional automated tests deemed appropriate
• Take ownership of the end-to-end QA process in newly-started projects
• Draw conclusions about data quality by producing basic descriptive statistics, summaries, and visualisations
• Proactively suggest and take ownership of improvements to QA processes and methodologies by employing other technologies and tools, including but not limited to: browser add-ons, Excel add-ons, UI-based test automation tools etc.
• Ensure that project requirements are testable; work with project managers and/or clients to clarify ambiguities before QA begins
• Drive innovation and advanced validation and analytics techniques to ensure data quality for Anakin's customers
• Optimize data quality codebases and systems to monitor the Anakin family of app crawlers
• Configure and optimize the automated and manual testing and deployment systems used to check the quality of billions of data points of over 1000+ crawlers across the company
• Analyze data and bugs that require in-depth investigations
• Interface directly with external customers including managing relationships and steering requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience as a backend or a full-stack software engineer
• Web scraping experience with Python or Node.js
• 2+ years of experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, etc.
• Should have managed a team of software engineers
• Should be paranoid about data quality

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Deep experience with network debugging across all OSI layers (Wireshark)
• Knowledge of networks or/and cybersecurity
• Broad understanding of the landscape of software engineering design patterns and principles
• Ability to work quickly and accurately in a highly stressful environment during removing bugs in run-time within minutes
• Excellent communicator, both written and verbal

Additional Requirements:

• Must be available to work extended hours and weekends when needed to meet critical deadlines
• Must have an aversion to politics and BS. Should let his/her work speak for him/her.
• Must be comfortable with uncertainty. In almost all the cases, your job will be to figure it out.
• Must not be bounded to comfort zone. Often, you will need to challenge yourself to go above and beyond.

This is for our Chennai Office , however work from home can be considered during pandemic or lockdowns .

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