Senior Java Developer

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain Java-based applications using best practices and modern frameworks.

• Integrate and manage AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and CloudFormation.

• Develop RESTful APIs and microservices architecture to support scalable and robust applications.

• Implement CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Git, and Docker to automate deployment processes.

• Monitor and troubleshoot application performance, defect triaging, and reliability issues, providing timely support and resolution.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, design solutions, and deliver high-quality software.

• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.

• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and AWS services to continuously improve our technology stack.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 5-7 years of experience in Java development, with a strong understanding of object-oriented programming and design patterns.

• Proficiency in AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, etc.

• Experience with Spring Boot and other Java frameworks.

• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.

• Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.

• Experience with CI/CD tools and processes.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Our client is a rapid growth stage Edtech start-up focused on solving the teacher shortage crisis in the US education system using technology by bringing teachers to the classrooms and giving them access to the right tools to teach students in a highly engaging manner.

They have a development center in Mumbai and they are looking to scale up the teams in Pune and Bangalore as well.

What does the role entail:

● Lead User Stories and guide senior/software engineers in the development process

● Understand architecture principles, design patterns and implement them from architectural artifacts.

● Provide effort estimation of assigned work and be able to complete as per the estimations and timelines

● Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code including unit tests and integration tests to ensure software quality

● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze requirements, design solutions, and implement new features

● Participate in design and code reviews

● Ability to resolve performance issues

● Mentor junior software engineers and help them grow their technical skills

Must Have Skills:

● B.E/B.Tech in computer science

● 8-11 years of experience

● Hands-on experience following skills

MS Technologies: NET CORE 5+, C#

Backend : MSSQL /MySQL/Postgres 

● Good understanding of Cloud technologies like Azure/AWS.

● Good understanding of Design Principles, Design patterns and Microservices Architecture.

● Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills

● Worked in an Agile software development environment

Must understand full stack development frameworks including knowledge of building scalable APIs, interfaces, software components, schema design, availability, and latency preferably in a cloud environment.

● Worked in a fast-paced environment preferably in a tech driven startup

● Understanding of different types of architectures.

About the company:

Company is building the platform to drive global careers for millennials from emerging

economies. Leap work at the exciting intersection of the 2 hottest trends around - edtech & fintech!

And we love that we succeed as a business while powering the dreams of talented students! They create modern financial products and services that help Indian students pursue a global career. From choosing the right university and the best financing option to lining up job interviews and introductions, Leap Finance invests heavily in your success.

Summary :

Leap is building the core engineering team and looking for an Android developer who can

take ownership and deliver independently.

The best candidates will check all OR many of these boxes :

● 3-6 years of experience in an engineering role

● Essential skills required are Java, Springboot, MySQL, PostgreSQL & Kotlin Backend

Technologies.

● Good to have experience in Node.js, Nest.js

● Experience with an early-stage start-up

Why is this a great opportunity for the right candidate :

● Experienced founding team

● Right to win - The founding team knows the business & its secrets inside out. We are

starting with a significant head start and a precise plan of action

● Barriers to entry - This is a specialized play with natural barriers to entry, allowing for

significant value creation for all equity holders

● Backed by marquee global investors

● Exposure to all aspects of company building - exposure to investors, fund-raising,

decision making, building the team & culture

● All of the above perks of joining a high potential company very early, along with a

competitive market salary.

Role Description

The SDE 2/3 will be part of the engineering/development team in Games24x7 Pvt. Ltd. and will be responsible for taking ownership of the core products of the company. The applicant must have good communication, interpersonal, technical and analytical skills in order to take part in the collaborative and cooperative development process that delivers the high quality software we use to provide the best possible playing experience to our players. He/she must be an expert in the Java programming language and needs to be familiar with popular IDEs, tools and scripting languages on the Linux operating system. Familiarity with an RDBMS, preferably PostgreSQL, is essential to succeed in this position.

General Accountabilities/Job Responsibilities:

• Participate in the requirements analysis, design, development and testing of applications.
• Write clean and efficient code and stay hands-on with it.
• Write high level code, code review, unit testing and deployment.
• Ensure practical application of design principles with a focus on the user experience, usability, template designs, cross browser issues and client server concepts.
• Contribute to the development of project estimates, scheduling, and deliverables.
• Work closely with QA team to determine testing requirements to ensure full coverage and best quality of product.
• Take up the opportunities to mentor and guide junior team members in excelling their jobs.

Requirements:

• B.E. /B.Tech. in Computer Science or MCA from a reputed university.
• 3-12 years of experience in software development, with emphasis on JAVA/J2EE Server side programming.
• Hands on experience in core Java, multithreading, RMI, socket programing, JDBC, NIO, webservices and design patterns.
• Knowledge of distributed system, distributed caching, messaging frameworks, ESB etc.
• Experience in Linux operating system and PostgreSQL/MySQL/MongoDB/Cassandra database
• Additionally, knowledge of HBase, Hadoop and Hive is desirable.
• Familiarity with message queue systems and AMQP and Kafka is desirable.
• Experience as a participant in agile methodologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills.
• This is not a fullstack requirement, we are looking for a purely backend expert.