Senior Java Developer

Pickyourtrail (PYT) is an expert co-creator of super hit customised holidays. We are the perfect partner to the ‘designated travel planner/s’ of every group - big or small. Our service, customisation and expertise help us deliver super hit holidays and make the planner the hero of the holiday. 

PickYourTrail is a technology-driven travel company building personalized, end-to-end travel experiences. Our platform powers dynamic itinerary creation, real-time pricing, booking orchestration, and post-booking workflows at scale. We operate in a high-throughput, real-time environment where backend systems are critical to business success.

What are we looking for in you?

You are enthusiastic about developing highly scalable, foolproof, end-to-end quality software. You have worked on api integrations, have a good understanding of api docs, SOAP, REST, rate limiter and caching. You are very passionate about data structures and algorithms. You are flexible in working with multidisciplinary teams and you push your teammates to their limits & ensure that the work is done. You consider AI as your friend and use them in all facets to augment your work, as your pair programmer, code reviewer and design philosopher. If you feel we are talking about you, contact us asap.

Who will you work with?

Being a part of a small team of backend engineers, you get to solve a wide range of problems in the travel space. Be it feature discussion, solution design, development, dev testing, deployment, enhancement or maintenance, you get to experience everything.

What's in it for you?

• Opportunity to contribute and solve interesting problems in the travel space.
• Solve for scalability, availability and performance along with functional integrations.
• Freedom to explore solutions rather than getting tied down by rigid standards.
• Work with some of the best techies in the industry
• An environment where Attitude is higher than Skill and performance scores over politics
• Take the product to the next level that has an impact on the end customer

What you'll bring to the team?

• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Good experience in System & Solution design.
• Working knowledge of Java, Web Services, SOAP, REST and Spring Boot.
• Experience working with coding assistants like co-pilot, Claude desktop etc.
• Knowledge of GIT version control
• Good knowledge of any database (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle)
• Knowledge of Unit testing is a must
• Fair debugging skills

Job Description:
We are looking for a Software Engineer with solid development experience in Java and related frameworks. We are looking for a self-motivated, go-getter, out-of-the-box thinker who is ready to work in a high-energy start-up environment. He/she must demonstrate a high level of ownership, integrity, and creativity.
Required Skills:
• Core Java (Proficient)
• Spring, Spring MVC OR Spring boot
• Hibernate – Good to have
• Oracle/MySQL DB - Hands-on (Intermediate)
• REST API and AWS– Good to have
• Hands-on experience of working on Spring boot based Microservices (Intermediate)
• Good to have knowledge of Microservice DevOps tools (Git, Jenkins, JUnits, deployment, monitoring, tracing)
• Sound understanding of core Java, SOAP Services, REST Services, Spring & maven, having expertized to work on Unix platform
• Should have working knowledge on web servers (e.g. Apache HTTP) and application servers (e.g. Tomcat, WebLogic)
• Should have a working knowledge of any relational database. Preferred will be Oracle and MySQL.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• You will design, develop, modify, debug and/or maintain software code according to functional, non-functional and technical design specifications.
• You will follow software engineering standards, applicable software development
methodology and release processes, to ensure code is maintainable, scalable,
supportable and demo the software products to stakeholders
• You will investigate issues by reviewing/debugging code, providing fixes and workarounds, and reviewing changes for operability to maintain existing software solutions.
• You will work within a team, collaborate and add value through participation in peer code reviews, provide comments and suggestions, work with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.

Why should you join Opcito?
We are a dynamic company that believes in designing transformation solutions for our customers with our ability to unify quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness at any scale. Our core work culture focuses on adding material value to client products by leveraging best practices in DevOps like continuous integration, continuous delivery, and automation, coupled with disruptive technologies like cloud, containers, serverless computing, and microservice-based architectures.
Here are some of the perks of working with Opcito:
• Outstanding career development and learning opportunities
• Competitive compensation depending on experience and skill
• Friendly team and enjoyable work environment
• Flexible working schedule
• Corporate and social events.

Key Responsibilities:   

• Should have hands-on experience with Java   

• Strong experience in Spring Boot, Micro Services   

• Should be well versed with Agile Development methodologies   

• Should have strong debugging and communication skill   

• Should participate in design discussions and provide application designs, architecture, timeline estimations   

• Problem-solving mind and attitude   

• Ability to interface well with externally facing departments and directly with customers   

• Effective communication skills – written, spoken, listening, and presentation   

• Great Team player and experience working with global teams and global organizations Genuine interest in learning and knowledge sharing   

Primary Skills:   

• 2 years of Spring Boot and Microservices.   

• 3+ years of experience in Core Java.   

• Proficiency with Spring Framework.   

• Innovate new approaches algorithms, libraries, tools, platforms, for relevant development areas   

• Strong programming skills in Core JAVA / J2EE expert level   

• Good at data structures, algorithms, problem-solving, and design patterns   

• Knowledge of Web Services, Spring, ORM Frameworks, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud Gateway, OAuth2.0, Spring Security, JWT, Eureka, Hystrix, Apache Cassandra   

• Should be well familiar with SQL/NO-SQL database   

• Knowledge of Spring Batch, Kubernetes, Docker is a plus point    

Responsibility of / Expectations from the Role:

• Document all technical requirements and design technical solutions utilizing enterprise architecture standards including documenting all solution components and configurations
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Write well-designed, testable, efficient code.
• Ensure designs follow specifications.
• Ability to work independently.
• Persistent problem solver but know when to ask for help.
• Open-minded, transparent and able to learn and adapt.
• Good communication skills – both written and verbal.
• Teamwork skills with a problem-solving attitude.