
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
at an Indian video-sharing social networking service.

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Required Skills: CI/CD Pipeline, Kubernetes, SQL Database, Excellent Communication & Stakeholder Management, Python
Criteria:
Looking for 15days and max 30 days of notice period candidates.
looking candidates from Hyderabad location only
Looking candidates from EPAM company only
1.4+ years of software development experience
2. Strong experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines in cloud-native environments.
3. Hands-on with NATS for event-driven architecture and streaming.
4. Skilled in microservices, RESTful APIs, and containerized app performance optimization.
5. Strong in problem-solving, team collaboration, clean code practices, and continuous learning.
6. Proficient in Python (Flask) for building scalable applications and APIs.
7. Focus: Java, Python, Kubernetes, Cloud-native development
8. SQL database
Description
Position Overview
We are seeking a skilled Developer to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Java and Python ecosystems, with hands-on experience in modern web technologies, messaging systems, and cloud-native development using Kubernetes.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications using Java and Spring Boot framework
- Build robust web services and APIs using Python and Flask framework
- Implement event-driven architectures using NATS messaging server
- Deploy, manage, and optimize applications in Kubernetes environments
- Develop microservices following best practices and design patterns
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions
- Write clean, maintainable code with comprehensive documentation
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical architecture decisions
- Troubleshoot and optimize application performance in containerized environments
- Implement CI/CD pipelines and follow DevOps best practices
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- 4+ years of experience in software development
- Strong proficiency in Java with deep understanding of web technology stack
- Hands-on experience developing applications with Spring Boot framework
- Solid understanding of Python programming language with practical Flask framework experience
- Working knowledge of NATS server for messaging and streaming data
- Experience deploying and managing applications in Kubernetes
- Understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful API design
- Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker)
- Experience with version control systems (Git)
Skills & Competencies
- Skills Java (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security)
- Python (Flask, SQL Alchemy, REST APIs)
- NATS messaging patterns (pub/sub, request/reply, queue groups)
- Kubernetes (deployments, services, ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets)
- Web technologies (HTTP, REST, WebSocket, gRPC)
- Container orchestration and management
- Soft Skills Problem-solving and analytical thinking
- Strong communication and collaboration
- Self-motivated with ability to work independently
- Attention to detail and code quality
- Continuous learning mindset
- Team player with mentoring capabilities
Senior Software Engineer (Backend) – Credit Cards Platform
Experience required - 5+ years
Job Location - Hyderabad & Ahmedabad
What you'll do:
· Perform complex application programming activities with an emphasis on mobile development: Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, RESTful APIs and related backend frameworks
· Assist in the definition of system architecture and detailed solution design that are scalable and extensible
· Collaborate with Product Owners, Designers, and other engineers on different permutations to find the best solution possible
· Own the quality of code and do your own testing. Write unit test and improve test coverage.
· Deliver amazing solutions to production that knock everyone’s socks off
· Mentor junior developers on the team
What we’re looking for:
· Amazing technical instincts. You know how to evaluate and choose the right technology and approach for the job. You have stories you could share about what problem you thought you were solving at first, but through testing and iteration, came to solve a much bigger and better problem that resulted in positive outcomes all-around.
· A love for learning. Technology is continually evolving around us, and you want to keep up to date to ensure we are using the right tech at the right time.
· A love for working in ambiguity—and making sense of it. You can take in a lot of disparate information and find common themes, recommend clear paths forward and iterate along the way. You don’t form an opinion and sell it as if it’s gospel; this is all about being flexible, agile, dependable, and responsive in the face of many moving parts.
· Flexible and willing to accept change in priorities, as necessary
· Demonstrable passion for technology (e.g., personal projects, open-source involvement)
· Enthusiastic embrace of DevOps culture and collaborative software engineering
· Ability and desire to work in a dynamic, fast paced, and agile team environment
· Enthusiasm for cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure
· Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Preferred Qualifications:
· Experience with Apache Cordova framework
· Demonstrable knowledge of native coding background in iOS, Android
· Experience developing and deploying applications within Kubernetes based containers
· Experience in Agile and SCRUM development techniques

We are looking for a Node.js Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition, and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.
Responsibilities:
- Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic
- Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
- Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
- Implementation of security and data protection
- Integration of data storage solutions
- Performance tuning, improvement, and optimization of the application
- Ensuring high performance of applications and providing support
Skills and Qualifications:
- Strong proficiency with JavaScript and Node.js
- Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks available for it such as Express
- Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
- Good understanding of server-side templating languages such as Jade, EJS
- Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3
- Understanding accessibility and security compliance
- User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
- Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
- Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
- Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
- Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
- Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
- Familiarity with continuous integration
- Familiarity with AWS
- Experience with Mongo DB/Dynamo DB
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 2+ years of experience as a Node.js Developer or similar role
Key Responsibilities:
- Rewrite existing APIs in NodeJS.
- Remodel the APIs into Micro services-based architecture.
- Implement a caching layer wherever possible.
- Optimize the API for high performance and scalability.
- Write unit tests for API Testing.
- Automate the code testing and deployment process.
Skills Required:
- At least 2 years of experience developing Backends using NodeJS — should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds.
- Excellent hands-on experience using MySQL or any other SQL Database.
- Good knowledge of MongoDB or any other NoSQL Database.
- Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases.
- Experience with graph-based databases like GraphQL and Neo4j.
- Experience developing and deploying REST APIs.
- Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks.
- Good understanding of advanced JS libraries and frameworks.
- Experience with Web sockets, Service Workers, and Web Push Notifications.
- Familiar with NodeJS profiling tools.
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.
- Good knowledge of creating and maintaining DevOps infrastructure on cloud platforms.
- Should be a fast learner and a go-getter — without any fear of trying out new things Preferences.
- Experience building a large scale social or location-based app.
About us:
Equal parts creative agency, engineering firm, and consultancy, Grappus has a reputation of doing things differently. We work with brands big and small, far and wide, helping them understand, prototype and deploy a broad range of custom tech. We value design and we cringe at bad UX. Each project is a clean slate, we don’t have frameworks, or any pre-made formulas. We’re not here to just grow big, make money and win awards. We’re here to crack the process of building truly innovative products from scratch. Products that make people say ‘damn’.
People at Grappus usually experience a highly accelerated career growth well beyond the narrow constraints of their ‘job description’. Here, the growth ladder is tailored to you. It operates exactly as fast as you can manage to grow. We think it's a waste when smart people are unable to make an impact. Our aim is to unleash your potential by giving you massive challenges and the freedom to solve them.
We’re in a fluid world, where we don’t know what technologies we’ll use next, or the projects we’ll work on. We’re actively searching for ways to shine a light on our blind spots, whether it is in the products we want to build, the problems we like to solve, or the company culture we try to create. That’s what makes life at Grappus so exciting. Grappus is an ongoing experiment and you are a part of it. We'll be a different company a few years from now because you are going to change it for the better. We can’t wait to see where you take us.
About the role:
We are seeking a Senior Backend Developer who has a knack for coming up with creative solutions to unique problems, planning development cycles and writing technical documentation while leading a team of developers. You should have experience with different design pattern implementation and be quick in making architectural decisions. You can get in where needed to write clean, reusable, and performant code, with creative sensibilities to push projects towards perfection. You should have good time management skills and be able to work both autonomously and collaboratively with a cross-discipline team of product managers, strategists, UX designers, art directors, and developers.
What we’d like to see:
● Ability to write elegant and readable code
● Excellent problem solving skills and love technical challenges
● Comfortable working in a team-oriented and collaborative environment
● Strong understanding of Agile and Lean software development processes and practices
● Stays plugged into emerging technologies/industry trends and applies them proactively
● Taking leads on projects as needed
● Knowledge of software best practices, like test driven development and continuous integration
● Directing the development team in the design, development, coding, testing and debugging of applications
Must have:
● BE/ BTech in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience
● 4+ years of professional backend development experience
● Experience coaching and mentoring junior developers
● Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem solving skills and client handling skills
● Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment, learn rapidly and master diverse web technologies and techniques
● Experience working with Python/Django or NodeJS
● Knowledge of DRF, Redis, Celery, RabbitMQ, Jenkins, MongoDB and PostgreSQL
● Implemented CI/CD in any of the projects done
● Strong understanding of the full web technology stack (i.e. HTTP, caching, headers, cookies, etc)
● Proficiency in working with API’s and third party integrations
● Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies
● Experience with multi-tenant architectures (SaaS)
● Experience with Test Driven Development
● Excellent project and time management skills
Nice to have:
● Familiarity and experience using a variety of architectural Design Patterns
● Knowledge of Kubernetes/Docker and Devops
● Personal projects or contributions to the open source community
● Strong organizational skills to juggle multiple tasks within the constraints of timelines
● Team player (those great personality types that people love to work with)
● Great communication skills
Why you’ll love it here:
(Besides working with our team with infinite charm)
● We have no fixed work timings or leave policy, you can take unlimited leaves and start your day whenever you want. (Just make sure others in your team don’t suffer)
● We don’t track these hours you put in or ask you to fill time sheets. We don’t believe in
micromanaging, if you’re struggling, ask for help. If someone else is, offer some support.
● We never mind if people make mistakes or screw up in any way, and offer full encouragement to help people learn fast by failing fast.
● We always encourage people to be completely candid, raise alarms, or log complaints
anonymously in our feedback tool, no matter how harsh.
● We are a ‘Work from Anywhere’ company, since passionate, driven people can work from
anywhere they want; their homes, or cafes, or mountains, or beaches, anywhere.
● We have a 15-day notice period. We want to build a place where people work willingly and passionately.
Role: Java developer
Location: Gurgaon
Exp-3-5 yrs
Description:
- 3+ years of Coding and development experience
2. Hands on technical experience in must have technical requirements.
3. Strong working knowledge of Developing, Designing and implementing large scale enterprise applications.
4. Possess strong analytical skills, organizational skills, attention to detail, and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
5. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and internal and/or external customers.
6. Knowledge of Agile process
REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILL SET
Must have: AWS, Java, J2EE, Angular, React, Javascript, Spring MVC, Webservices (REST), Servlets, Hibernate
Nice to have: EXTJS, JBoss Drools Rules Engine, JQuery
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Analyses and evaluates detailed business and technical requirements.
2. Codes and maintains complex components of information systems.
3. Develops and performs unit testing and fixes defects identified during testing and re-executes unit tests to validate results.
4. Ensure code quality by performing technical design and code reviews
5. Perform integration via Services/Batch with external and internal systems; develop presentation, business/application services and persistence components
6. Module level ownership and ensure that any development that occurs in that module is as per the agreed solution.
7. Profiling & Performance turning of Javaapplications
- Provide objective guidance without personal or political considerations.
- Pitching ideas for projects based on gaps in the market and technological advancements.
- Rolling out fixes and upgrades to software, as needed.
- Securing software to prevent security breaches and other vulnerabilities.
- Setting up a continuous build environment to speed up software development and deployment process.
- Architecting overall, comprehensive, and efficient practices.
- Guiding developers and operation teams in case of an issue.
- Monitoring, reviewing, and managing technical operations.
Requirements:
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
- Previous experience working on a 24x7 cloud or SaaS operation team.
- Spring Boot Java 8, Spring Core, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Swagger, Tomcat 8, Maven, Jenkins, SVN, GIT, Postman/Newman, RESTful Services, Containers.
- Experience with infrastructure management and monitoring.
- Proven in developing, implementing, and providing solutions to the given problem in all Java technologies.
- Proficient in stitch-together end-to-end application starting from front-end web development, back-end development, middleware integration, and persisting data in no SQL or DBMS databases.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
1 Bachelor’s / Masters’ degree from a reputed university
2 Technical certifications in Java is a good to have. Other programming certifications and
experience e.g., Python or C# is a plus.
3 Years of experience: 4-7 years for Senior Developer and 0-3 years for Developer
Technical Competencies
1 Hands on experience in writing software applications, in particular server side and backend
applications. Web development expertise is a plus.
2 Software development expertise
• Server technologies – Java based application development. Familiarity with various
Java based development frameworks. Spring development experience is a plus.
• Database technologies - Knowledge and familiarity with SQL. Experience with MySQL
as well as NoSQL databases such as MongoDB is a plus.
• Cloud technologies – Experience in building applications on cloud platforms,
especially on MS Azure, including familiarity with Cloud APIs, is a plus.
• Web technologies – Experience building web applications with JavaScript, CSS,
HTML, and expertise with frameworks such as Angular, Express, Node and others
3 Experience in agile software development and development in sprints








