Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Mactores is a trusted leader among businesses in providing modern data platform solutions. Since 2008, Mactores have been enabling businesses to accelerate their value through automation by providing End-to-End Data Solutions that are automated, agile, and secure. We collaborate with customers to strategize, navigate, and accelerate an ideal path forward with a digital transformation via assessments, migration, or modernization.

Mactores is looking for a Software Engineer with proficiency in Java, Spring, and Hibernate to participate in the migration project from Oracle to PostgreSQL. The ideal candidate should possess a robust understanding of Java, Spring, and Hibernate, with hands-on experience in developing large-scale Java web applications.

What you will do?

• Analyze and remediate large enterprise Java codebases to replace legacy or database-specific SQL constructs with modern, standards-compliant SQL.
• Convert embedded SQL within Java services and MyBatis XML mappers, including rewriting constructs such as vendor-specific functions, sequences, pagination logic, dynamic SQL, and error-handling patterns.
• Collaborate closely with schema and database migration engineers to ensure application-layer SQL aligns with the modernized target schema.
• Refactor Java transaction logic, error-handling, drivers, and ORM/DAO layers to support the behavior of modern databases.
• Participate in unit, integration, and performance testing to confirm functional parity and ensure applications meet performance SLAs post-modernization.
• Support application cutover activities for production environments, including validation, monitoring setup, rollback planning, and stabilization.
• Produce engineering documentation: SQL remediation guides, code-migration runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and knowledge-transfer material for customer teams.
• Work across distributed teams (US & India) and collaborate with customer SMEs to ensure business logic alignment and successful modernization outcomes.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional Java development experience (Spring, JDBC, MyBatis/Hibernate or equivalent).
• Experience with application modernization, database migrations, or large-scale refactoring initiatives.
• Strong SQL expertise and the ability to analyze, interpret, optimize, and rewrite complex SQL used within Java applications.
• Deep understanding of JDBC, ORMs, Java transaction patterns, and database-driven application flows.
• Experience working on enterprise-grade, high-performance applications with complex data interactions.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with global distributed teams in US time-zones.

You will be preferred if

• Experience with PostgreSQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, or modernization from legacy databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, or DB2.
• Exposure to automated code-refactoring tools or GenAI-assisted remediation workflows.
• Familiarity with CI/CD environments, performance testing tools, and observability stacks.
• Consulting or professional services experience delivering fixed-timeline modernization projects.

Mandatory (Experience 1): Must have 9+ years in backend engineering with Java, Spring/Spring Boot, and microservices building large and scalable systems with clear production scale or reliability impact (latency, throughput, uptime, etc.) mentioned in the resume

Mandatory (Experience 2): Must have been SDE-3 / Tech Lead / Lead SE for at least 2.5 years (should be there in the resume titles)

Mandatory (Tech skills 1): Strong in DSA, system design, design patterns, and problem-solving

Mandatory (Tech skills 2): Proven experience building scalable, reliable, high-performance distributed systems with architecture ownership and experience in core backend/platform services rather than feature teams

Mandatory (Tech skills 3): Hands-on with SQL/NoSQL databases, REST/gRPC APIs, concurrency & async processing

Mandatory (Tech skills 4): Experience in AWS/GCP, CI/CD pipelines, and observability/monitoring

Mandatory (Communication): Excellent ability to explain complex technical concepts to varied stakeholders

Mandatory (Company) - Top New Age, Fast-scaled, Tech-First Product Companies (Like Series B+ / Unicorn Indian startups, or Tech-first Global companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft etc)

Mandatory (Stability): Must have stayed for at least 2 years with each of the previous companies

Mandatory (Education): B.Tech in computer science or related field from Tier 1, Tier 2 colleges

Mandatory (Note 1): Education can be ignored for candidates with proven experience in strong, reputed product companies

Total Experience:1-2 Years

Job Type: Contract

Notice: Immediate Joiner

• 1-2 years proven track record of development and design work in the IT industry, preferably in a software product based organization
• Java, springboot, and Microservices
• SQL
• Startup product experience – hustled through various tech, products, stacks
• Having strong experience in Data structures and Algorithms.(Must).
• Good to have experience in Complex Problem solving

We are looking for an experienced Backend Engineer to join our Technology team. You will be responsible for the server-side of our web applications. You’ll be working closely with our engineers to ensure system consistency and improve user experience.

You’ll be part of a cross-functional team that’s responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment.

Skills and Expertise

• Strong experience with backend technologies (PHP / Laravel framework)
• Deep understanding of REST API design and WebSockets
• Confident handling of Git, IntelliJ/Eclipse, Docker and/or Kubernetes, Maven, Jenkins or comparable tools
• You have knowledge in the development of a micro service architecture with modern technologies
• Apply software best practices such as CI/CD, TDD and clean code principles
• Eager to learn new technologies and concepts and aspiration to constantly improve yourself
• Experience in working with APIs, both third-party and custom written
• Good understanding of applications building and debugging with reusability and modularity in mind
• A structured, creative, and solution-oriented way of working

Responsibilities

• Work with development teams and product managers to ideate solutions
• Design client-side and server-side architecture
• Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design
• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
• Write effective APIs
• Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
• Create security and data protection settings
• Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design
• Write technical documentation
• Work with data scientists and analysts to improve the product

What You’ll Do

• Experience working in eCommerce industry managing high volume applications with an experience of 7 yrs or more. 
• Expertise in application development with IBM (Sterling) Order Management Fulfillment Suite with a minimum of 4 to 5 yrs of experience. 
• Implementation Experience in Sterling order management with versions greater than 9.0 is preferred. Experience in XML, XSD, SOAP and REST services. 
• Expertise in at least one application server; Websphere MQ or JBoss or Weblogic.
• Subject matter expertise in building large-scale retail B2C web applications using Supply Chain and Logistics Systems. 
• IBM Sterling Order Management System Configuration Deployment Toolkit (Sterling CDT), Global Inventory Visibility. Caching technologies is a plus. 
• Comprehensive SDLC experience including strong design skills use of UML, patterns. 
• Agile and waterfall implementation principles and practices. 
• Use of version control management such of SVN, CVS, or GIT. 
• Production environment deployment and maintenance. 
• Provide support in troubleshooting / investigations pertaining to the order management systems. 
• Respond quickly to critical requests. 
• Ability to analyze and design data model. Solid hands-on understanding of DB for the Web environment. 
• Performance tuning and optimization for scalability and high availability. 
• Upgrading experience on IBM Sterling Order Management System to 9.3 or higher is a plus.
• Experience working on Omni Channel Implementations with IBM Sterling OMS is a plus. 
• Exposure towards Cassandra is a plus.  

What You Know

• Set your ECommerce skill set to work, helping to execute business requirements into specific systems, applications, or processes in business-to-consumer (B2C) environments. 
• Showcase your in-depth technical knowledge and functional knowledge in IBM Sterling OMS building confidence at client place. 
• Train and guide new team members on Sterling technical and business concepts. 
• Able to support in design or POC s to solve business problems in IBM Sterling OMS for new client initiatives. 
• Should be excited to work on projects that require both Sterling and Java/J2ee. 
• Build services around Sterling using Java, Rest and SOAP web services. Should be very strong in core Java.
• Should be having fair idea in building unit tests around the code implemented.
• Knowledge on continuous integration is needed.
• You will also ensure that the organization's implementations meet the scalability and reliability required for eCommerce operation, as well as analyze and optimize database and core commerce functions for maximum performance.

Education

• Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in specific technical fields like computer science, math, statistics preferred; or equivalent practical experience

Job Description:
Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or a closely related computer technical field with 3+ years experience programming with at least one of the following languages:Java, C++, C#, Python, Go, or Perl;

OR 

• MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or a closely related computer technical field 2+ years experience programming with at least one of the following languages: Java, C++, C#, Python, Go, or Perl.

ALSO 

• Minimum 3 years of experience building applications using at least one of the following: web application technologies including: HTML, CSS, or Javascript; OR Databases, for example: Mysql, Mongo, ora similar program; OR a collection of systems connected and communicating via a network connection
• Minimum 1 year of experience mentoring more junior Engineers
• Significant experience with large scale, high-performance systems