Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and self-driven Java Backend Developer with strong experience in designing and deploying scalable microservices using Spring Boot and Azure Cloud. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in modern Java development, containerization, messaging systems like Kafka, and knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps practices.Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy microservices using Spring Boot on Azure cloud platforms.
• Implement and maintain RESTful APIs, ensuring high performance and scalability.
• Work with Java 11+ features including Streams, Functional Programming, and Collections framework.
• Develop and manage Docker containers, enabling efficient development and deployment pipelines.
• Integrate messaging services like Apache Kafka into microservice architectures.
• Design and maintain data models using PostgreSQL or other SQL databases.
• Implement unit testing using JUnit and mocking frameworks to ensure code quality.
• Develop and execute API automation tests using Cucumber or similar tools.
• Collaborate with QA, DevOps, and other teams for seamless CI/CD integration and deployment pipelines.
• Work with Kubernetes for orchestrating containerized services.
• Utilize Couchbase or similar NoSQL technologies when necessary.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and contribute to best practices and standards.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong experience in Java (11 or above) and Spring Boot framework.
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture and deployment on Azure.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, and exposure to Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in Kafka, with real-world project experience.
• Working knowledge of PostgreSQL (or any SQL DB) and data modeling principles.
• Experience in writing unit tests using JUnit and mocking tools.
• Experience with Cucumber or similar frameworks for API automation testing.
• Exposure to CI/CD tools, DevOps processes, and Git-based workflows.

Nice to Have:

• Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Developer Associate)
• Familiarity with Couchbase or other NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with other cloud providers (AWS, GCP)
• Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

Soft Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work in an agile environment and contribute to continuous improvement.

Why Join Us:

• Work on cutting-edge microservice architectures
• Strong learning and development culture
• Opportunity to innovate and influence technical decisions
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment

About the role:

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer with expertise in building scalable, extensible applications, identifying and addressing performance bottlenecks, collaborate with other team members to innovate current/new products; Identify, communicate and implement best practices for application engineering. Our engineering process is fully agile and has a really fast release cycles - which keeps our environment very energetic and fun.

What you’ll do:

• Architect, Design and build scalable applications.
• Work with Product Management teams to get maximum value out of existing data.
• Contribute to continual improvement by suggesting improvements software system.
• Ensure high scalability and performance
• You will advocate for good, clean, well-documented and performing code; define and follow standards and best practices for front-end development.
• Ability to deliver great results in an agile development
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

We’d love for you to have:

• Experience: 3-5 years of experience as a backend developer is required
• Education: B.Tech. in Computer Science from tier - 1 engineering colleges in India

• A self-starter who is passionate about problem solving across complex technology stack.
• Highly skilled back-end engineer using Object-Oriented programming preferably Java, exposure to open source libraries and frameworks.
• Strong knowledge and experience in REST based programming using Restlet framework.
• Ability and experience in evaluation and integration of third party systems and libraries.
• Experience in system architecture, data structures, algorithm design and their optimization.
• Passion for performance benchmarking and debugging.
• Strong knowledge of web standards (i.e. REST/SOAP) concepts
• Knowledge of version control (GIT) and databases (MySQL)
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle, design, develop, debug, document, and deliver (especially in a multiple location organization).
• Experience in Test-driven development.

Company Description

Miko is an advanced artificial intelligence innovation lab with a mission to bring AI and robotics to every consumer home. Headquartered in Mumbai, India, our workforce spans several countries, including the

United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East. To check out various product offerings, visit Miko's website.

Position Overview:

We seek a highly skilled and experienced Senior/ Lead Software Engineer to join our innovative team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Java development and be proficient in various backend technologies and frameworks. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable backend systems. The candidate should be comfortable working in a Linux environment and have hands-on experience with both SQL and NoSQL

databases, as well as modern containerization and orchestration tools.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and Vert.x.

• Implement and manage database solutions using SQL and NoSQL databases.

• Work with Hibernate for ORM (Object-Relational Mapping).

• Develop and manage caching mechanisms with Redis.

• Implement messaging and streaming solutions using Kafka.

• Utilize Docker for containerization and Kubernetes for orchestration.

• Perform system designing to ensure high availability, scalability, and reliability of applications.

• Design and develop microservices or monolithic architectures based on project requirements.

• Collaborate with front-end developers and other team members to establish objectives and design more functional, cohesive code to enhance the user experience.

• Write clean, scalable code using Java programming languages.

• Revise, update, and debug code.

• Improve existing software.

• Develop documentation throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC).

• Serve as an expert on applications and provide technical support.

Mandatory Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Java Backend Developer.

• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and Vert.x.

• Proficient in using Hibernate for ORM.

• Extensive experience with Linux operating systems.

• Hands-on experience with Git version control system.

• Solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases.

• Experience with Redis for caching.

• Practical knowledge of Kafka for messaging and streaming.

• Proficiency with Docker for containerization and Kubernetes for orchestration.

• Strong understanding of system designing principles.

• Experience with microservices or monolithic architecture.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Strong communication skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.

• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Understanding of network protocols and security.

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Why Miko?

• Cutting-Edge Technology: Work with the latest in AI, robotics, and software development.

• Dynamic Work Environment: Collaborative and inclusive culture encouraging creativity and innovation.

• Career Growth: Opportunities for continuous learning, mentorship, and professional advancement.

• Impactful Work: Contribute to products that enhance the learning and play experiences of children worldwide.

• Global Reach: Be part of a brand that has a significant international presence.

• Innovative Products: Develop revolutionary products like the Miko robot.

• Supportive Culture: Enjoy a diverse, inclusive, and well-balanced work-life environment.

• Competitive Compensation: Receive competitive salaries and benefits packages.

• Entrepreneurial Spirit: Bring your ideas to life in a company that values initiative.

• Community Engagement: Participate in outreach programs and initiatives that give back to the community.

What we need from you

• You will bring very strong consulting skills, are customer focused and know how to navigate through tough project situations
• You are highly motivated, creative in your approach to technical problems and love all things about Data!
• You spend a significant amount of time to keep your technical skills updated and are constantly looking for the next big data challenge
• You will be a key contributor to our growth and our customer’s success
• You will bring both broad and deep knowledge in Efficient Java (JSP, Servlet) Developer and going forward build the ability to architect a solution by mapping a customer business challenges
• You are resourceful and confident under pressure
• Willingness to travel as needed to customer sites

Competencies:

• Relevant experience on using tools like JSP, Servlet for web applications
• MVC frame works - Struts or Spring
• Web services- SOAP and REST WebLogic, Hibernate
• Middleware technologies MQ OSB.
• Web/App Servers: Tomcat or WebLogic or JBoss
• Experience using Angular, Micro Services using Spring, jersey, Swagger
• Good knowledge of Backend and Front-end technologies
• Good knowledge of Core Java, J2EE, Ajax, Spring, Java Script, jQuery, HTML
• Good knowledge of any RDBMS database like SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL & Cluster set-up, performance benchmarking, client-side API evaluation, knowledge of various deployment strategies
• Strong knowledge with Core JAVA concepts – Exception handling, Multi-threading, Collection, String, OOPS etc…
• Advanced understanding of Windows and Linux based operating systems
• Mainly 3-4 months hands on with reverse engineering and old legacy solutions to new modern applications
• Working knowledge using REST, HTTP, TCP, SCTP protocols
• Hands-on with JAVA frameworks such as – Thread Pool Executor, Object Pooling, Logging (Log4j preferred), XML/JSON handling

Education Criteria:

• Preferred BE degree in CS, E&C, E&E
• Proficient being a J2EE Developer (courses or project done) and data analytics skills
• Flexible to work on any projects assigned

Note: Terms & Conditions

• This opportunity will be work from office

Roles & Responsibilities

As a member of our fast-growing engineering team, your responsibility will be to get involved in day-to-day development operations and solve complex problems of digitization to meet the demands of business.

To be successful, you must have a self-driven mindset, go getter attitude.

The responsibilities include:

• Writing the clean quality code & Understanding functional requirements thoroughly and analyzing the requirements in the context of the product
• Envisioning the overall solution for defined functional and non-functional requirements, and being able to define technologies, patterns and frameworks
• Determining and implementing design methodologies and tool sets
• Enabling application development by coordinating requirements, schedules, and activities
• Being able to lead/support UAT and production roll outs
• Creating, understanding and validating estimated effort for given module/task, and being able to justify it
• Addressing issues promptly, responding positively to setbacks and challenges with a mindset of continuous improvement
• Giving constructive feedback to the team members and setting clear expectations
• Helping the team in troubleshooting and resolving complex bugs
• Coming up with solutions to any issue that is raised during code/design review and being able to justify the decision taken
• Carrying out POCs to make sure that suggested design/technologies meet the requirements
• Carrying out DevOps activities which includes creating Jenkins pipeline

Key Skills

Should possess hands-on full life-cycle development experience (architect, design, code, test, release) be comfortable around both front-end and back-end coding languages, client/server-side development frameworks and third-party libraries.

• Should be strong in data structures and algorithms. Solid understanding of object-oriented programming
• Work with cutting edge technologies like Java 8, Scala, React, Akka, Docker, Puppet, and Salt
• Hands-on knowledge of Spring core, MVC, JPA. Working knowledge of Spring Boot
• Should have strong hands-on on one of the JavaScript frameworks: jQuery, AngularJS, ReactJS, and Vue.js.
• Willing to working with latest Cloud and Container technologies like AWS
• Experience with both external and embedded databases. NoSQL DB experience is good to have
• Implementing unit testing using frameworks like JUnit, Mockito, etc.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with Maven (Other building tools Ant and Gradle are good to have)
• Familiarity with continuous integration
• Good understanding of Agile practices