Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Job Title: Senior Specialist – Software Engineering (P4)

Experience: 8–12 Years

Location: Pune / Chennai / Kolkata / Bhubaneswar

Compensation: Up to 36 LPA

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Specialist to lead the design and development of scalable enterprise applications. The ideal candidate should have deep expertise in backend technologies, system design, and distributed systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable systems using Java & Spring Boot
• Architect and implement microservices-based solutions
• Build high-performance REST APIs
• Work with Kafka for event-driven architecture
• Handle large-scale data processing using Apache Spark
• Optimize database interactions using JPA/Hibernate
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers
• Collaborate across teams (frontend, DevOps, product)
• Drive system performance, security, and scalability

Required Skills:

• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot
• Deep understanding of Microservices Architecture
• Experience with REST APIs & system design
• Hands-on with Kafka & distributed systems
• Experience with Apache Spark (big data)
• Working knowledge of Angular
• Exposure to AI tools / Prompt Engineering / Windsurf

Education:

• BE / B.Tech

Notice Period:

• Immediate to May joiners preferred

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Location: mumbai

Mode of Work : 3 days from Office

DSA(Collections, Hash maps, trees, Linkedlist and Arrays, etc), Core Oops concepts(Multithreading, Multi Processing, Polymorphism, Inheritance etc) Annotations in Spring and Spring boot, Java 8 Vital features, database Optimization, Microsevices and Rest API

• Design, develop, and maintain low-latency, high-performance enterprise applications using Core Java (Java 5.0 and above).
• Implement and integrate APIs using Spring Framework and Apache CXF.
• Build microservices-based architecture for scalable and distributed systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for high/low-level design, development, and deployment of software solutions.
• Optimize performance through efficient multithreading, memory management, and algorithm design.
• Ensure best coding practices, conduct code reviews, and perform unit/integration testing.
• Work with RDBMS (preferably Sybase) for backend data integration.
• Analyze complex business problems and deliver innovative technology solutions in the financial/trading domain.
• Work in Unix/Linux environments for deployment and troubleshooting.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 3– 7 years of strong hands-on experience in Core Java, Spring boot, microservices, data structures.
• Deep understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
• Proven experience with Spring, CXF, and REST/SOAP web services.
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Experience working with Sybase or other relational databases.
• Expertise in multithreading, concurrency, and high-throughput server-side development.
• Exposure to capital markets, sales & trading platforms, or similar financial services applications.
• Good working knowledge of Unix/Linux environments.
• Experience in solution architecture and design documentation is a strong plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills, analytical thinking, and a proactive attitude.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with global teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Previous experience in investment banking, capital markets, or financial technology domains.

Person should have strong knowledge in -

1. Core Java,

2. JSP

3. Spring Framework,

4. Spring Boot,

5. SOAP and REST Webservices

6. Application Security.

Person should have 4 to 6 Years of work experience in Java and the above-mentioned related technology.

Person should have good Oracle Database knowledge and have good communication skills.

Having work experience in BFSI domain will added advantage

Person needs to work from Mumbai location and also available to join the office

Roles and Responsibilities

Code, develop, design and architect features related to the existing application. We  expect you to own modules end to end and take pride in the work products you  ship.

Lead from the front, when it comes to delivering high quality work products. Serve as a mentor to the team members

Create and define performance metrics. Ideate, innovate and hack through the  existing systems to improve performance

Perform code reviews, set coding practices and guidelines within the team.

Make sense of the product specs, be nimble in getting the issues resolved. Be a thought leader.

Critical Functional Skills

Solid understanding and knowledge of Java/C/C++. You should understand the concepts of multithreading, I/O, messaging, instrumentation etc and their  implementation in Java/Any other ObjectOriented Language.

Proficiency in the implementation of algorithms and the use of advanced data  structures to solve problems in computing. A solid foundation in the principles of  computer science is desired.

Ability to write clean, modular, and loosely coupled code by the use of design patterns.

He/She should be able to break down and architect complex software systems. For example

BuildCars Availability Engine for Ola.

Strong decisionmaking ability

Deep expertise in at least one programming language & tech stack.

Substantial experience in building complex and scalable solutions.

Strong object oriented design skills, ability to apply design patterns, and an uncanny ability to design intuitive module and class level interfaces

The ability to do deep problem solving and build elegant, maintainable solutions to complex problems.

Experience leading multi engineer projects and mentoring junior engineers

Experience with full life cycle development in any programming language on a Linux platform

Comprehensive operational experience including, optimizations, deployments and tuning servers like apache/mysql/tomcat/solr

Prior experience in working with Agile software methodologies (XP, Scrum), TDD, and Continuous Integration(CI/CD) a plus.

Experience in building data driven web application design and development is a plus

Expert level experience in building a scalable, large and complex business application

.Experience Required

:Typically with an experience of 5+ years of development experience in a product  firm.

Must have lead, designed, architected and delivered at least 1 project in his previous assignments independently.

Minimum Qualifications Required

Btech/MS from a reputed Institute

Deep expertise with any or combination programming languages: Java, C++, C#, Ruby, Scala,

Go any object oriented high level proprietary or open source language with strong programming constructs. We are not skill specific but go by strength in  competencies Machine coding Single machine in memory program

Need a working code with functionality Readable and well designed code with right abstractions, separation of concerns,right design patterns

Performant code with concurrency and efficient data structures

Write test cases covering the happy path and edge cases

Problem Solving

Choose the right combination of data structures to solve the problem

Identify most edge cases for the problem

Identify opportunities of parallelism: utilizes multicore solutions where applicable

Design & Architecture

Distributed systems design and system interaction

Identify API signatures

LLD with class design

Solve for performance & availability

About this roleWe are seeking an experienced MongoDB Developer/DBA who will be

responsible for maintaining MongoDB databases while optimizing performance, security, and

the availability of MongoDB clusters. As a key member of our team, you’ll play a crucial role in

ensuring our data infrastructure runs smoothly.

You'll have the following responsibilities

 Maintain and Configure MongoDB Instances - Responsible for build, design, deploy,

maintain, and lead the MongoDB Atlas infrastructure. Keep clear documentation of the

database setup and architecture.

 Ownership of governance, defining and enforcing policies in MongoDB Atlas.Provide

consultancy in drawing the design and infrastructure (MongoDB Atlas) for use case.

 Service and Governance wrap will be in place to restrict over provisioning for server size,

number of clusters per project and scaling through MongoDB Atlas

 Gathering and documenting detailed business requirements applicable to the data

layer.Responsible for designing, configuring and managing MongoDB on Atlas.

 Design, develop, test, document, and deploy high-quality technical solutions on the

MongoDB Atlas platform based on industry best practices to solve business needs.

Resolves technical issues raised by the team and/or customer and manages escalations as

required.

 Migrate data from on-premise MongoDB and RDBMS to MongoDB AtlasCommunicate

and collaborate with other technical resources and customers in providing timely updates

on status of deliverables, shedding light on technical issues, and obtaining buy-in on

creative solutions.

 Write procedures for backup and disaster recovery.

You'll have the following skills & experience

 Excellent analytical, diagnostic skills, and problem-solving skills

 Should understand the Database concept and develop expertise in designing and

developing NoSQL databases such as MongoDB

 MongoDB query operation, import and export operation in database

 Experience in ETL methodology for performing Data Migration, Extraction,

Transformation, Data Profiling and Loading

 Migrating database by ETL, migrating database by manual process and designing,

development, implementation

 General networking skills, especially in the context of a public cloud (e.g. AWS – VPC,

subnets, routing tables, nat / internet gateways, dns, security groups)

 Experience using Terraform as an IaC tool for setting up infrastructure on AWS

CloudPerforming database backups and recovery

 Competence in at least one of the following languages (in no particular order): Java, C++,

C#, Python, Node.js (JavaScript), Ruby, Perl, Scala, Go

 Excellent communication skills, often being able to compromise but draw out risks and

constraints associated with solutions. Be able to work independently and collaborate with

other teams

 Proficiency in configuring schema and MongoDB data modeling.

 Strong understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases.

 Comfortable with MongoDB syntax.

 Experience with database security management.

 Performance Optimization - Ensure databases achieve maximum performance and

availability. Design effective indexing strategies.

• Owns team's output and E2E definition and execution of SDLC. Drives sprint planning, estimates & prioritizes tasks, Keeps key stakeholders updated on progress, milestones, and any potential slippages.
• Identifies pitfalls across codebases proactively. Writes model code that is looked up to. Understands internals of programming languages & runtimes. Creates common reusable components/libraries- Uses advanced data structures.
• Designs API contracts between large systems with end-to-end service design and active leadership towards long-term sustainability including versioning, complex migration plans, impact analysis across products.
• Owns NFRs and pushes the envelope on performance, scalability, and high availability with cognizance towards the cost of infra. Drives tech stack selection independently, mentors junior engineers. Evangelises of generic platform building across the organization.
• Troubleshoots unseen issues across codebases. Solves large end-to-end cross-cutting problems with elegant solutions with an eye on long-term sustainability.
• Partners with and influences product managers on “how”. Leads the pack on hiring and evangelizes steeper hiring standards towards building an A+ team. Represents company on external platforms/conferences.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or similar discipline
• 7+ years relevant work experience in software engineering while leading teams.
• Proficiency in more than one modern programming language such as Python (preferred) associated tech stack to write maintainable, scalable, unit-tested code
• Experience in building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered
• Should be strong with System Design and Database designing
• Deep understanding of design patterns, optimizations, deployments with Strong object-oriented design skills
• Experience mentoring other software engineers.
• Experience with full life cycle development in any programming language

We are looking for a highly motivated developer with at least 1+ years of strong hands-on experience in Java to join our startup. You would be playing a pivotal role in contributing to the initial tech stack. You would be further responsible for designing and implementing product requirements that are highly usable, scalable, extensible, and maintainable. You should be comfortable working across different technologies/frameworks that we work on - Microservices, Java, Spring, Spring Boot, MySQL, Kubernetes, AWS.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Design and build scalable REST APIs on Spring Boot
• Develop, test, tune for performance and deploy microservices
• Collaborate with the team, optimize and refactor the back-end architecture
• Maintain high standards of quality for code, documentation and other deliverables
• Active cross-team coordination would be expected

What are we looking for?

• 1+ year experience in Core Java & backend technologies
• Good working knowledge of design patterns & OOAD
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• The skills that we consider: Java, MySQL/RDS, Spring/ Play, Maven, Redis, Kafka/SQS, Elasticsearch, AWS
• Experience in micro-services
• Previously worked in a startup

Please find the JD details below.

Tech Stack Expected: Java 8/11, Spring Boot,  Spring Cloud, JUnit/Mockito, MySQL, Kafka, Avro, git, Jenkins, PCF, DDD/BDD/TDD.

• We are looking for candidates with strong programming experience of more than 3 years and deep knowledge on data structure and algorithms.
• Need strong in Spring Cloud
• Strong experience in Microservices
• DS and Algorithms: looking for problem solving skills. Who can Optimize code
• PCF: Manage the pipeline by Developer. Dev need to own it.
• Fundamental knowledge on Docker and Kubernetes will be helpful. Know how on Scale up and down etc...
• Secure coding practices
• Nice to have Pair programming experience: