Senior Software Engineer

JOB DETAILS:

* Job Title: Java Lead-Java, MS, Kafka-TVM - Java (Core & Enterprise), Spring/Micronaut, Kafka

* Industry: Global Digital Transformation Solutions Provider

* Salary: Best in Industry

* Experience: 9 to 12 years

* Location: Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram

Job Description

Experience

• 9+ years of experience in Java-based backend application development
• Proven experience building and maintaining enterprise-grade, scalable applications
• Hands-on experience working with microservices and event-driven architectures
• Experience working in Agile and DevOps-driven development environments

Mandatory Skills

• Advanced proficiency in core Java and enterprise Java concepts
• Strong hands-on experience with Spring Framework and/or Micronaut for building scalable backend applications
• Strong expertise in SQL, including database design, query optimization, and performance tuning
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL or other relational database management systems
• Strong experience with Kafka or similar event-driven messaging and streaming platforms
• Practical knowledge of CI/CD pipelines using GitLab
• Experience with Jenkins for build automation and deployment processes
• Strong understanding of GitLab for source code management and DevOps workflows

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance backend solutions
• Develop and deploy microservices using Spring or Micronaut frameworks
• Implement and integrate event-driven systems using Kafka
• Optimize SQL queries and manage PostgreSQL databases for performance and reliability
• Build, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and Jenkins
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, QA, and DevOps to deliver high-quality software solutions
• Ensure code quality through best practices, reviews, and automated testing

Good-to-Have Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Experience working with Agile development methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker or Kubernetes

Skills: java, spring boot, kafka development, cicd, postgresql, gitlab

Must-Haves

Java Backend (9+ years), Spring Framework/Micronaut, SQL/PostgreSQL, Kafka, CI/CD (GitLab/Jenkins)

Advanced proficiency in core Java and enterprise Java concepts

Strong hands-oacn experience with Spring Framework and/or Micronaut for building scalable backend applications

Strong expertise in SQL, including database design, query optimization, and performance tuning

Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL or other relational database management systems

Strong experience with Kafka or similar event-driven messaging and streaming platforms

Practical knowledge of CI/CD pipelines using GitLab

Experience with Jenkins for build automation and deployment processes

Strong understanding of GitLab for source code management and DevOps workflows

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Notice period - 0 to 15 days only

Job stability is mandatory

Location: only Trivandrum

F2F Interview on 21st Feb 2026

We are looking for a Senior Software Developer to produce and implement functional software solutions. You will work with upper management to define software requirements and take the lead on operational and technical projects.

In this role, you should be able to work independently with little supervision. You should have excellent organization and problem-solving skills. If you also have hands-on experience in software development and agile methodologies, we’d like to meet you.

Your goal will be to develop high-quality software that is aligned with user needs and business goals.

• Develop high-quality software design and architecture
• Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle
• Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
• Review and debug code
• Perform validation and verification testing
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to fix and improve products
• Document development phases and monitor systems
• Ensure software is up-to-date with the latest technologies.

• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer
• Extensive experience in software development, scripting and project management
• Knowledge of selected programming languages (e.g. Django, Python, C++) and the elastic search.
• Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent organizational and https://resources.workable.com/leadership-interview-questions" target="_blank">leadership skills
• BSc/BA in Computer Science or a related degree

What You'll Do


You will be part of our data platform & data engineering team. As part of this agile team, you will work in our cloud native environment and perform following activities to support core product development and client specific projects:

• You will develop the core engineering frameworks for an advanced self-service data analytics product.
• You will work with multiple types of data storage technologies such as relational, blobs, key-value stores, document databases and streaming data sources.
• You will work with latest technologies for data federation with MPP (Massive Parallel Processing) capabilities
• Your work will entail backend architecture to enable data modeling, data queries and API development for both back-end and front-end data interfaces.
• You will support client specific data processing needs using SQL and Python/Pyspark
• You will integrate our product with other data products through Django APIs
• You will partner with other team members in understanding the functional / non-functional business requirements, and translate them into software development tasks
• You will follow the software development best practices in ensuring that the code architecture and quality of code written by you is of high standard, as expected from an enterprise software
• You will be a proactive contributor to team and project discussions

Who you are


• Strong education track record - Bachelors or an advanced degree in Computer Science or a related engineering discipline from Indian Institute of Technology or equivalent premium institute.
• 2-3 years of experience in data queries, data processing and data modeling
• Excellent ANSI SQL skills to handle complex queries
• Excellent Python and Django programming skills.
• Strong knowledge and experience in modern and distributed data stack components such as the Spark, Hive, Airflow, Kubernetes, Docker etc.
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure) and native cloud technologies for data storage and data processing
• Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases, including Postgres, Blobs, MongoDB etc.
• Familiarity with ML models is highly preferred
• Experience with Big Data processing and performance optimization
• Should know how to write modular, optimized and documented code.
• Should have good knowledge around error handling.
• Experience in version control systems such as GIT
• Strong problem solving and communication skills.
• Self-starter, continuous learner.

Good to have some exposure to

• Start-up experience is highly preferred
• Exposure to any Business Intelligence (BI) tools like Tableau, Dundas, Power BI etc.
• Agile software development methodologies.
• Working in multi-functional, multi-location teams

What You'll Love About Us – Do ask us about these!

• Be an integral part of the founding team. You will work directly with the founder
• Work Life Balance. You can't do a good job if your job is all you do!
• Prepare for the Future. Academy – we are all learners; we are all teachers!
• Diversity & Inclusion. HeForShe!
• Internal Mobility. Grow with us!
• Business knowledge of multiple sectors

Experience: 5+ Years

An  Architect  is a hands-on, talented, innovative, and practical individual with functional experience to design, implement and support the delivery of core products and product components.  

• Capable of working under minimal direction and exercising considerable latitude, they will provide technical expertise in developing solutions to complex software engineering problems, which require frequent use of ingenuity and creativity.
• Experienced in designing application framework solutions, performing architectural analysis, and identifying issues and provide solutions for the business problems.
• Sound functional knowledge of application architecture service architecture, code modularity, data synchronisation, customisable workflow management, partner application integration and API developer frameworks.
• Responsibilities:
• Lead the design and development of new architecture and major functional upgrades for the most advanced capabilities 
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers, designers, and developers.
• Engage cross-organizational teams such as Product Management, Integrations, Services, Support, and Operations, to ensure the success of overall software development, implementation, and deployment.
• Requirements:

Ideal candidate should have

• 7+ years of system implementation experience 
• Experience with any of the following languages like Java / Nodejs / ROR / Python
• Expertise in micro service / Data modelling / AWS / Messaging
• Expertise in building scalable & reliable systems
• Good Experience in working with technologies like AWS, Redis,
• Experience in messaging systems like SQS/RabbitMQ
• Good knowledge of caching, Databases, distributed systems.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Good experience with Devops

Designing and developing high-volume, low-latency applications for
critical systems and delivering high-availability and performance
• Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Writing well designed, testable, efficient code
• Test cases should be upto the mark
• Performance tuning knowledge is a must. Experience is an added advantage.
• In Backend – fundamentals of all languages is a must• Good hands-on software development experience with proven working experience
in Python development
• Expert in Python, with knowledge of at least one Python web framework (such
as Django, Flask)
• Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries
• Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Understanding of the threading limitations of Python, and multi-process
architecture
• Strong unit test and debugging skills
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and
CSS3
• Understanding of memory model/GC from performance point of view.

• At least 2-5 years of working experience in web services, preferably in Python
• Should have built and released APIs in production
• Experience working with RDBMS and NoSQL databases
• Designing thoughtful, extensible data models
• Knowledge of identifying, defining and building micro-services
• Working knowledge of GCS, AWS, Azure or any other cloud provider
• Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills - written and spoken