Senior Software Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking a passionate and skilled Java + Kotlin Developer to join our growing engineering team. You’ll be responsible for building scalable backend systems and modern Kotlin-based applications, with opportunities to work on both Android and server-side development.

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain robust backend services using Java and Spring Boot
• Design and implement modern applications using Kotlin (Android or Multiplatform)
• Work on APIs, microservices, and system integrations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code

Key Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Java and Kotlin
• Strong grasp of Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices architecture
• Experience with Android Development or Kotlin on JVM
• Familiar with Git, Gradle, and CI/CD tools
• Bonus: Experience with Jetpack Compose, Kotlin Coroutines, or Kotlin Multiplatform

Good to Have

• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS / GCP
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, or DevOps practices
• Previous experience in a startup or fast-paced product environment

Are you a fun loving and passionate to be a part of Global Innovator team? Are you planning to grow your career, which enhance your skills in technology? A career at SmartDocs can open many doors for you in the world of technology. If you are looking for a company that is dedicated to your ideas, recognizes you for your unique competency & contributions and provides a fun, flexible and delightful work atmosphere.

Then, we are the right place to ignite your passion. We are totally committed about our employees, our Clients & Customers, our work culture and especially our technology. We are a flat organization where opportunities are provide based on talent and we always encourage new ideas of employees through collaboration and creativity.

We are seeking for smart-driven JAVA Programmer’s to join us. The candidate will work with the global product development team and subject matter experts. An ideal candidate must possess excellent business skills with outstanding Analytical & logical skills, professionalism, Intelligent and should have the zeal to learn.

Desirable Skills & Expertise:

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Engineering (CSE / IT / MCA / Software) are preferred.
• Possesses intellectual humility; smart-driven, creative and able to learn things from slipups, willing to raise others up.
• Excellent Logical & Analytical skills with integrated professionalism at all levels.
• Strong Knowledge in Java, Frame-works like Spring, Spring boot; J2EE technologies like Servlets, JSP and Web Application Server.
• Good knowledge in web technologies like HTML, Java Script, XML and CSS.
• Candidates must be team players, have a thirst for knowledge, the energy to work in a fast-paced environment and a desire to grow in an entrepreneurial company.

Key Responsibilities:

• The role is responsible for designing, coding and deploying of high-performance applications.
• Excellent interpersonal, Communication and effective organizational skills with solid technical skills.
• Should be able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical personnel.
• Excellent trouble shootings & problem-solving skills.
• Practical Knowledge with SDLC from requirement analysis through testing and deployment is a plus.
• Devising possible solutions to anticipated problems.
• Develop and maintain strong product knowledge.
• Guide the clients through various stages of the project and transition to support organization.
• Review existing business processes and participate in the Process Improvement Program.

Senior Software Developers collaborate with Business and Quality Analysts, Designers, Project Managers and more to design software solutions that will create meaningful change for our clients. They listen thoughtfully to understand the context of a business problem and write clean and iterative code to deliver a powerful end result whilst consistently advocating for better engineering practices. By balancing strong opinions with a willingness to find the right answer, Senior Software Developers bring integrity to technology, ensuring all voices are heard.

For a team to thrive, it needs collaboration and room for healthy, respectful debate. Senior Developers are the technologists who cultivate this environment while driving teams toward delivering on an aspirational tech vision and acting as mentors for more junior-level consultants. You will leverage deep technical knowledge to solve complex business problems and proactively assess your team’s health, code quality and nonfunctional requirements.

Job responsibilities

• You will learn and adopt best practices like writing clean and reusable code using TDD, pair programming and design patterns
• You will use and advocate for continuous delivery practices to deliver high-quality software as well as value to end customers as early as possible
• You will work in collaborative, value-driven teams to build innovative customer experiences for our clients
• You will create large-scale distributed systems out of microservices
• You will collaborate with a variety of teammates to build features, design concepts and interactive prototypes and ensure best practices and UX specifications are embedded along the way.
• You will apply the latest technology thinking from our Technology Radar to solve client problems
• You will efficiently utilize DevSecOps tools and practices to build and deploy software, advocating devops culture and shifting security left in development
• You will oversee or take part in the entire cycle of software consulting and delivery from ideation to deployment and everything in between
• You will act as a mentor for less-experienced peers through both your technical knowledge and leadership skills

Job qualifications:

Technical Skills

• You have experience using one or more development languages (Java, Nodejs, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, etc.) with experience in Object-Oriented programming
• You can skillfully write high-quality, well-tested code and you are comfortable with Object-Oriented programming
• You are comfortable with Agile methodologies, such as Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum and/or Kanban
• You have a good awareness of TDD, continuous integration and continuous delivery approaches/tools
• Bonus points if you have working knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS, Azure, Kubernetes and Docker

Professional Skills

• You enjoy influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed
• Presence in the external tech community: you willingly share your expertise with others via speaking engagements, contributions to open source, blogs and more
• You’re resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple perspectives

Other things to know:

Learning & Development

There is no one-size-fits-all career path at Thoughtworks: however you want to develop your career is entirely up to you. But we also balance autonomy with the strength of our cultivation culture. This means your career is supported by interactive tools, numerous development programs and teammates who want to help you grow. We see value in helping each other be our best and that extends to empowering our employees in their career journeys.

Role: Java Developer.

Location: Hyderabad

Mode of Employment : Permanent

Experience Required: 4 to 8 Years

Primary Skills: 

Java , spring, Hibernate

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Experience range – 4 to 7 years

• Good understanding of software engineering practices, SDLC.
• Strong in analytical, design and problem-solving skills, with a strong desire to create new things, dive in wherever there’s a need and learn new things
• Hands-on experience in Java / J2EE application development using open-source frameworks like Spring.
• Experience in unit test frameworks like JUnit
• Need to optimize code and test programming modules
• Excellent Object-Oriented Analysis & Design skills.
• Must have experience in Software design using design patterns. Exposure to technical solutions will be an advantage
• Must have experience in relational database technologies with experience on databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL
• Strong proficiency with Java programming - Must have experience on Micro-Services using Spring boot.
• Good to have experience in JavaScript
• Good to have previously worked on distributed systems
• Good to have a working knowledge of Redis
• Good to have exposure to stream processing and functional programming
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead a team of 4- 8 engineers closely with complete authority and accountability to deliver high-quality software products in a fast-paced environment.
• Lead your team to design and develop applications based on Microservices architecture.
• Guide your team members on the latest technologies including Java, Spring, Spring-Boot, Angular, Hibernate, Redis, Hazelcast, Bootstrap, jQuery etc.
• Leverage development tools including AWS, GIT, Nginx, Jira, Confluence, Jenkins etc.
• Collaborate with other technical managers, architects, and product owners to build an integrated enterprise-class software product suite

Skills

• Java, Spring Boot – Must, Spring Data, ReactJS, DevOps, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript ES6 & above – Good to have

We are looking to hire a Senior Backend Developer, with over 4+ years of experience, to directly work with the CTO and contribute in building and developing new products and feature sets for NostraGamus. The work will entail the opportunity to explore and utilise the latest developments in the world of technology, and formulate ways to incorporate them into day to day work to create stellar products. The candidate must have had significant exposure in building real products, including working with various stakeholders across product and marketing teams. Prior knowledge in building games at scale is highly desirable, but not necessarily.

The following skillsets are highly essential:

1. Expertise in Node Js&Javascript, and hobbyist interest in few other languages like Python, Ruby, PHP. Must have done C/C++ programming in school/college
2. Deep knowledge on Database systems, especially PostgreSQL, and any noSQL clones, including knowledge to optimise
3. Awareness of Docker, virtualization, Redis or similar caching toolsets
4. Absolute mastery in using Unix based systems and Bash. Ability to work in seamlessly in headless environments is a must.
5. Disciplined in approaching problems, ability to maintain composure under catastrophic failures and propensity to work under deadlines

Bonus Points :

1. Passionate about building new products - having done a few personal projects, regardless of success achieved or goals completed.
2. Prior knowledge in building games at scale.
3. Good understanding in AWS and its various services - EC2, ECS, RDS, SQS, Elastic Beanstalk, Elasticache, Route53.
4. Strong interest in Mathematics, Probability Theory, Statistics, Machine Learning and ability to apply math in real-world applications.