Senior Software Engineer - Scala

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Java + Kafka Developer to design, develop, and maintain high-performance, event-driven applications. The ideal candidate will have strong backend development skills in Java and hands-on experience with Apache Kafka for building scalable, real-time data processing systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop event-driven microservices using Java and Apache Kafka
• Build and maintain Kafka producers, consumers, topics, and streams
• Implement message processing, retries, error handling, and idempotency
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance of Kafka-based systems
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Kafka and application performance
• Collaborate with architects, DevOps, and QA teams
• Participate in code reviews and follow best practices
• Contribute to system design and technical discussions

Required Skills

• 6+ years of experience in Java backend development
• Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka
• Experience with event-driven and streaming architectures
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture
• Experience with REST APIs
• Good knowledge of multithreading, concurrency, and JVM concepts
• Familiarity with SQL / NoSQL databases
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

TAPPP is leading the charge in bringing premium digital entertainment content & live sports to global consumers via its prepaid platform. TAPPP is available across platforms via the Web, Mobile and Tablets. Building out this brand presents significant product and engineering challenges. At the centre of solving those challenges is the TAPPP Product Engineering team which is responsible for the TAPPP product end to end.

We are looking for a coding enthusiast who love working with code and developing software systems.

You will be a part of the core product development team that is responsible for building different components of the TAPPP platform. You will be responsible for designing, coding, reviewing, testing, bug-fixing different modules of the software product that needs to work seamlessly across different environments.

The organization is flat, process is minimal, individual responsibility is big, and there is an emphasis on keeping non-productive influences out of the everyday technical decision making process. Upholding these philosophies will be imperative as we execute our aggressive plan of global expansion over the next 2 years. The position is based in Mumbai, India.

Here is what we are looking for:

• Deep product development experience and sound understanding into these technologies

• Java/J2EE

• Spring

• Hibernate

• RESTful API's

• MySQL

• Tomcat 7

• Exposure on Grails & Amazon AWS will be a plus point

• Strong independent contributor

• An unquenchable desire to learn, attention to detail with a can-do attitude

• Comfortable working in a start-up environment

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.

Requirement:

• Min 2-3 Year Experience. Preferably in the E-commerce domain. 
• Proficient with both MySQL and NoSql Databases (Elastic, Mongo)
• Strong hold on PHP and preferably good knowledge of Python
• Experience with JavaScript/JQuery
• Ability to do software design for a enterprise web application
• Working knowledge of a MVC front-end framework
• Proficient in HTTP protocol, REST APIs, JSON
• Ability to do database design and modeling
• Proficient in OOPS concepts and writing code using classes
• Ability to write modular and clean code

Role:

• Software Development of various product line 
• Creation web-services and optimization for existing and new feature rollouts
• Collaborate with Product Managers and design solutions 
• Develop very high sense of ownership, the zeal to build scalable applications
• Build customer facing technology product 
• Individual Contributor

Minimum of 4+ years of experience in Java development

• Experience delivering Services (REST, SOAP) and Web applications in Micro services architecture
• Experience developing and deploying Java solutions to cloud
• Experience in Spring Boot and components of Spring framework
• Experience in a JavaScript framework such as Angular or React
• Experience in TDD using Junit or similar frameworks

·       Experience in Design Patterns and service oriented architectural principles, Data structures and Algorithms.

·       Individual should be an active participant in the product design and code reviews for self and team and can competently review any aspect of their product or major sub-system.

·       Experience in SQL, Unix skills.

·       Good communication Skill

Rapido is India’s largest bike taxi player focused on solving the first and last mile connectivity problem for India. The primary focus is mobility and changing all facets of mobility across India. We believe that 2 Wheeler are the right mode of transport for developing countries like India and have much more scope than 4 wheelers, which is also reflected in the fact that the number of 2 wheelers is significantly more than the number of 4-wheelers.We have operations in close to 100 cities and are the undisputed market leader in this space. Growing close to 500% year-on-year, we have ambitious targets set for ourselves in the future as well.

What you will do :   

We are looking for a Technical Architect to design the structure of our IT systems and oversee programs to ensure the proper architecture is implemented.

Should have experience in data modelling, distributed system design, Microservice architecture and communications protocol and is passionate about writing code and the art of management

In this role, you should be an excellent communicator who is able to translate complex requirements into functional architecture. We'd also like you to have hands-on experience on software development and be able to manage complex programs. Overseeing development and implementation of programs. Providing technical leadership and support to software development teams. Your goal will be to ensure our internal IT framework operates properly.

Responsibilities:

• Understand company needs to define system specifications
• Plan and design the structure of a technology solution
• Communicate system requirements to software development teams
• Evaluate and select appropriate software or hardware and suggest integration methods
• Oversee assigned programs (e. g. conduct code review) and provide guidance to team members
• Assist with solving technical problems when they arise
• Ensure the implementation of agreed architecture and infrastructure
• Address technical concerns, ideas and suggestions
• Monitor systems to ensure they meet both user needs and business goals

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Technical Architect
• Hands-on experience with software development and system administration
• Understanding of strategic IT solutions
• Experience in project management and service-oriented architecture (SOA)
• Knowledge of selected coding languages (e. g. JavaScript, Java)
• Familiarity with various operating systems
• Experience in cloud technologies
• Excellent communication skills
• Problem-solving aptitude
• Organisational and leadership skills

Role Competencies:

• Proven work experience as a Back-end developer.
• Hands on experience with programming languages like Java/NodeJS/Golang, JavaScript, Familiarity with Git,
• Database (SQL/Mysql/NO SQL).Good to have Kafka/queuing/messaging system.
• Familiarity with front-end languages (e.g. HTML, JavaScript and CSS)
• Strong knowledge of design principles, user interfaces, web standards and usability.

Functional Behavioral:

• Excellent analytical and time and people management skills.
• Teamwork skills with a problem-solving attitude.