Software Developer/Software Engineer - Java

Job Description:

We are looking for a Senior Java Developer with strong expertise in Apache Kafka and backend systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in Java (8/11+), Spring Boot, and building scalable, real-time data pipelines using Kafka.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain backend services using Java and Spring Boot
• Design and implement Kafka-based messaging and streaming solutions
• Optimize Kafka performance (topics, partitions, consumers)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable microservices
• Ensure code quality and maintain best practices in a distributed environment

Required Skills:

• 6+ years in Java development
• 3+ years of hands-on Kafka experience (producers, consumers, streams)
• Strong knowledge of Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices
• Familiarity with Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and stream processing
• Experience with containerization (Docker), CI/CD, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

• Experience in designing and developing applications using Node.js, RDBMS (preferably MySQL).
• Minimum 3 years of Node.Js, 3 years of Database experience required.
• Expertise in at least one of AWS, Google Compute platforms to build scalable solutions.
• Deep knowledge and experience in building complex cloud/enterprise-grade software in the area of IT infrastructure, virtualization, network, storage systems monitoring & manage mentor cloud solutions
• Expertise in writing async code (callbacks, promises, async/await, observables) and publish/ subscribe/ event.
• Experience in implementing and consuming SOAP and REST web APIs.
• Producing and maintaining automated testing, build, and deployment processes.
• Improve documentation of processes and systems
• Troubleshoot existing systems and applications
• Experience in data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js)
• Experience in RESTful APIs and knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
• Understanding of data structures and problem-solving approaches, and ability to articulate trade-offs
• Strong fundamentals OOPS concepts, SOLID principles, Data Structures/Algorithms, Exception Handling, Coding Standards, Logging
• Passionate about writing clean, modular and unit testable code
• Possesses strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with Agile development
• Good knowledge of Jenkins, SonarQube, Git.
• Proven problem solving skills including debugging skills, allowing you to determine source of issues in unfamiliar code or systems and the ability to recognize and solve repetitive problems rather than working around them.
• Collaborating with software engineers, QA engineers, UX and Design team and project managers

• 4+ years of professional development experience in an agile software engineering role
• Strong development skills in Java or Groovy
• Experience with Jenkins, bamboo and CI/CD environments
• Familiarity with Guice or similar dependency injection frameworks
• Familiarity with relational database technology
• Familiarity with document store database technology such as ElasticSearch or Cassandra
• Experience with design and testing of RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with cross platform development on Linux, OSX and Windows
• Strong understanding of Git version control system
• Knowledge of JavaScript (Node.js)
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Familiarity with Docker / Kubernetes
• Experience with continuous integration and build systems such as Jenkins or Bamboo
• Experience with Jira or other project management, issue-tracking or bug-tracking tools
• Should have knowledge of RDBMS
• Familiarity with Node.js, Kotlin, Kafka, DynamoDB
• Previous experience with SaaS or cloud development, Micro-services

Please find the JD Below:

Job title- ATL/Technical Lead

Experience

1. Must have experience
   1. Extensive product development experience
   2. 5-10 years experience in back end Java Development
   3. Possess advanced knowledge of object-oriented design and development (OOA/OOD). 
   4. Team task assignment, mentoring and helping resolve issues 
   5. Self-starter, ability to work with minimal supervision.
   6. Skilled at working collaboratively in a team-oriented environment. 
   7. Excellent problem-solving skills. Curious and adept at researching project-related issues and challenges.
   8. Excellent debugging skills

1. Good to have
   1. Experience in SOA and microservice deployment model.
   2. GWT development experience
   3. Experience of working in an Agile development model
   4. Mixed experience in different type of organizations - product start up and large enterprises

Other Skills

1. Strong Analytical skills
2. Acumen for understanding customer's business goals
3. Process oriented- Following current processes and partner in process improvement.
4. Data oriented- Using data and knowledge base for solving current problem at hand and creating software knowledge base for future use.
5. Ability to juggle multiple development and design tasks simultaneously.

· 3+ years java development experience with JSE/JEE, Java based Micro-services framework and implementation, Spring framework, Hibernate framework, SQL etc

· Hands on experience on Spring boot & Microservices .

· Strong knowledge of micro-service logging, monitoring, debugging and testing

· Implementations experience of micro-service integration, packaging, build automation and deployment.

· Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns.