Software Engineer Backend (SDE-II)

At BigThinkCode, our technology solves complex problems. We are looking for a talented problem solver with middleware and backend development expertise to join our technology team at Chennai.

Must have skills:

• Any programming: nodeJS and typescript.
• Hands on experience using Middleware like e. g., Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ or Redis.
• Aware about Asynchronous and Loose Coupling.
• Familiar with API's gateway and microservice design patterns.
• Working on distributed systems - Nice to have.
• Event drive architecture (EDA) microservices project experience - Nice to have.

Below job description for your reference, if interested share your profile to connect and discuss.

Company: BigThinkCode Technologies

URL: https://www.bigthinkcode.com/

Role: Senor engineer (backend - nodeJS)

Experience required: 3-5 years

Work location: Chennai

Joining time: Immediate - 2 weeks

Work Mode: Work from office (Hybrid)

About the Role:

Scalable Systems & AI Integration - We are seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer to join our team and lead the development of high-performance, distributed systems. This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys tackling complex data challenges, and is eager to bridge the gap between traditional microservices and modern Agentic AI workflows.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect & Build: Design and implement highly scalable microservices capable of processing massive data volumes with low latency.
• Event-Driven Systems: Develop robust, asynchronous communication patterns using event-driven architecture to ensure system resilience and decoupling.
• AI Integration: Lead the integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Agentic AI workflows into existing enterprise applications to enhance automation and intelligence.
• Database Management: Optimize data storage and retrieval strategies; leverage MongoDB and explore/implement Graph Databases (e.g., Neo4j, Google Spanner) for complex relationship mapping.
• Deployment & Scaling: Containerize applications using Docker and manage deployments within Kubernetes (K8s) environments.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to adapt to a rapidly evolving tech stack and translate business requirements into technical reality.

Core Requirements:

• Scalable Systems: Proven track record of building and maintaining production-grade systems handling high throughput and large datasets.
• Microservices: Good understanding of microservice design patterns, API gateways.
• Event-Driven Architecture: Strong experience with message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Redis).
• Programming: While we are open to various backgrounds, the Node.js/MongoDB stack is our primary environment.

Why Join Us:

• Collaborative work environment.
• Exposure to modern tools and scalable application architectures.
• Medical cover for employee and eligible dependents.
• Tax beneficial salary structure.
• Comprehensive leave policy
• Competency development training programs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Involve in the Design And Development Of Scalable Backend Applications Using Java (Spring Boot).
• Mentor And Guide A Team Of Developers To Ensure High-Quality Deliverables.
• Take Ownership Of Solution Architecture, Coding Standards, And Design Patterns.
• Develop And Manage Restful Apis And Integrate Third-Party Services.
• Collaborate With Front-End Teams, Qa, And Stakeholders To Align Technical Implementation With Business Goals.
• Oversee Deployments In Hybrid Cloud Environments In Coordination With Devops Teams.
• Conduct Code Reviews, Lead Design Discussions, And Manage Agile Development Processes (Scrum/Kanban).
• Monitor Application Performance And Drive Improvements Proactively.
• Troubleshoot And Resolve Complex Software Issues Across Systems And Services.

Required Skills:

• 6+ Years Of Professional Experience In Java Development.
• Strong Hands-On Expertise In Spring Boot And Microservices Architecture.
• Working Knowledge Of Node.Js And Javascript/Typescript.
• Experience With Rest Apis, Sql/Nosql Databases (Mysql, Postgresql, Mongodb).
• Familiar With Ci/Cd Pipelines, Git, And Modern Devops Practices.
• Proven Ability To Lead Distributed Teams And Manage Deliverables In A Remote/Hybrid Work Setup.
• Strong Communication, Leadership, And Problem-Solving Skills.

What We’re Looking For

• 4+ years of backend development experience in scalable web applications.
• Strong expertise in Python, Django ORM, and RESTful API design.
• Familiarity with relational databases like PostgreSQL and MySQL databases
• Comfortable working in a startup environment with multiple priorities.
• Understanding of cloud-native architectures and SaaS models.
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

• Work on large-scale, custom distributed software systems using Java, Scala,
• MongoDB, JavaScript (AngularJS, ReactJS), and the likes
• We work almost exclusively on customer site providing a mix of delivery and consulting
• services, so you'll be flexible about travel
• Employ Agile development including task estimation, test automation, deployment automation, and Continuous Integration to improve overall execution speed and product quality
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, transparent, non-hierarchical, and ego-free culture where your talent is valued over a designation or title
• Spread the word about best practices in software development inside and outside the Equal Experts community like Expert Talks

• 6 + years of Hands-on development and delivery experience with Java, Scala, and the likes
• Passion for software engineering and craftsman-like coding prowess
• Great OO skills, including strong design patterns knowledge
• Experience working with Agile, TDD, Lean, and/or Continuous Delivery approaches and best practices, such as Extreme Programming (XP)
• Enthusiastic to work collaboratively with people and sharing your ideas to solve real business problems

Who are we and what do we do?

The Dice platform, one of the most advanced SaaS fintech organizations, helps businesses convert their spending from many fragmented applications, prepaid cards, offline reimbursement/invoice management, procurement, and payment systems to a single spend platform. There will be no more cash, cards, refunds, or offline invoicing since our entire goal is to provide businesses more knowledge and control over how they spend their money, resulting in significant cost savings and profitability. We are a hyper growth startup collaborating with premium Indian enterprises, startups, and industry leaders across disciplines.

Perks in store for you when you join the team:

• You'll be surrounded by passionate team members.
• Your work will have a visible impact.
• You will be working on interesting technical challenges in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements and skills:

• Hands-on Software Development experience.
• 2-4 years of relevant experience in Java development.
• Hands-on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms.
• Object-Oriented Analysis and design using common design patterns.
• Profound insight of Java and Java EE (Multithreading, Reactive Programming, etc)
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL, and ORM technologies (MySQL, EBean)
• Excellent knowledge in RESTful API development, event-based processing.
• Experience with test-driven development.
• Knowledge of GIT, Linux, Docker, Redis

Responsibilities:

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining Java applications that are often high-volume and low-latency, required for mission-critical systems
• Delivering high availability and performance
• Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Writing well-designed, efficient, and testable code
• Conducting software analysis, programming, testing, and debugging
• Managing Java and Java EE application development
• Ensuring designs comply with specifications
• Preparing and producing releases of software components
• Transforming requirements into stipulations
• Support continuous improvement
• Investigating alternatives and technologies

Location:

Pune

You, as a Java Engineer and member of this team, would be working on our new and existing projects for our credit, payments, business services, member engagement or financial crime areas. We have a five years roadmap ahead of us with exciting new features and we’ll need you to solve interesting problems. Your fellow team members will get you up to speed in your business area and will help you develop the skills so that eventually you are the one coaching other new joiners. Joining one of our expanding agile teams, you will be required to work closely with product owners, mobile engineers, and other business members to translate requirements into well-engineered solutions.

You will ideally join our backend Community of Practices, learn from them and eventually propose your own to maintain a high quality across the backend. Career progression is as important to you as it is for us. With our expanding teams and business we will encourage you to outgrow your initial responsibilities. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to make a real difference with responsibilities across engineering practices in a rapidly expanding company!

About the Tech

Technology and our people is what makes Tide possible. We work in autonomous teams where backend, iOS, Android, web, QA, DevOps, agile coaches, data experts and product owners solve difficult problems together to get the job done. We self-organise and discuss technical challenges and set our own guidelines in the different Community of Practices.

On the backend we see Java 8 as legacy and use Java 11+ for our micro-services. We provide RESTful APIs to our colleagues in the frontend, but also use gRPC for internal service-to-service communications. Spring Boot is our work horse, but we are open to new experiments. We are cloud-native and run everything on AWS. You’ll see containers (Docker), queues (SNS+SQS) and events everywhere. The nature of our business naturally fits with relational databases, but we have also found some use cases for NoSQL.

Our frontends have done an incredible job at consuming our APIs and providing the best UX to our members. They are fully native Android and iOS apps or Angular 2+ web apps. DevOps provides vital infrastructure and operations support.

About You

We’re an international scale up, we’re busy! If fast paced environments, cross team exposure, inquisitive freedom and the ability to have a real impact on a rapidly growing scale up appeals to you, then you already have the mind of a Tidean. If you have that along with the following experience, we’d love to hear from you.

The non-negotiables:

• Good commercial experience building server-side applications and detailed knowledge of the relevant programming languages for your stack (i.e Java 8 or newer).
• Sound knowledge of a Java backend framework (e.g. Spring/Spring Boot).
• Exposure to microservices and implementing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• A mindset of delivering secure, well-tested and well-documented software.
• Experience with relational databases.

The highly desirables:

• Exposure to continuous integration, delivery and deployment.
• Some experience integrating to third parties.
• Comfortable working in agile methodologies, ideally Scrum.
• Exposure to common development tools such as IntelliJ, Git, Jira, etc.

Why Tide?

Tide is the leading provider of UK SME business accounts and one of the fastest growing FinTechs in the UK. That’s not an unfounded boast - we have over 200,000 members (what we like to call our customers, over two percent market share, and have raised over £120m in funding.

SMEs have been underserved and overlooked by traditional banks for years. In an entrepreneurial age where everyone is expected to take a shot, traditional banks have not evolved with the needs of the market. That’s where Tide comes in. With quick on-boarding, low fees and innovative features, we thrive on making data driven decisions to help SMEs save both time and money.

We’re also one of LinkedIn’s top 10 hottest UK companies to work for, winner of Best Use of Technology (Growth Finance Awards); Best Banking Provider (Contracting Awards); Innovative Product of the Year (Growth Finance Awards) and we’re listed in the Top 100 FinTech Disruptors and The Startups 100. And that’s just for 2019.

Requirements

• High self motivation to lead & build projects from beginning to end;
• You've shipped multiple products and are willing/able to demonstrate how you solved specific problems to solve users needs;
• Excellent communication in presenting your code and communicating what problems they are solving while giving/receiving feedback;
• Ability to quickly grasp goals and requirements from light specifications;
• Must be able to effectively & efficiently work with stakeholders spreads across many timezones;
• 5+ years of Android experience working in a modern commercial web development environment and shipping solid product;
• Experience in Springboot, Microservices, JPA, oracle database.
• Must have experience in authentication mechanism like LDAP, SSO, any authentication server, role management

Perks

• Ground floor opportunity with the team; shape the strategic direction of the company.
• Work with sharp, motivated and passionate co-workers spread across many regions.
• Rare opportunity to make real positive impact on the world!

• 2+ years of experience on Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate in medium to large-scale projects
• Must have experience with at least some flavours of both SQL (MySQL, Postgres) and NoSQL (Kafka, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, NoSQL distributed cache system, DynamoDB etc), datastores in production
• Must have experience with Kafka or similar message queue systems in production
• Stellar problem solving skills
• Hunger to learn new things and ability to grasp new concepts quickly
• Ability to move quickly without breaking things too much (we are dreamers)
• Ability to work under immense pressure which is balanced by a sense of responsibility and ownership
• Should be able to groom juniors and take them to the next level