Software Engineer - Level1

Job Description below :

Required Skills

BSc/B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science or an equivalent field.

7-10 years' solid commercial experience in software development using experience using Java8, Spring boot, Hibernate, Spring Cloud and related frameworks.

Experience with Angular 8+ versions, B.J‹JS 6, IS/TypeScript

Knowledge of HTML/CSS

Good understanding of Design Patterns

Proficiency with SQL database development, including data modelling and DB performance tuning

Ability to work with customers, gather requirements and create solutions independently

Active participation within and among teams and colleagues distributed globally

Excellent problem-solving skills, in particular a methodical approach to dealing with problems across distributed systems.

Agile development experience

Desired Skills

Experience with angular forms

Experience with dynamic forms/ dynamic angular components

Experience with java Spring boot

Knowledge of Kafka Stream Processing

Understanding of secure software development concepts, especially in a cloud platform

Good communication skills.

Strong organisational skills.

Understanding of test management and automation software (e.g. ALM, Jira, JMeter).

Familiarity with Agile frameworks and Regression testing.

Previous experience within the Financial domain.

About Apexon:

Apexon is a digital-first technology services firm specializing in accelerating business transformation and delivering human-centric digital experiences. For over 17 years, Apexon has been meeting customers wherever they are in the digital lifecycle and helping them outperform their competition through speed and innovation. Our reputation is built on a comprehensive suite of engineering services, a dedication to solving our clients’ toughest technology problems, and a commitment to continuous improvement. We focus on three broad areas of digital services: User Experience (UI/UX, Commerce); Engineering (QE/Automation, Cloud, Product/Platform); and Data (Foundation, Analytics, and AI/ML), and have deep expertise in BFSI, healthcare, and life sciences.

Apexon is backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Everstone Capital.

To know more about us please visit: https://www.apexon.com/

About the role:

This role will help build and support the data factory, keying and Linking and Credit Products on Azure. The role will also in addition automate Infra as a code to protect data, performance, secure product and customer interactions. Configure and deploy tools to leverage operational metrics to support customers with sys on glass monitoring and via alerts to help with L2 and L3 support.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle
• Produce well-designed, testable, efficient quality code
• Ensure designs comply with specifications
• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Support continuous improvement and innovation
• Produce quality documentation for the support teams
• Troubleshoot / Diagnose issues and identify appropriate solutions

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience required.
• 8 to 12 years of experience designing, developing and implementing software applications and hands-on experience with large-scale applications at large institutions with technologies like Java/J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, producing & consuming REST API’s.
• Experience with front-end / UI technologies – ReactJS, JavaScript, HTML CSS
• Strong expertise on Kafka, event-driven architecture
• Strong experience using one or more Relational & non-relational NoSQL databases (Oracle, SQL Server, Cosmos DB, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis).
• Expertise in Security, IAM Policies and Networking.

Great to Have:

• Experience with Kubernetes, Openshift
• Experience with Azure Event Hub, Azure Blob Storage, Stream Analytics.
• Practical experience with the end-to-end DevOps CI/CD pipeline including one or more of the following: Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Maven, Gitlab, and SonarQube.
• Strong experience on event-based architecture leading strategy, governance and execution of event-based architecture at large institutions.
• Financial services industry experience.
• Experience with analytics and performance monitoring.
• Knowledge of Test Driven Development (TDD) and/or Behavior-Driven Development (BDD).
• Experience in the day-to-day practicalities of Agile software Product Development Lifecycles such as Scrum, SAFe, DAD, Lean-Agile, Kanban, etc.

• Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions
• Design client-side and server-side architecture
• Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design
• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
• Write effective APIs
• Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
• Create security and data protection settings
• Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design
• Write technical documentation
• Work with data scientists and analysts to improve software

We are looking for an IMMEDIATE JOINER - As Java Developer you will be responsible for creation and implementation of backend services (API / Microservice). 

Roles & Responsibilities:

1. Designing and developing performant REST APIs, Microservices.
2. Data Model design.
3. Participating in requirements analysis.
4. Writing clean, scalable code and   Implementing unit tests.
5. Participating in peer code reviews.
6. Optimizing the overall performance of Application.
7. Strong focus on data governance and security.
8. Be a strong Agile team member.

Skills:

1. Conceptually strong in Design Patterns and OOP
2. Hands on with technologies like Spring Boot, Java Web services/APIs (SOAP, REST, JSON, Maven, Gradle, jUnit)
3. Working knowledge with AWS is a must. 
4. Excellent understanding of data structures, threading.
5. Working knowledge with any of the Unit Test Frameworks such as jUnit.
6. Good problem-solving skills. Attention to details.
7. Should be a quick learner and keen on learning new technologies.
8. Strong in debugging, troubleshooting and performance tuning for SQL queries
9. Proficient in RDBMS (MySQL, Mssql) and NoSQL databases (mongo, HBase)
10. Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Additional Skills (Optional):

1. Exposure to Node.js / python 
2. Exposure to Lambda functions.
3. Exposure to AWS Data Storage.
4. Knowledgeable on TDD.

Qualifications & Experience:

1. BE/B.Tech, ME/MTech. 7+ years of Java development experience, including Spring, Spring Boot

You will make an ideal candidate if you have: 

• Overall 6+  years of software development experience in building web-based and highly scalable applications 

• Excellent understanding of core computer science concepts like algorithms, data structure, system design, OOP, etc. 

• Deep knowledge and development expertise in Core Java and SpringBoot 

• Experience in using dockers and Linux.

• Hands-on coding experience in developing web applications with REST APIs

• Good understanding/exposure to Kafka and Elastic.(must have)

• Log stash understanding is add-on

• Worked in a CI/CD environment with Jenkins and handled deployments by yourself 

• Experience working in an agile team with software engineering practices like automated testing, test-driven-development, continuous integration, etc is a big plus. 

Skills:

• Proficiency with JavaScript and HTML5
• Minimum 2+ years of hands-on experience with AngularJS and Angular Frameworks
• Experience with Java, JSON, Spring Boot and Hibernate 
• Experience with MYSQL databases
• Familiarity with Linux environments
• Experience with GIT 
• Hands on experience with AWS S3 is preferred
• Experience with web servers & application servers such as Apache and Nginx is good to have.

Responsibilities: 

• Design and develop client-side and server-side architecture
• Develop and manage well-functioning database
• Implementation of approved user interface
• Design and construction of REST APIs
• Server management and deployment for the relevant environment

Responsibilities

Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions

Design client-side and server-side architecture

Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design

Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications

Write effective APIs

Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency

Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software

Create security and data protection settings

Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design

Write technical documentation

Work with data scientists and analysts to improve software

Requirements

Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role

Experience developing desktop and mobile applications

Familiarity with common stacks

Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery)

Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g. C#, Java, Python) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Node.js)

Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache) and UI/UX design

Excellent communication and teamwork skills

Great attention to detail

Organizational skills

An analytical mind