Software Engineer (SDE I)

Job Title: Lead Java Developer

Experience Required: 7+ Years

Location: Mumbai

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Developer with deep expertise in building scalable, high-performance applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and distributed systems. You will play a key role in designing and optimizing APIs, architecting robust systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.
• Build and optimize APIs for large-scale applications ensuring high performance and reliability.
• Apply clean coding principles, SOLID design patterns, and clean architecture to deliver maintainable and robust code.
• Work with distributed systems technologies (Kafka, ELK, in-memory databases, Cassandra, or similar).
• Write efficient SQL queries and integrate with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other developers to define and align on technical decisions.
• Identify and solve complex problems with innovative and scalable solutions.
• Drive best practices in coding standards, system design, and performance optimization.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly across teams and stakeholders.

Skills & Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Backend Developer.
• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, SQL.
• Significant experience in API design and optimization for enterprise-scale applications.
• Proficiency in distributed systems & related technologies (Kafka, ELK, in-memory DBs, Cassandra, etc.).
• Strong understanding of object-oriented engineering principles (SOLID, clean architecture).
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to simplify complex concepts.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and align teams.

Cloudera is looking for a passionate Backend Software Engineer to play a key role in advancing Cloudera’s database offerings across multiple cloud providers. Since its origin, Cloudera has enabled several enterprise organizations to effectively manage and use their data using the on-premise infrastructure. We are now building software solutions that enable our customers to leverage cloud infrastructure to facilitate their growing data needs, and thereby accelerating Cloudera’s next stage of growth.

At Cloudera, our culture, our ethos, is centered on our values. We're here not only because we're experts at what we do, but also because we hold these values in common.

We are always moving forward. We believe in open. We are empathetic. We believe in We.

The Team

The team is a new and growing Innovation Accelerator that is exploring new ideas to expand the business. As part of the team, you will work on innovative projects that are fast paced and iterate quickly. You will learn about the modern data stack ecosystem. You will also be involved in every stage of the project - from ideation to delivering products and features to customers. Cloudera customers include the largest banks, telecom providers, and companies in pharma, financial services, retail, manufacturing, oil and gas and government. 

You will:

• Build robust and scalable data infrastructure software

• Design and create services and system architecture for your projects 

• Contribute to and provide feedback to other team members

• Improve code quality through writing unit tests, automation, and code reviews

• Brainstorm and contribute ideas to our technology, algorithms and products

• Work with product, design, customer-success teams to understand end-user requirements, formulate use cases, and translate those into effective technical solutions

• Dive into challenging technical problems and successfully deliver results

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And since we believe in high quality software engineering environments, you likely have:

• Worked with a team of designers/engineers who reviewed each other's code/designs and held each other to an extremely high bar for quality of code/designs

• Be comfortable providing estimates and sticking to estimates!

• Written unit tests and testable code

• Depended on continuous integration, and participated in build and release processes

• Own the quality of the code you wrote even (especially!) when it is running in production

• Bachelor's/Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field/experience

• 5+ years of experience building software

• Experience building distributed systems/databases

• Experience with one or more of the following:

  • Nodejs, Python, java 

  • Cloud services like Amazon Web Services, Google Compute Platform, Microsoft Azure

  • Kubernetes

Java Elastic Search

• Java Microservices ELK stack(Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats, X-Pack, APM),
• Build Custom Reports

Java + NodeJS

• Java with Node.js- Microservices Development,
• Using graphql with node.js,
• Backend development with Node.JS

Java Microservices

• Working experience in Java and spring boot (microservices)
• Strong understanding of OOPs concepts
• Proficient in API design and development using RESTful services
• Knowledge and understanding of design principles behind building a scalable application
• Source code management using git

• You will build cutting-edge secure and scalable systems by writing simple and efficient code.
• You will own the backend development for one or more of our modules and collaborate with architects, other engineers, and product managers to launch new products and/or iterate on existing features. You'll build and manage automated build/test/deployment environments
• Ensure high standards through code reviews, design reviews, architecture discussions
• You will ensure that the systems you oversee are secure, fault-tolerant, and are performing reliably at high volumes.

• Well-versed in data structures, algorithms, and software design. Programming experience with at least one of Java or Python and object-oriented design
• Knowledge of SQL, NoSQL databases, Messaging/Caching technologies, and AWS deployments is a plus
• Able to write unit integration tests with coverage of code & interfaces. TDD is a plus
• Exposure to the architecture and design (design patterns, security, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems. Experience in building highly scalable business applications, which involve implementing large complex business flows involving multiple third-party integrations
• Prior startup experience is a plus

• You will design, build and own APIs and Services, which will be the core of the product.
• You will participate in continuing education and training to remain current on best practices, learn new programming languages, and better assist other team members.
• You will part of developing ideas for new programs, products, or features by monitoring industry developments and trends.
• You will have to take lead on projects, compile and analyze data, processes, and codes to troubleshoot problems and identify areas of improvement.

REQUIREMENTS

• 3-5 years of experience in building highly scalable backend systems.
• Fluency or understanding of specific languages, such as JAVA, Operating System may be required, and Experience in Databases such as MySQL or Postgre SQL
• Strong understanding of Computer Science Fundamentals, Data Structures and Algorithms, SOLID Design Principles, and REST Patterns.
• Focus on efficiency, user experience, and process improvement.
• Excellent project and time management skills.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently or with a group

Mentor To Go is an android and web based platform to help students improve their work readiness through self-learning sessions, personalised mentorship provided by mentor professionals from a range of careers, and work experience opportunities.

The technology platform implements  functionalities such as: screening surveys of mentors and mentees, training content for mentors, matching through an algorithm, and mentorship through the delivery of structured activities. 

The application technology architecture comprises of the following:

o   a Python Django web application with NGinx and Gunicorn

o   PostgreSQL database

o   A React Android and Web app

o   Rest APIs which interact between the Android app and the Django webserver

Our vision at Mentor To Go is to provide career mentorship to young people anywhere, anytime across the length and breadth of India.

We are looking for a backend software developer who is passionate about using web technologies to solve social problems and creating experiences that are elegant and effective. You will own the back end development of features of the Mentor To Go platform from conceptualisation through design and testing, working closely with other developers, the technical project manager, and the program operations team. You are user-centric, continuously demonstrate strategic & analytical abilities, and are laser focused on executing at speed. You must have the ability to succeed in a fast paced environment, where success is dependent on your ability to collaborate with cross-functional team members in a positive, productive, and transparent way.

Minimum requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferably  CS  or related discipline  
• 3+ years experience working in Unix/Linux environments building web and mobile applications
• Proficiency in developing and deploying cloud based Python/Postgresql applications preferably using frameworks such as Django
• Experience with design and development of moderately complex software projects
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Familiarity with version control software such as Git

Desired  requirements 

• 5+ years of overall relevant work experience
• Experience building apps using React/React-Native
• Basic understanding of AWS cloud
• Ability to participate in technical discussions and help make technical trade-offs

About Mentor Together

https://mentortogether.org/">Mentor Together is India’s first and largest youth mentoring  non-profit organization with a mission to facilitate empowering mentoring relationships and networks that help young people break the inequalities of opportunity and actualise their potential.

http://bit.ly/mentortogo">Mentor To Go is the world’s first mobile mentoring platform created by Mentor Together with the support of Cisco India, LinkedIn Social Impact, British Telecom and Sterlite Technologies.