Software Engineer -Senior Role

Job Title: Senior Java Developer

Location: Mumbai (On-site)

Notice Period: Immediate Joiners Preferred / 15 Days or Less

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Java Developer with 5+ years of hands-on experience in Java-based application development. The ideal candidate should be adept at designing scalable systems, optimizing performance, and leading development efforts in collaboration with cross-functional teams. This is a full-time, on-site position for candidates currently residing in Mumbai and available to join within 15 days.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end design, development, and deployment of Java applications
• Translate functional and technical requirements into detailed design
• Build scalable, secure, and high-performing applications
• Develop and consume RESTful APIs and ensure seamless integration
• Implement microservices architecture and containerized deployments
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code
• Perform code reviews, debugging, and performance tuning
• Collaborate with DevOps for CI/CD and production deployments
• Guide junior developers and conduct knowledge-sharing sessions
• Stay updated on new technologies and industry trends

Required Technical Skills:

• Languages & Frameworks:
• Core Java, J2EE
• Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security)
• Hibernate / JPA
• Apache Maven / Gradle
• API Development & Integration:
• RESTful APIs, JSON, Swagger/OpenAPI
• Databases:
• MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle
• MongoDB, Redis (preferred)
• Frontend Exposure (Optional but Preferred):
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery
• Angular / React
• Tools & Platforms:
• Git, GitHub / GitLab / Bitbucket
• Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes (basic knowledge)
• SonarQube, Log4j, ELK stack (preferred)
• Cloud & DevOps (Good to Have):
• AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS), Azure or GCP
• CI/CD pipeline setup
• Architecture & Patterns:
• Microservices, MVC, Design Patterns
• Event-driven architecture (Kafka/RabbitMQ is a plus)
• Testing:
• JUnit, Mockito
• Postman, REST Assured

Soft Skills:

• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to lead and mentor a team
• Time management and task prioritization
• Adaptable and quick learner

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of relevant software development experience
• Relevant certifications (Oracle Java, AWS, PMP) are a plus

Eligibility Criteria:

• Must be currently residing in Mumbai
• Must be able to join within 15 days or less
• Immediate joiners preferred

A SaaS startup founded in April 2020.

What’s the opportunity?

Are you a backend developer looking to fast-track your learning and growth? Have you looked at world-class products like Asana, Notion, or Airtable, and felt “I wish I were part of the early team that built these products”?

We’re a team that has previously built and rolled out globally successful SaaS products used by tens of thousands of customers.

We’re laser-focused on delivering a world-class product again, and looking for an ambitious backend engineer to join our existing team of 9 engineers.

If it excites you to think of a fast-paced start-up environment, building something big from scratch, breaking down new problems, creating new APIs, working on performance issues, getting hands-on with DevOps initiatives, and showcasing demos of your work every Friday with a happy and passionate team, then this is the right opportunity for you.

Some of the tech problems you get to work on as a backend engineer would be to build the backend for a modern spreadsheet experience from scratch, work on infra as code, write robust code that is fault-tolerant, work on performant code that adheres to SLOs set by the organization. 

About you:

● 3- 5 years of experience

● Expertise in the following areas ○ Java ○ HTTP Protocol

● You’ve heard of or worked with some of the following tech stacks/products

○ Spring

○ PostgreSQL

○ Redis ○ Docker

○ Message brokers

○ GitHub

● These non-functional areas are familiar to you

○ Performance

○ Debugging

○ Log management

Nice to have:

● Familiarity with AWS 

What’s in it for you?

● Great opportunity: We genuinely care about everyone we hire. You’ll learn new things and grow no matter how experienced you are; you will be working with founders who have more than three decades of collective experience in building significant B2B SaaS startups.

● Great team: Work with a world-class, high-velocity team that truly embodies the values of empathy, curiosity, and customer-centricity. Check out the MTT(Meet The Team) videos on our LinkedIn.

● Great culture: An open, fun, and exciting startup culture that empowers its people to champion big problems with the freedom to think and innovate.

● Growth: You could easily and quickly transition into other roles you might like.

● Impact: You get to be part of a global, passionate team in a fast-paced and growth-oriented environment. The team has a work philosophy of being high on ambition, ownership, and a bias for action.

● Monetary rewards and benefits: Competitive stipend, flexible leave policy, and more

Required Skills:

• 3+ year of experience in Development in JAVA technology.
• Strong Java Basics
• SpringBoot or Spring MVC
• Hands on experience on Relational Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
• Proficient in REST API development
• Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)
• Microservices
• Any Caching Mechanism
• Good at problem solving

Good to Have Skills:

• 3+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced internet start-up environment.
• Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.
• Understanding of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.

We are looking for 2-3 years experienced Django Developer to join immediately in Delhi.

Responsibilities

As a Backend Developer,  you will be responsible for -

•  Building the Complete Backend of our web application and Mobile App from scratch.
• Work closely with the Frontend Engineer to integrate the algorithmic input from the Frontend Framework.
• Work closely with the product owners to create dynamic infographics with intuitive user controls.
• Participate in UAT, troubleshoot, bugs and application integration issues
• Optimize applications for best user experience
• Create and maintain documentation related to the developed processes and applications

Qualification & Experience

• 2-3 years of demonstrable experience designing, building, and working as a Django Developer for enterprise web application
• Ideally, this would include the following:
• Expert-level proficiency with Python, Django, and Django Rest Framework.
• Understanding of REST concepts and interacting with REST APIs
• Understanding of  Postgresql 
• Basic Understanding of Frontend Framework like React.js
• Deep understanding of a few Backend concepts:
• Familiarity with Elastic Search and AWS Technology
• Familiarity with Apache and Ngnix etc.
• Understanding of Python coding Standards
• In addition, the ideal candidate would have great problem-solving skills and familiarity with code versioning tools such as Github

Location:- Delhi

About the role:

We are looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer II (SDE2) to help deliver high visibility and impact features for the ChakraHQ Platform. ChakraHQ Platform is the world's first Omnichannel Process Automation Platform. Imagine AWS but for operations and business teams; built on cutting edge technology stacks, to solve problems for modern businesses.

Technology specialists at ChakraHQ are at the core of the company's decisions and vision. As an SDE2, you will contribute to the design and development of the core technology stack of the ChakraHQ Platform. Working closely with Engineering, Product Management, Sales and Customer Success you will take ownership to develop features, plugins and custom fixes that will materially impact customer’s and ChakraHQ’s business. You will also be responsible for maintaining a streamlined build and CI/CD system. You will help coordinate the incorporation of upstream features into the ChakraHQ Platform. 

Technologies you will work with: NodeJs, PostgreSQL, Serverless, Elasticsearch, Kibana, AWS, Google Cloud

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain features, services, products that are part of ChakraHQ
• Own delivery of said features and services
• Own success of the products by tracking its lifecycle with customers
• Build systems that scale horizontally
• Write automated tests to ensure code quality
• Work with customers to build a product roadmap
• Work with sales & marketing to sell your product to end-users
• Work as an integral part of an agile software development team to build features end-to-end
• Support those features in the ChakraHQ production environment by participating in an on-call rotation

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
• 3+ years of experience working on teams to develop and deploy web or mobile applications
• Extensive experience in any one backend programming language - Java, NodeJS
• A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design
• Experience in building highly scalable business applications, which involve implementing large complex business flows and dealing with huge amounts of data.
• Proficiency with git and Github workflows
• Expertise with test-driven development and automated testing
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and fluent English
• Open to learn and work on new technologies