Sr Backend/ Backend Developer

Responsibilities:

• Spearheaded building of the new transformation backend platform from 0 to 1
• Design the software for all its stakeholders - its end-users, developers, technical and product support, and DevOps.
• Evaluate technical/architectural options and tradeoffs.
• Implement proof-of-concepts. Hands-on.
• Create a solutions/design pattern library for similar problems and advocate for them.
• Provide technical leadership and guide development teams.
• Set up best practices for design, coding, testing, security, monitoring, and release management.
• Interface with cloud, and customers' technical teams.
• Measuring and constantly improving developer productivity.
• Work with product managers to build application extensibility into design.
• Occasional project management is when a project is more technical-focused.
• Occasional people management in the absence of other senior leaders.

Requirements:

• Experience in backend multiple stacks like Python, Golang, and Node.
• Proven experience with full development life cycle for large-scale software products.
• Clear communication, decision-making, understanding, and explaining trade-offs.
• Engineering best practices - code quality, testability, security, and release management.
• Good knowledge of performance, scalability, software architecture, and networking.
• Capacity to think in abstract and also obsess about details.
• Experience designing microservices architecture.
• Strong bent on engineering culture and focused on improving the developer experience.
• Self-managed and motivated.
• Capacity to break complex problems and work on abstract problems.

About the Role -

We’re seeking a seasoned Senior Java Engineer to drive the development of our B2B product suite. In this pivotal role, you will build robust, scalable, and intuitive applications that empower customers to seamlessly handle money movement transactions, including international payments. You will ensure technical excellence by advocating best practices, prioritizing security, enhancing development processes, and championing a quality-first mindset.

What You'll Do -

• Design and Development: Create robust, efficient, and scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot.

• API Development: Design, build, and maintain APIs for web and mobile applications.

• Performance and Security: Ensure application performance, scalability, and security best practices.

• Cloud Integration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate cloud services into our backend infrastructure.

• Code Quality: Write high-quality, maintainable code that adheres to industry standards.

• Mentorship: Support junior and mid-level team members, conduct code reviews, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

What You’ll Need -

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Backend Engineer.

• Experience showing strong problem-solving skills and a passion for creating user-centric solutions.

• Core Java proficiency. A strong command of the Java language, including object-oriented programming, design patterns, exception handling, and memory management.

• Spring Framework (including Spring Boot)- In-depth knowledge of Spring, especially Spring Boot for building efficient and scalable backend applications.

• Understanding of Spring components like controllers, services, repositories, and security.

• RESTful API Development: Proficiency in designing and implementing RESTful APIs.

Bonus Points -

• Mastery over Java’s core APIs, such as collections, streams, and concurrency frameworks.

• Experience within a B2B fintech environment would be highly desirable

• Database-driven performance query optimization and Kafka messaging systems

We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where we connect the dots for international property payments. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let’s move the world of PropTech forward, together.

Redpin, Currencies Direct and TorFX are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

• 4+ years exp with solid backend/engineering experience.
• Knowledge of data structures and an eye for architecture.
• Solid CS fundamentals, fluent in multi-threaded and asynchronous programming, a strong inclination for architecting at scale.
• Excellent technical design, problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.
• Rapid prototyping worked on distributed systems at scale.
• Basic knowledge of SQL as well as NoSQL databases.
• Proficient in Golang, it's design, and concurrency patterns.

AvatarSoft is a team of seasoned "Temenos T24 Certified" IT Professionals with over 20 years' combined experience in Financial Transformation. We are a growing company across 3 continents and 4 countries deployed in an offshore and onsite model. Our professionals have worked in major Software firms, Consultancy firms, Financial Institutions, and Credit Unions across the globe.

Avatarsoft is a rapidly evolving banking software consulting firm that renders leading edge to its clients . Avatarsoft brings profound expertise, resolute culture and provides strategical T24 / Transact transformation solutions through cutting edge services. We embrace our journey, by striving to remain the trusted and ethical business partner that delivers IT consulting to implement Temenos T24 Transact / Infinity, banking transformation projects and provides business value to our clients and etc,.

Our Locations: Canada, U.S.A, Netherlands, Mexico, India(Chennai), UAE.

This is for our Chennai Office , however work from home can be considered during pandemic or lockdowns .

• Java / JavaScript Developer Job Description (Minimum 2 years Experience in Java)
• Good in Core Java, Multithreading, J2EE, web services (REST, SOAP).
• In-depth knowledge on Java Script and object-oriented technique .
• Should be able to work independently
• Familiar on Front-end technologies like AngularJS or Node JS or Spring boot is a real Plus

Skills Required:

• Must-Have: Java, Spring/spring-boot, Data structure, Algorithm
• Any 2 (Must) out of the below-mentioned list : 

a.     JPA/Hibernate

b.     Messaging queue/Kafka/SQS/distributed message/SNS/JMS

c.     NoSQL/Aerospike/Reddis/Cassandra

d.     Microservices

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Technical design, implementation, deployment, and support.
• Partner with Business Analysts to review and implement business requirements.
• Perform development and unit testing, working closely with Business.
• Mentors and oversees the development of resources, including reviewing designs and performing code reviews.
• Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle
• Developing high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems and delivering high availability and performance
• Should have experience of working on Core Java/J2EE & OOPS concept
• Should be well versed with Spring/Struts & Apache Camel (OSGI Framework)
• Should have a good understanding of Hibernate and Other ORMs
• Should have an understanding of working on Web Service (SOAP/REST) and Maven
• Build tools such as Jenkins
• Caching Technique(Radis, Hazlecast, Aerospike)
• Database Knowledge - Oracle, MySQL

Job Details: 

• Three plus years of experience in IT systems analysis and application program development
• Experience in an Object Oriented Programming language such as Java is a must
• The candidate must be a hands-on coder doing active development
• Extensive experience programming in Java Application Development & RESTful API
• Experience in AWS Cloud technologies is optional but good to have
• Proficient in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts, workflows, and design patterns

• Extensive experience in developing Java EE application
• Hands-on experience working with Spring, Spring Boot
• In-depth knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases.
• Experience working with Java Web Services, RESTful services 
• Experience using Redis, Memcached or any other caching system
• Experience working with message brokers– preferably RabbitMQ
• Experience with infrastructure automation technologies like Docker, Kubernetes.
• Experience with build automation technologies like Maven, Gradle.