Sr. Product Engineer

Job Title : Java Backend Developer

Experience : 3 to 6 Years

Locations : Bangalore / Gurgaon (Hybrid – 3 Days Work From Office)

Shift Timings : 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM IST

Notice Period : Immediate to 15 Days Only

Job Description :

We are looking for experienced Java Backend Developers with strong expertise in building scalable microservices-based architectures. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with Spring Boot, containerized deployments, and DevOps tools.

✅ Must-Have Skills :

• Java – Strong programming skills in core Java.
• Spring Boot (2.x / 3.x) – Deep understanding of microservices architecture and patterns.
• Microservices – Design and implementation experience.
• Kubernetes – Experience deploying and managing microservices
• Jenkins & Maven – Build and CI/CD pipeline experience
• PostgreSQL – Experience with relational database management

✨ Good-to-Have Skills :

• Git – Source control management
• CI/CD Pipeline Tools – End-to-end pipeline automation
• Cloud & DevOps Knowledge – Experience with cloud-based deployments

What you will be doing

• Building and maintaining Java micro services.
• Develop new features and improve existing features of the application.
• Coding, Implementing, Unit Testing and Documenting Java based services.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code.
• Code reviews and ensuring adherence to software development standards.
• Contribute to team and organizational improvements in process and infrastructure.
• Participating in requirements gathering and functional specification activities.
• Resolving and helping to mitigate production issues.

What you need to be successful

• Has proven himself as a solid individual contributor and has some initial management ability
• Understands the culture and upholds it
• Well respected with the team
• Looking to grow more as a manager than as an engineer
• Split time b/w hands-on technical work and people management of a small team
• Be a role model for the people in your team
• Responsible for team mentorship, technical planning, resource allocation & project delivery
• Build solid working relationships with counterparts outside engineering
• If we shortlist you for a lead role, then you'll have to mentor SDE-1 towards their SDE-2 journey.
• Progress up to manager in 2-3 years
• Strong Data Structure and Algorithms
• Experience of building micro services architectures, developing RESTful services,continuous integration, unit and integration testing.
• Proficient with SpringBoot, Hibernate, JUnit and other Java frameworks apart from RDBMS and NoSQL databases - PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• Gauge or other BDD frameworks and experience in Fintech would be preferred.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience with Python
• Strong expertise in Python frameworks (Django, Flask, or FastAPI)
• Experience with GCP, Terraform, and Kubernetes
• Deep understanding of REST API development and GraphQL
• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience with microservices architecture
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab)
• Experience with container orchestration using Kubernetes
• Understanding of cloud architecture and serverless computing
• Experience with monitoring and logging solutions
• Strong background in writing unit and integration tests
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and integration points

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend services for our AI platform
• Architect and implement complex systems with high reliability
• Build and maintain APIs for internal and external consumption
• Work closely with AI engineers to integrate ML functionality
• Optimize application performance and resource utilization
• Make architectural decisions that balance immediate needs with long-term scalability
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices
• Contribute to the evolution of our technical standards and processes

The tech stack looks like the below (expect this to change as we scale):

1. Typescript for APIs (REST and GraphQL)
2. Kafka, Spark, and data warehouses for ML pipelines (spark on python/scala)
3. Solidity + hardhat for smart contracts (in the future, rust, go and move)
4. AWS & Terraform
5. Full nodes

You can expect to do some or all of the following:

1. Read through protocols’ whitepapers and smart contracts to derive metrics and analyze risks
2. Architect the backend for APIs, async jobs, and blockchain integration
3. Build clean, concise APIs for customer integration, along with the documentation
4. Setup, run and maintain full and archive nodes across different chains
5. Integrate with multiple partners like exchanges and custody providers
6. Fool-proof security across the stack - encryption, hashing, privacy, VPC, etc.
7. Infrastructure as code - build terraform scripts and ensure easy replication of the infra across different regions
8. Research the top DeFi protocols to uncover better insights for our customers and evaluate their risk profiles, security, and historical returns
9. Manage production deployments, logging, and monitoring

We expect you to be fairly comfortable with working with both web3 and web2 stacks. We do not expect that you have web3 experience on day 1, but you should be willing to wear multiple hats, learn things quickly and move fast.

1. Generalist, a solid engineer who can learn things on your own and have an eye for clean, tested, and well-documented code
2. We don’t look at the number of years of work experience as a criterion, but rather see what you have done in your life so far (side projects, open-source contributions, blogs, etc.). We don’t care about degrees, the institutions you went to, or the companies you worked for before. We are open to talking as long as you have good judgment, great clarity, align with our values and have a strong track record of thoughtful work
3. Understand the fundamentals of building and integrating APIs and secure systems. Bonus if you know a bit about blockchains and protocols
4. You can be strong on the backend, front-end, or can dabble everywhere. We want you to play to your strengths and will provide enough opportunities to learn and do things outside of your comfort zone

Pay and benefits We offer a solid, competitive package (including early-stage equity) that is location agnostic. We give you the flexibility to choose the split between cash and equity.

• A Bachelors or master’s degree in engineering.
• 2-4 years of experience in software product development.
• Excellent in Data structure, Algorithms & Problem-solving skills.
• Should be willing to code in Node.js/Java/Python/ROR/Golang
• Write extensive, efficient code to address complex modules and that handles interaction between multiple components.
• Customer-focused, react well to changes, work with teams and able to multi-task.
• Must be a proven performer and team player that enjoy challenging assignments in a high-energy, fast growing and start-up workplace.
• Must be a self-starter who can work well with minimal guidance and in fluid environment