Senior Java Backend Developer

Java, Spring, Design patterns, REST API, SOAP, gRPC, Grafana, Git

Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Gurgaon

We are seeking an experienced Senior Java Backend Developer to join our team. As a Senior Developer, you will play a crucial role in designing and implementing backend solutions, working with large-scale distributed systems and microservices architectures. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute your expertise in Java, open-source frameworks, and API integrations, while collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. Strong communication skills and hands-on coding experience are essential for this role.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable and high-performance backend applications using Java and related technologies
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, analyze user needs, and contribute to the overall system architecture
Implement and integrate REST and SOAP APIs, ensuring efficient and secure data transfer between systems
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, bugs, and other technical issues in a timely manner
Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and adhere to coding best practices and standards

Requirements

5+ years of professional experience in Java development, including strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms
Proficiency in Java, along with experience in open-source frameworks like Spring and multithreaded applications
Hands-on experience in creating and integrating with APIs using REST and SOAP protocols, and exposure to binary payloads using Thrift or gRPC RPC framework
Solid understanding and practical knowledge of object-oriented programming and familiarity with core and enterprise design patterns
Experience working with microservices and distributed computing architectures at scale
Experience in resiliency techniques
Proficiency in monitoring and alerting tools like Grafana, Kibana, Prometheus, Splunk, and Graphite, with the ability to analyze logs and dashboards for debugging purposes
Familiarity with GIT or similar repository management, and experience with monorepos is a plus
Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with multiple teams and stakeholders. Strong English communication (B2+ level) is a must

Nice to have

Experience in the Payments domain, particularly in payment processing and integration with payment gateways
Exposure to the Go programming language
Familiarity with queue-based technologies like Kafka
Experience in coding on databases like RDBMS and NoSQL (DynamoDB, Cassandra, MongoDB, etc.)
Experience working as a consultant or in product-based companies, with knowledge of Agile-based development processes like Scrum/Kanban