Senior Software Development Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable backend applications and microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build secure and high-performance REST APIs and backend services.
• Participate in requirement analysis, technical discussions, solution design, and implementation.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following engineering best practices.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, and support deployment activities.
• Troubleshoot application, database, and integration-related issues.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps, and Architecture teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Contribute to application performance optimization, monitoring, and operational stability.
• Support ongoing enhancements, framework upgrades, and security improvements.

Mandatory Skills

• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in Java backend development.
• Strong expertise in Java 17/21 and Spring Boot 3.x.
• Solid understanding of Spring Framework, Microservices Architecture, and REST APIs.
• Experience with Spring Security, OAuth2, and JWT.
• Hands-on experience with Hibernate/JPA and relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Working knowledge of Kafka and Redis.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Exposure to AWS services such as EKS, RDS, S3, and IAM.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.
• Good understanding of software design principles, debugging, and problem-solving.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with API Gateway solutions such as Kong, KrakenD, or Apigee.
• Knowledge of observability and monitoring tools including OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Loki.
• Exposure to RabbitMQ, Terraform, and Helm.
• Understanding of multithreading, concurrency, design patterns, and SOLID principles.
• Familiarity with application security concepts, OWASP standards, and code quality tools such as SonarQube, Fortify, or SCA.
• Experience in cloud-native or distributed systems environments.
• Exposure to Fintech, Payments, Transaction Processing, or Payment Gateway integrations.
• Knowledge of Active-Active/DR architectures and high-availability systems.
• Experience with Magento, Shopify, or WordPress plugin development will be an added advantage.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills