Backend Engineer

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 500000 - Rs 2700000 (ie INR 5 - 27 LPA)

Min Experience: 5 years

Location: Bengaluru

JobType: full-time

Are you interested in working for a Global Leader in E-commerce? Are you excited about working on highly scalable platforms and applications that are accessed by millions of users every day? If so, read on to find out more about the opportunity.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and Design Systems: Lead the design and architecture of scalable, distributed, and high-performance systems using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices.
• Hands-on Development: Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code in Java, ensuring adherence to best practices and design principles.
• System Design: Create detailed system designs, including high-level architecture, component diagrams, and data flow, to solve complex business problems.
• Microservices Development: Design and implement microservices-based architectures, ensuring scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability.
• Big Data Integration: Work with Big Data technologies to design and implement data pipelines, processing frameworks, and storage solutions.
• Database Expertise: Design and optimize database schemas and queries for MongoDB and other NoSQL/relational databases.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams, ensuring adherence to design principles and coding standards.
• Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, stakeholders, and other engineering teams to understand requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in applications and systems.
• Innovation: Stay updated with the latest trends and advancements in technology, and recommend their adoption where appropriate.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven Experience: hands-on experience in Java development, with a strong focus on system design and architecture.
• Java Expertise: Deep understanding of Java, including multithreading, concurrency, and performance optimization.
• Spring Boot: Extensive experience with Spring Boot and related frameworks for building enterprise-grade applications.
• Microservices Architecture: Strong knowledge of microservices design patterns, RESTful APIs, and service orchestration.
• System Design: Expertise in designing scalable, distributed systems with a focus on high availability and fault tolerance.
• Big Data Technologies: Hands-on experience with Big Data tools and frameworks (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, etc.).
• MongoDB: Proficiency in working with MongoDB, including schema design, indexing, and query optimization.
• Design Principles: Strong understanding of software design principles, including SOLID, DRY, and design patterns.
• Hands-on Coding: Ability to write high-quality, production-ready code and perform code reviews.
• Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering scalable solutions.
• Collaboration: Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of event-driven architectures and messaging systems (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).

Must-have skills

MySQL database design

Good-to-have skills

java, Spring Boot, microservices