Job Description

Responsibilities

Architect, design, and develop scalable RESTful APIs and backend services using Java.
Own and drive System Architecture, including service design, integration patterns, data flows, scalability planning, and reliability engineering.
Collaborate across teams (Product, Frontend, DevOps, QA) to deliver resilient and user-centric solutions.
Develop efficient SQL and NoSQL schemas and manage distributed data flows (Postgres, MySQL, Cassandra, Redis).
Implement robust security and compliance measures for sensitive financial data.
Optimise application performance, ensuring high availability, resilience, and low latency.
Perform detailed code reviews and enforce engineering best practices.
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues with strong ownership.
Guide architectural decisions and introduce modern engineering patterns and tools.
Mentor and coach backend engineers, helping them grow technically and professionally.
Contribute to frontend integration and have basic frontend understanding (React/Angular/TypeScript preferred) to work seamlessly with UI teams.

Requirements

8-12 years of backend engineering experience with deep expertise in Java (Java 8+).
Strong experience with Spring Boot and microservice development.
Hands-on experience with System Architecture, distributed systems, scaling strategies, API design, asynchronous patterns, and event-driven architectures.
Proficiency in relational and NoSQL databases, Postgres, MySQL, Cassandra, and Redis.
Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and system design.
Ability to write clean, secure, testable code (TDD/BDD is a plus).
Experience building robust RESTful services and integrating complex backend systems.
Exposure to AWS or other cloud services is a strong plus.
Basic experience or understanding of frontend technologies (React, Angular, TypeScript, or similar).
Ability to translate functional requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Excellent analytical and debugging skills; strong attention to detail.
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Leadership and mentoring experience leading sprints/modules, guiding teams, conducting reviews, and driving technical vision.
Proficiency with Git and modern DevOps practices.

This job was posted by Aparna Rajeev from Card91.