Backend Engineer (Java Kafka)

A 'Software Engineer' is a young member of our software development teams. As an engineer, you will develop highly scalable software applications. This career-establishing role exposes you to complex programming skills, design patterns and DevOps practices. Therefore, the role requires you to demonstrate the ability to quickly learn a programming language and framework that you can use to build an A-class service. Along with this, the role also requires very good analytical skills, the ability to debug problems in an existing piece of code and the ability to work with other team members in a collaborative environment. This stage of the career exposes you to an independent contributor role where you are expected to work on specific problems in an independent manner with minimal assistance.

Responsibilities:

• Design and development of highly robust and scalable applications in a large-scale distributed systems environment.
• Translating business requirements into system design.
• Ownership of key software modules, which would involve product enhancements and maintenance of existing functionality.
• Effective debugging of issues and associated fixes in a time-critical atmosphere.
• Interact with peers across product domains for cross-platform development.

The core requirements for the job include the following:

Core/Must Have Skills:

• Java
• Spring MVC
• Spring Boot
• Gradle
• Maven
• Kafka

Other Essential Skills:

• Strong analytical skills with good problem-solving abilities.
• Possess a sound understanding of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design and service-oriented architecture.
• Passion for writing high-quality code in an object-oriented language.
• Awareness of Secure Coding Principles.

Leadership Skills:

• Ability to seek feedback, opinions and ideas to self-orient with minimal assistance and also help others to orient as well.
• Must believe in proactive learning and a collaborative working style.
• Ability to bring energy, excitement and positive vibes to the team.
• Ability to self-motivate and inspire others.
• Ability to learn and share knowledge with others - lead by example.