Senior Software Engineer

Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer / Lead Software Engineer to join a new enterprise application development project. The selected candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, enhancing, and supporting enterprise-grade applications across frontend, backend, integration, reporting, and database layers.

The ideal candidate should possess strong expertise in ReactJS as the primary technology, complemented by solid hands-on experience in Spring Boot and NodeJS. The role demands the ability to build, optimize, and support high-performance, transaction-intensive applications while leveraging modern AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and software quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise-grade web applications using ReactJS, NodeJS, and Spring Boot.
• Develop responsive, scalable, and high-performance user interfaces with a strong focus on usability, maintainability, and performance.
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs and microservices with frontend applications and external systems.
• Perform application performance tuning, troubleshooting, and production support activities.
• Implement logging, monitoring, exception handling, and transaction management best practices.
• Support secure integrations using WSO2 API Manager and SFTP/OpenSSH.
• Develop and maintain reports using Jasper Reports Server.
• Design, optimize, and troubleshoot PostgreSQL database queries and related database components.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, deployment, and release activities.
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, or equivalent solutions for:
• Code generation
• Code refactoring
• Root cause analysis
• Troubleshooting and debugging
• Unit test creation
• Documentation generation
• Productivity improvement
• Ensure compliance with coding standards, security guidelines, and software development lifecycle processes.

Mandatory Technical Skills

Frontend Development (Primary Skill)

• Strong hands-on experience in ReactJS development with the ability to independently develop and maintain complex enterprise applications.
• Deep understanding of:
• Component Architecture
• React Hooks
• Routing
• State Management (Redux Toolkit, Context API)
• Asynchronous API Integration
• Frontend Performance Optimization
• Browser Debugging and Troubleshooting
• Proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, and modern frontend development practices.
• Experience handling real-time transactions, performance bottlenecks, logging, and monitoring within enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of scalable and maintainable frontend architecture and design principles.

Application Platform

• Hands-on experience with NodeJS for application build, dependency management, packaging, deployment, and hosting of ReactJS applications.
• Good understanding of modern frontend build and deployment frameworks.
• Exposure to ExpressJS will be an added advantage.

Backend Development

• Strong development experience in Spring Boot.
• Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs and Microservices.
• Good understanding of:
• Transaction Management
• Exception Handling
• Backend Security
• Application Integration Patterns
• Experience with Apache Tomcat EE and OpenJDK environments.

Integration & Middleware

• WSO2 API Manager (WSO2 APIM)
• SFTP/OpenSSH
• API integration and middleware concepts

Database & Reporting

• PostgreSQL Database
• SQL development and query optimization
• Database performance tuning
• Jasper Reports Server 9.x

Preferred Skills

• ExpressJS
• Agentic AI-assisted software development and engineering practices
• Application monitoring and log analysis tools
• CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Enterprise application security best practices
• Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies

Desired Technical Competencies

The candidate should have practical experience in:

• Developing and supporting high-volume, transaction-intensive enterprise applications.
• Performance analysis and optimization across frontend, backend, and database layers.
• Debugging and resolving complex production issues.
• Logging, monitoring, root cause analysis, and issue resolution.
• Secure system integrations and API-driven architectures.
• Leveraging AI-assisted tools for software development, code optimization, troubleshooting, and productivity improvement.
• Working effectively within Agile/Scrum delivery teams.

Preferred Candidate Profile

We are specifically seeking a developer who:

• Possesses strong programming skills with hands-on experience in ReactJS, NodeJS, and Spring Boot.
• Demonstrates deep technical expertise in ReactJS and can independently design, develop, optimize, and troubleshoot complex frontend applications.
• Has solid hands-on experience in Spring Boot for developing REST APIs, microservices, backend integrations, and transaction-oriented business services.
• Is proficient in utilizing AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, or equivalent tools for code generation, refactoring, debugging, troubleshooting, and engineering productivity enhancement.
• Has experience working on high-performance, real-time, and transaction-intensive enterprise applications.
• Can analyze and resolve performance bottlenecks across frontend, backend, and database layers.
• Possesses strong debugging, logging, monitoring, and production support capabilities.
• Understands secure application development and enterprise integration best practices.
• Is proactive, self-driven, and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
• Possesses strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder interaction skills.
• Is comfortable working in an Agile/Scrum-based enterprise application development environment.