Sr. Backend Developer

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Sr. Backend Developers (India)! Responsibilities

• Lead the migration of a large-scale enterprise platform from Spring Boot 2.x to Spring Boot 4.x and Java 11 to Java 21 LTS.
• Modernize and maintain a 32-module Gradle-based backend platform supporting approximately 272 REST APIs and 18+ third-party integrations.
• Perform framework migrations, including javax-to-jakarta migration and Spring Security modernization using SecurityFilterChain.
• Upgrade and validate critical frameworks and dependencies, including Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Cloud, JOOQ, Flyway, Jackson, PostgreSQL JDBC, SpringDoc OpenAPI, Apache POI, and related technologies.
• Design, develop, and enhance automated integration, regression, and unit tests using Groovy/Spock and related testing frameworks.
• Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines, SonarQube quality gates, and code coverage standards.
• Analyze and troubleshoot complex backend issues while ensuring business-critical workflows remain stable and compliant throughout the modernization effort.
• Utilize AI-powered development tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or similar platforms to accelerate code migration, refactoring, dependency upgrades, and repetitive engineering tasks.
• Review, validate, and refine AI-generated code while maintaining engineering excellence, software quality, and platform reliability.
• Collaborate with architects, product owners, and international engineering teams to evaluate modernization strategies, recommend technical solutions, and support cloud-native deployments within Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Produce technical documentation, Architecture Decision Records (ADR), implementation plans, and knowledge-transfer materials.
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, technical discussions, and knowledge-sharing sessions to ensure successful project delivery.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in collaborative team environments
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced setting
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting capabilities ( *Note: Scoutit is an independent candidate sourcing partner for this hiring. All applications, candidate screening, and hiring-related actions are conducted directly by the respective employer’s authorized recruitment team. Relevant candidates will be contacted via email and asked to fill in additional details as part of the next stage of the application process.) Skills: code,backend development,spring