Senior Software Engineer​/Tech Lead

Backend Developer

We are looking for a highly motivated Backend Developer with strong expertise in Java and Spring Boot to join our growing engineering team. The ideal candidate should have experience designing and building scalable backend services, a solid understanding of system design principles and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment. This role offers significant ownership, exposure to architecture decisions and an opportunity to work on products that serve real‑world business needs at scale.

• Backend Development:
  • Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable backend applications and microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
  • Build robust RESTful APIs and backend services that are secure, reliable, and performant.
  • Write clean, maintainable and well‑documented code following engineering best practices.
  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving development standards.
• System Design & Architecture:
  • Design scalable and fault‑tolerant backend systems.
  • Contribute to architecture discussions and technology decisions.
  • Optimize application performance, reliability, and scalability.
  • Implement caching, asynchronous processing, and database optimization strategies where appropriate.
• Database Management:
  • Design and optimize database schemas.
  • Work with relational databases (MySQL, Postgre
    
    SQL) and No
    
    SQL databases (Mongo
    
    DB, Dynamo
    
    DB or similar).
  • Write efficient queries and ensure data integrity and performance.
• Performance and Reliability:
  • Implement monitoring, logging and alerting solutions.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis.
  • Optimize applications for high availability and low latency.
• Cloud & Dev Ops
  
  Collaboration:
  
  
  • Work with cloud‑native technologies and deployment pipelines.
  • Collaborate with Dev Ops teams to manage deployments and infrastructure.
  • Contribute to CI/CD processes and automation initiatives.

• 3-5 years of hands‑on experience in backend application design and development.
• Strong proficiency in Java.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot and related Spring ecosystem projects.
• Good understanding of object‑oriented programming, design patterns, and SOLID principles.
• Experience designing and consuming REST APIs.
• Strong knowledge of SQL databases such as MySQL or Postgre
  
  SQL.
• Experience working with No
  
  SQL databases such as Mongo
  
  DB, Dynamo
  
  DB, Cassandra, etc.
• Hands‑on experience with Redis for caching, rate limiting, session management or performance optimization.
• Experience working with Git and modern software development workflows.
• Strong understanding of scalability, caching strategies, load balancing, database optimization, distributed systems fundamentals, event‑driven architectures, and microservices architecture.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to take ownership of features from design to production.
• Strong problem‑solving and debugging skills.
• Eagerness to learn new technologies and adapt quickly.