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Job Description: Java Backend Developer
Experience: 5 years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Indore / On-site
Department: Engineering / Technology
Seniority: Mid-Level
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Java Backend Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and
high-performance backend services. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring
Boot, RESTful APIs, databases, and microservices. You will work closely with product managers, frontend
engineers, QA, and other technical stakeholders to deliver reliable backend solutions from development and testing
through production deployment.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain backend services and applications using Java and Spring Boot.
Build, integrate, document, and optimize RESTful APIs and backend integrations.
Design and implement scalable services using microservices architecture where appropriate.
Develop efficient data-access layers and write, optimize, and troubleshoot SQL queries.
Work with SQL and NoSQL databases, including data modelling, indexing, and query performance.
Write clean, maintainable, reusable, secure, and testable production code.
Apply appropriate error handling, logging, validation, and security practices.
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, defects, and production issues.
Write unit and integration tests and participate in code reviews.
Use Git and follow branching, version-control, and collaborative development practices.
Work with CI/CD pipelines, application deployments, and production environments.
Collaborate with frontend engineers, QA, product teams, and other stakeholders to deliver features.
Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
Take ownership of backend features throughout the development lifecycle, from design to deployment.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Core Java & Backend Development
5 years of professional software development experience, with a strong focus on backend development.
Strong hands-on experience with Java and object-oriented programming (OOP) principles.
Strong experience with Spring Boot and the Spring ecosystem.
Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs.
Good understanding of microservices architecture and service-to-service communication.
Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, exception handling, and core software engineering principles.
Databases
Good understanding of relational databases and SQL.
Experience writing efficient queries and working with database schemas, indexes, and query optimization.
Familiarity with NoSQL databases is beneficial.
Testing & Code Quality
Experience writing unit and integration tests.
Ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code.Experience with debugging, troubleshooting, peer code reviews, and engineering best practices.
Cloud, DevOps & Tools
Experience with Git and modern source-control workflows.
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and build/deployment processes.
Familiarity with AWS or a comparable cloud platform.
Experience supporting applications in staging and production environments.
Collaboration & Work Style
Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
Good communication and collaboration skills.
Ability to work effectively with frontend engineers, QA, product teams, and other stakeholders.
Comfortable working in an Agile/Scrum environment and taking ownership of deliverables.
Good to Have
Experience with AI-powered services, search technologies, or data pipelines.
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools.
Experience with monitoring, observability, and application performance tuning.
Key Technology Stack
Backend: Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices Database: SQL, NoSQL Cloud & DevOps: AWS or
comparable cloud platform, Git, CI/CD Engineering: Data Structures & Algorithms, Testing, Clean Code, Code
Review Methodology: Agile, Scrum
Must-Have Skills
Java + Spring Boot + REST APIs + SQL + Git
A strong understanding of backend design, microservices, testing, debugging, and production support is required.
Pay: ₹50,000.00 - ₹100,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Work Location: In person