Lead Fullstack Engineer

About Info Edge InfoEdges mission is to create world-class platforms that transform lives by continuously innovating. Our products and services are built keeping our customers in mind. We always delight our customers by delivering superior value through enhanced offerings on the internet and other platforms. Through our continuous investment across various businesses, especially in cutting-edge technology, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), we have built a robust system that constantly increases our predictive powers on customer behaviour, and optimizes and improves our systems. Our various teams tirelessly work together to solve problems, innovate, and create something to empower our customers. At Info Edge, people are our core competitive advantage and we will continue doing all that is needed to attract and retain the best available talent.

Business Unit: iimjobs.com

iimjobs.com is an exclusive online recruitment platform for middle and senior management positions in India. With over one million registered professionals, iimjobs.com focuses on providing premium job opportunities and an enhanced job seeking experience. We work with more than 1,00,000 recruiters from sectors such as Banking & Finance, Consulting, Sales & Marketing, HR, IT and Operations, BPO and legal to help them recruit great managerial talent.

Title: Lead Full-Stack Engineer

Required Educational Qualification: B.E. / B.Tech / M.Tech

Job Description We are seeking an experienced candidate with a strong foundation in Backend engineering and hands on experience with Java Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, MySQL, and AWS.

The ideal candidate should be proficient in designing and implementing high-performance, scalable backend services, with specific expertise in AWS services such as EC2, Lambda, S3, Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), Simple Queue Service (SQS), and Simple Notification Service (SNS). Additionally, the candidate should possess a deep understanding of system design and low-level design (LLD) principles, enabling them to create robust architectures that meet business requirements while ensuring optimal performance and reliability.

In this role, they will work closely with cross-functional teams to develop robust backend services, optimize data storage and retrieval, and contribute to the overall architecture of our platform. They will also focus on **Elasticsearch query optimization** to ensure fast and efficient search capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using **Java Spring Boot**.

• Optimize **Elasticsearch** queries and manage indices to enhance search performance and scalability.

• Develop and deploy services on **AWS** (SQS, EC2, RabbitMQ) and manage cloud-based infrastructure.

• Implement and maintain message-driven architecture using **AWS SQS**.

• Troubleshoot and debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack.

• Write efficient **Bash shell or python scripts** for automation and system maintenance tasks.

• Collaborate with DevOps for **CI/CD pipelines**, deployment, and scaling.

• Work on **system design** and **low-level design (LLD)** to create scalable and maintainable software solutions.

• Apply a strong understanding of **networking fundamentals** to improve system performance and troubleshooting.

• Deploy, maintain, and monitor Elasticsearch instances across various environments.

• Ensure **high availability** and **reliability** of Elasticsearch clusters.

• Architect and implement **search solutions** using Elasticsearch for different use cases.

• Design and develop data discovery, analytics, and visualization applications using **Elasticsearch**.

Key Skills:

• **4+ years** of experience in backend development, with a focus on **Java Spring Boot**.

• Proficiency with **Elasticsearch** and a solid understanding of query optimization techniques.

• Strong knowledge of **MySQL** and experience with relational data modeling and optimization.

• Hands-on experience with **AWS services** (SQS, EC2, SQS) and cloud infrastructure management.

• Experience in **Bash or python scripting** and **basic networking** concepts.

• Proven experience in **system design** and **low-level design** for high-scale applications.

• Good experience with **core Java** and proficiency in Spring Boot for developing robust web applications.

Nice to Have

• Experience with other backend technologies or languages such as **Python** or **Node.js**.

• Familiarity with containerization (**Docker, Kubernetes**).

• Experience with **Microservices, Event-Oriented Architectures**, and **Distributed Systems**.

• Experience with **cloud environments** (e.g., Google Cloud Platform, Azure, AWS).

• Experience leading product-oriented engineering development teams.

• Strong knowledge of **Elasticsearch architecture** and core concepts, including scaling, sharding, and replication.

• Proficiency in handling Elasticsearch clusters, including deployment, management, and monitoring.

• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues in Elasticsearch environments.

• Experience with **scripting languages for automation** (e.g., Python, Bash).