Senior Backend Engineer - Java Development (5-8 yrs)

Company Description :

Goalreify is a team of young headhunters with proven social recruiting techniques.

We empower passionate talent to work with visionary leaders and entrepreneurs in building next-generation products and services.

With deep functional and industry expertise, our team has strong experience working with clients based out of APAC and MENA regions across various domains.

Role Description :

This is a full-time hybrid role for a Senior Backend Engineer Java at Goalreify.

The role is located in Bengaluru with the flexibility for some work from home.

The Senior Backend Engineer will be responsible for back-end web development, software development, object-oriented programming (OOP), and collaborating with front-end development teams for seamless integrations.

Qualifications :

- Over 5 years of software development experience.

- Proficiency in object-oriented programming with Java.

- Experience working on applications using SOA and REST design principles.

- Extensive experience in the architecture and development of web systems and APIs.

- Experience working with scalable architectures and environments.

- Experience with performance testing and tuning applications.

- Experience working on multi-threaded applications.

- Experience with Apache Thrift Framework is a bonus.

- Familiarity with container-based solutions like Docker.

- Familiar operating solutions running in AWS with EC2, Fargate and RDS.

- Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms.

- Knowledge of the operation, maintenance, optimization, scalability, and elasticity of systems in cloud environments such as AWS or Google Cloud.

- Knowledge of automation and orchestration of systems using CI/CD.

- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, and Terraform.

- Understanding of parallel and distributed systems.

- Strong understanding of design/programming best practices and various design patterns.

- Experience working in scrum/agile teams.

- Excellent communication skills.

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable, and reliable backend services using Java.

- Implement and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices.

- Develop and maintain object-oriented code with a focus on code quality, maintainability, and testability.

- Collaborate with front-end developers to ensure seamless integration between front-end and back-end systems.

- Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.

- Work with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) to deliver projects on time and within budget.

- Troubleshoot and debug complex issues in production environments.

- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to other engineers.

- Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry best practices.

- Contribute to the continuous improvement of our engineering processes and tools.

- Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance on technical best practices.