Principal Backend Engineer / Technical Lead

Backend Engineer

Experience: 9+ years
Salary : Competitive
Expected Notice Period: 2 to 4 Weeks
Shift:10:00AM to 7:00PM IST
Opportunity Type: Onsite (Bengaluru)
Placement Type: Permanent

(*Note: This is a requirement for one of Uplers' Partners)

What do you need for this opportunity
Must have skills required :
CI, Core Java, Rest, Spring, Database
Good to have skills :
JavaScript, Leadership

Our Hiring Partner is Looking for:
Backend Engineer who is passionate about their work, eager to learn and grow, and who is committed to delivering exceptional results. If you are a team player, with a positive attitude and a desire to make a difference, then we want to hear from you.

Role Overview Description
Role and Responsibilities
As a Backend Engineer (Industry eqv. of Principal Engineer OR Technical Lead), you will own the backend engineering aspects of a significant product area within the platform. This role requires strategic leadership, decision making abilities, deep technical expertise, and a hands-on approach to manage and enhance the backend development lifecycle. You will lead a team of talented engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable, and innovative backend solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Scope & Impact: Lead or significantly contribute to medium-to-large feature releases across engineering teams, demonstrating expertise in one or more technical areas.
• Technical Execution: Participate in design reviews to provide and receive constructive feedback, navigating complex situations involving scale, uncertainty, and interconnectedness.
• Ownership: Estimate and manage project timelines and risks effectively to ensure timely delivery.
• Collaboration: Build relationships with stakeholders, including customers and product managers, while contributing to strategic direction, planning roadmaps, and fostering knowledge sharing within the team.
• Team Building: Mentor multiple engineers to enhance team skills and expertise, actively contributing to engineering recruitment across the company.

Requirements:

• Hands-on experience of 8 to 14 years in software engineering, with a track record of leading and contributing to successful projects.
• Expertise in backend development, architecture, and implementing scalable solutions across various tech stacks including, Java,JavaScript and its related
• Strong understanding and application of software design principles and best practices.
• Proven ability in conducting thorough code reviews, refining code structure, and ensuring high code quality.
• Active involvement in mentoring engineers, fostering a collaborative team environment, and driving technical excellence.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, coupled with experience in strategic planning and project management.
• A proactive and ownership-driven approach, focusing on continuous improvement and innovation in delivering customer-centric solutions.

Must have:

• Strong Experience in Core Java, REST, Spring.
• Experience in Unit Testing and Automation.
• Experience in CI/CD, Jenkins, Docker, K8S.
• Experience with relational or NoSQL databases.
• Analyze Functional & Non-Functional requirements with effort estimation and deployment strategies.
• Hands-on in Architecting and developing large-scale applications.
• Hands-on debugging skills.
• Design for performance, scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability

Behavioral Traits:

• Excellent communication and technical leadership skills
• Can-do attitude to take BIG problems by their horns and solve them
• Ability to inspire others & be a role model and mentor for upcoming engineers in the organization
• Entrepreneurial spirit to conceive ideas, turn challenges into opportunities and build products

How to apply for this opportunity?

1. Register or login on our portal
2. Click 'Apply,' upload your resume and fill in the required details.
3. Post this click Apply Now' to submit your application.
4. Get matched and crack a quick interview with our hiring partner.
5. Land your global dream job and get your exciting career started!

About Our Hiring Partner:
Whatfix is a leading global B2B SaaS organization and the largest pure-play enterprise digital adoption platform solution provider. Utilizing GenAI technology, Whatfix enhances all stages of software deployment with application simulation, product analytics, and digital adoption, driving business outcomes such as increased revenue win rates, cost reduction, risk compliance, enhanced productivity, and improved user experience.

About Uplers:
Our goal is to make hiring reliable, simple, and fast. Our role will be to help all our talents find and apply for relevant opportunities and progress in their career. We will support any grievances or challenges you may face during the engagement. You will also be assigned to a dedicated Talent Success Coach during the engagement.

(Note: There are many more opportunities apart from this on the portal. Depending on the assessments you clear, you can apply for them as well).

So, if you are ready for a new challenge, a great work environment, and an opportunity to take your career to the next level, don't hesitate to apply today. We are waiting for you!