Senior Software Engineer – Backend (Java Expert)

📍 Location: Bengaluru, India

🏢 Company: A Leading SaaS Product Company

📅 Job Type: Full-Time

About the Company

Our client is a fast-growing, AI-driven SaaS company, building next-generation cloud-native solutions. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Backend – Java Expert) to develop and optimize high-performance backend systems at scale.

Role Overview

As a Senior Software Engineer – Backend, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, fault-tolerant backend services. You will work with cross-functional teams to build robust, cloud-native applications that power modern enterprise solutions.

Key Responsibilities

✔ Backend Development: Design and develop scalable backend applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices.

✔ System Architecture: Work on distributed, event-driven architectures to ensure reliability and scalability.

✔ Database Optimization: Design and optimize data models for SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra) databases.

✔ API Development: Build RESTful and GraphQL APIs to enable seamless integrations.

✔ Messaging & Streaming: Implement event-driven architectures using Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar technologies.

✔ Cloud & DevOps: Deploy, monitor, and optimize applications in AWS, GCP, or Azure using Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.

✔ Performance Tuning: Focus on code optimization, scalability, and low-latency system design.

✔ Collaboration: Work closely with frontend, product, and DevOps teams to deliver seamless experiences.

Technical Skills:

✅ Programming: Strong proficiency in Java (Java 8/11/17), Spring Boot, Hibernate.

✅ Microservices & Cloud: Expertise in microservices architecture and deployment in AWS/GCP/Azure.

✅ Data Handling: Experience with SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis).

✅ Messaging & Streaming: Knowledge of Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar event-driven systems.

✅ Security & Performance: Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, scalability, and performance tuning.

✅ Containerization & Orchestration: Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm.

Experience & Soft Skills:

✔ Experience: 4+ years in backend development, with a strong focus on Java and distributed systems.

✔ Problem-Solving: Excellent debugging and system optimization skills.

✔ Collaboration: Strong communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.