Senior Java Software Engineer

Tech Stack

Backend & Infrastructure :

Java (Spring Boot), Microservices, AWS ECS

Redis, ScyllaDB, MongoDB, GraphQL

Kafka, SQS, MySQL, Aurora

Platform & DevOps :

AWS, GitHub Actions, CI / CD, Docker

IAM, Cognito

Data & AI :

Databricks, Spark, Kinesis

Claude, Cursor, LangChain, RAG pipelines

Observability :

Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch

Engineering Excellence :

JVM tuning, GC profiling, circuit breakers

Async tracing, developer tooling, self-serve platforms

Role Overview

We're looking for hands-on technical leaders to join as Staff or Principal Engineers—builders who can lead by doing. You'll be the backbone of architectural decisions, drive scalability across domains, and solve complex distributed systems problems while mentoring teams through execution.

Each Staff / Principal Engineer is expected to own multiple initiatives or projects end-to-end , from design to rollout, working collaboratively across teams to drive business and technical outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

Drive system design, platform architecture, and self-serve engineering capabilities across high-scale microservices and real-time data pipelines

Build scalable and resilient systems using Java (Spring Boot), Event-Driven Architectures, and NoSQL (ScyllaDB / MongoDB)

Solve real-time, high-throughput challenges across search, pricing, availability, and booking workflows

Project Ownership & Delivery

Own end-to-end delivery of critical initiatives, from scoping and design to deployment and scaling

Lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously—be accountable for quality, performance, and timelines

Lead by example as a hands-on developer, picking up the most complex pieces and turning ambiguity into working software

Collaboration & Innovation

Embrace AI-powered development methodology (Claude, Cursor) to increase product release velocity and build accuracy

Collaborate across teams (Product, Infrastructure, Data, Architects) with a mindset of ownership and partnership

Conduct rigorous design and code reviews with attention to clean code, performance, and maintainability

Requirements

Essential Experience

7–12 years of backend development experience with deep focus on Java (Spring Boot, Hibernate)

Proven track record in owning systems, influencing architecture, and delivering critical projects independently or in small teams

Technical Expertise

Distributed Systems : Event-driven architectures, SQS / Kinesis, backpressure, and fault tolerance

Database Systems : ScyllaDB, MongoDB, or other NoSQL databases

Performance Engineering : Performance profiling, memory management, and latency optimizations

Systems Design : Deep understanding of consistency models, circuit breakers, low-latency design, and platform reliability

Leadership & Culture

Experience driving an automation-first culture , building tools, frameworks, or internal platforms

Familiarity with observability tools : Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch

Goal-driven professional who focuses on driving measurable results and can effectively prioritize activities that directly contribute to business objectives

Self-starter, go-getter, and problem solver with a growth mindset

Comfortable in remote-first, async, and ownership-heavy environments

Nice to Have

Experience with LLM pipelines, RAG, or agentic AI workflows

Exposure to Databricks, Spark , or other large-scale data processing frameworks

Experience building internal platforms or golden paths to accelerate engineering teams

Knowledge of React or full-stack systems

Prior experience in B2B marketplaces or travel-tech