Role Value
This role is central to delivering high-performance, scalable, and reliable software solutions. By driving technical excellence and leading by example, you will accelerate product delivery, improve system reliability, and elevate engineering standards across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Design & Development
Own and lead the end-to-end development of key backend services and features.
Collaborate with architects and leads to design scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems.
Write clean, modular, and testable code following TDD, design patterns, and best coding practices.
Ensure seamless integration between backend services and dependent systems.
Mentorship & Technical Leadership
Guide and mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews and technical discussions.
Promote engineering best practices such as peer reviews, CI / CD hygiene, and static code analysis.
Define coding standards and streamline development workflows to enhance quality and productivity.
Innovation & Tooling
Leverage
Large Language Models (LLMs)
and
AI tools
to optimize development, testing, and automation workflows.
Explore and introduce new frameworks, libraries, or tools to boost team efficiency and code quality.
Quality & Performance
Collaborate with QA and SRE teams to ensure high system performance, availability, and test coverage.
Build and maintain automated test suites for functional, integration, and end-to-end testing.
Monitor production systems, analyze performance metrics, and proactively address bottlenecks.
Cross-Team Collaboration
Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, and other engineers to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Participate in sprint planning, estimation, retrospectives, and post-mortems.
Contribute to internal documentation, design specs, and engineering knowledge bases.
Skills & Qualifications
Must-Have Skills
6+ years of experience in software development with a strong focus on
backend technologies
(Java, Spring Boot).
Deep understanding of
RESTful APIs ,
microservices architecture , and
CI / CD pipelines .
Hands-on experience with
containerization (Docker) ,
version control (Git) , and
Agile methodologies .
Strong problem-solving, debugging, and performance optimization skills.
Exposure to or interest in integrating
LLMs / AI tools
into development workflows.
Experience with
AWS Cloud
Nice-to-Have Skills
Familiarity with testing frameworks (JUnit, TestNG, Rest Assured).
Experience working in
DevOps
environments with tools like
Terraform
or
Ansible .
Understanding of
secure coding practices
and
compliance-driven development
(e.g., healthcare, fintech).
Sde • India