Role : Senior Backend Engineer (Java / Microservices)
Location : Remote (Work from Home)
We're hiring an experienced backend engineer (6- 10 years) to help build scalable, real-time systems at the core of our global marketplace.
Responsibilities :
- Build and scale microservices with low-latency design & high-throughput for real-time hotel search and distribution.
- Implement custom algorithms and data models to support pricing, availability, and inventory workflows.
- Own end-to-end modules from design to rollout and collaborate with product / architect teams
- Use AI developer tools (Claude, Cursor) and LLMs via prompts, RAG, and agents to accelerate development.
- Participate in rigorous code reviews & contribute to a CI / CD pipeline that supports frequent, reliable, and automated deployments.
Requirements :
6+ years of hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, and Hibernate.Strong experience with MySQL, MongoDB, or ScyllaDB.Built distributed, event-driven systems using SQS, Kinesis; solid understanding of fault tolerance, backpressure, and scalability.Familiarity with data consistency models, circuit breakers, internal DSLs, and low-latency API design.Proficient with Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch; have tuned systems for high throughput and sub-50ms latencies.Comfortable working in a remote-first team with a culture of ownership, documentation, and async communication.Passion for clean code, testability, and driving engineering excellence via automation and tooling.Nice to Have :
Hands-on with LLM pipelines or agentic workflowsExposure to React or full-stack systemsExperience with Spark or DatabricksAI / ML ExposureIMMEDIATE JOINERS OR SERVING NOTICE CANDIDATES ONLY CONSIDER
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