Backend Developer

You are an experienced Backend Lead with a strong technical background in Java, Spring Boot, and banking/financial systems. In this role, you will be responsible for leading backend development efforts for critical banking applications, ensuring high standards of security, scalability, and performance. Your key responsibilities include leading and managing a team of backend developers to deliver secure and reliable banking services. You will architect and implement robust, scalable services using Java and Spring Boot, ensuring strict adherence to data privacy, security, and compliance standards such as PCI-DSS and GDPR. It will be essential to optimize transaction-heavy systems for high availability and performance while guiding the team on industry best practices like secure coding and domain-driven design. Additionally, you will be involved in performing code reviews, troubleshooting production issues, and maintaining system uptime. You will own the backend service lifecycle from design to deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement. To succeed in this role, you should have at least 6 years of backend development experience with Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs. Proficiency in Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA, and Hibernate is required. You must have a solid understanding of secure coding, encryption standards, and authentication flows like OAuth2 and JWT. Experience with both RDBMS and NoSQL databases, message brokers, API gateways, and service orchestration is necessary. Hands-on knowledge of Docker, CI/CD, and deploying services in cloud or hybrid environments is also preferred. Moreover, prior experience in Agile development methodologies and working in regulated environments will be beneficial. Exposure to Open Banking or BaaS platforms, knowledge of event-driven architecture, caching, and distributed systems, as well as awareness of compliance standards like SOX, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and RBI guidelines are considered advantageous for this role.,