BayRockLabs - Backend Engineer - Distributed Systems

Description

What Youll Do :

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend systems using Java and Spring Boot.
• Lead system design and architecture discussions for new and existing services.
• Write clean, efficient, and testable code following industry best practices.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to deliver end-to-end features.
• Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews, ensure code quality, and mentor junior engineers.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and design robust, resilient solutions.
• Quickly ramp up on new technologies, business domains, and codebases.
• Contribute to improving development processes, automation, and CI/CD pipelines.
  

What Were Looking For

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Strong grasp of system design, distributed systems, and microservices.
• Proven ability to write production-grade, testable, and maintainable code.
• Experience with REST APIs, message queues (Kafka/RabbitMQ), and databases (SQL/NoSQL).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, etc.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• A passion for mentorship, clean code, and continuous improvement.
  

Bonus Points

• Experience in payments, fintech, or high-throughput systems.
• Contributions to open-source or personal technical projects.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, or observability tools.