Java Backend Engineer

As a Software Developer with 4+ years of hands-on experience, your key responsibilities will include: - Dive deep into technical aspects such as Analysis, Design & Implementation as necessary. - Take complete ownership of features within the product. - Engage in debates and detailed discussions regarding functional and non-functional requirements with the Product Management team. - Collaborate with the team to design solutions, incorporating stakeholder input before implementation. - Create essential artifacts like functional specifications and detailed designs for your assigned features. - Implement intricate features with an unwavering commitment to quality, following the Test-Driven Development (TDD) process. - Maintain open lines of communication, promptly reporting risks and progress to your supervising manager. - Share your expertise and mentor team members. - Provide support by troubleshooting and creating Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for production issues, subsequently working on short-term and long-term solutions. Qualifications Required: - Professional degree in Computer Science from a reputable institution with a consistent academic record. - Proficiency in ElasticSearch and mastery in Java programming; familiarity with Python is a plus. - Experience with Spring Boot and practical knowledge of cloud-based technologies (e.g., ElasticSearch, Storm, Hazelcast, MongoDB, Ceph, Kafka) is highly desirable. - Expertise in building concurrent and/or parallelized, highly performant scalable applications. - Track record of identifying and addressing complex issues in scalable deployments. - Exposure to Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) is an added advantage. Please note that exceptional communication skills are a must for this role.,