Senior Java Backend Engineer

As a Senior Java Backend Engineer (Spring Boot + Cloud) at our company in Trivandrum, Kerala, you will play a crucial role in building, enhancing, and optimizing core backend services for earning, redemption, and partner integrations. Your key responsibilities will include: - Building, enhancing, and optimizing core backend services - Implementing high-quality, testable RESTful APIs with real-time messaging and event handling - Integrating with Cloud services for storage, queuing, observability, and analytics - Contributing to CI/CD pipelines, ensuring deployment resilience and cost efficiency - Utilizing AI-powered tools such as Copilot, Codex, Claude to generate code, tests, and documentation - Participating in data-driven monitoring and building reporting metrics into applications - Supporting cross-functional collaboration with frontend, QA, and data analytics teams Your technical expertise will be focused on: - Languages & Frameworks: Java 11+, Spring Boot, JPA, Hibernate, Maven/Gradle - Cloud & Infra: AWS and GCP and associated services - Messaging: Kafka, SQS/SNS, RabbitMQ, event streaming, pub/sub design - Automation & DevOps: Docker, Jenkins, Terraform, GitHub Actions - Testing: JUnit, Mockito, Testcontainers, Postman, integration testing in pipelines - AI Productivity: GitHub Copilot, Codex, Claude and various AI tools and services - Analytics: Exposing API metrics for reporting, connecting backend logs to BI/monitoring pipelines - Security: IAM roles, OAuth2/JWT, encryption at rest & transit Bonus Experience that would be beneficial includes: - Experience with real-time analytics and BI dashboards - Working knowledge of fraud/risk analytics and personalization APIs - Understanding of NoSQL + SQL coexistence patterns in microservices In this role, you will gain: - Direct exposure to production-grade, scalable cloud systems - Ability to experiment with AI-assisted development tools - Visibility across the end-to-end product lifecycle including architecture, implementation, and delivery - Growth opportunities into lead or architect tracks within a high-impact fintech ecosystem,