Must-Have :

- 68 years of backend development experience with Java and Spring Boot

- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, Microservices, and asynchronous systems

- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis)

- Experience building scalable, secure, and high-performance distributed systems

- Hands-on experience with tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines

- Good understanding of authentication/authorization, caching, and messaging systems (Kafka/RabbitMQ)

- Strong software engineering fundamentals data structures, algorithms, concurrency

- Proven experience in leading teams and delivering projects end-to-end.

- Strong documentation skills ability to clearly write technical specs, process documents, API documentation, architecture decisions (ADR), and system onboarding docs.

Good to Have :

- Exposure to cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure

- Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Clean Architecture, or Hexagonal Architecture.

- Experience in fintech systems such as:

1. Lending workflows (origination, underwriting, repayment)

2. Digital wallets and payment integrations (e.g., UPI, BBPS, Razorpay)

- Understanding of financial data security and privacy practices

- Knowledge of monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, etc.