Only those with Product Company backgrounds in a startup and willing to work in a start up are requested to apply.

Description :

Job Title : SDE2 / SDE3 Backend Developer

Location : Andheri E, Mumbai, India (On-site)

Experience : 3-6 years

Department : Engineering

Domain : Fintech / Insurance

About the Company :

Fast-growing consumer fintech startup building innovative digital insurance products for India. Their mission is to simplify how people understand, buy, and manage insurance through intuitive mobile experiences, seamless automation, and transparent communication.

Role Overview :

As a Backend Developer, you will own the development and scaling of our backend platforms and micro-services. You will collaborate closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and architects to deliver robust, high-performing, and delightful experiences to our users. This role requires deep ownership, strong technical judgment, and a passion for building world-class consumer-facing server systems.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, and micro-services architecture.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features and APIs.

- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code adhering to best practices. Optimize system performance, ensuring efficient queries and responsive APIs.

- Build RESTful APIs, manage SQL databases, PostgreSQL/MySQL, and leverage Redis for caching and performance.

- Work with the frontend and mobile teams to shape contracts for APIs and data flow.

- Debug, monitor, and troubleshoot backend performance issues.

- Stay updated with backend, Java/Spring Boot, and cloud ecosystem trends.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- 3 to 6 years of experience in backend/system development.

- Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Spring JPA

- Solid understanding of micro-service architecture and its design patterns

- Understanding of containterization and orchestration tools like Docker, AWS ECS etc.

- Deep experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL, RDBMS design, performance tuning, SQL).

- Practical experience with Redis for caching and data structure handling.

- Expertise in designing and integrating RESTful APIs in scalable systems.

- Solid understanding of version control (Git) and code quality practices.

- Good debugging skills and a disciplined approach to testing and system monitoring.

Good to Have :

- Experience in consumer-facing digital products, fintech, or insurance platforms.

- Familiarity with AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS, etc.). Working knowledge of GCP

- Experience with asynchronous/event-driven architectures Kafka/RabbitMQ/SQS.

- Exposure to infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.

- Awareness of security, scalability, and system reliability best practices.