ROLE SUMMARY :

We are looking for a Backend Engineer with 4 - 6 years of hands-on experience building and scaling server-side applications in Java. You will work on the core services that power the company's enterprise SaaS platform - designing APIs, data models and services that are secure, performant and reliable for large enterprise customers. This role sits within a product engineering team and offers strong ownership over features from design through to production.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

- Design, develop and maintain scalable, secure backend services and REST APIs using Java, Spring / Spring Boot and Hibernate.

- Own features end-to-end - from technical design and estimation through implementation, testing, code review and production support.

- Design efficient data models and write optimised, complex queries against MySQL / relational databases.

- Build and evolve microservices, including service decomposition, inter-service communication and API versioning.

- Diagnose and resolve performance, scalability and reliability issues in multi-tenant, high-availability production systems.

- Collaborate closely with product managers, QA and frontend engineers to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.

- Write unit and integration tests, and participate actively in code reviews to uphold code quality and engineering best practices.

- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and work with containerised deployments (Docker) on cloud platforms such as Azure.

- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical design discussions and architectural decisions.

- Support third-party and customer integrations, including authentication, webhooks and data synchronisation.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE :

- 4 - 6 years of professional experience in backend development with Core Java.

- Strong hands-on expertise in Spring / Spring Boot and Hibernate (or equivalent ORM).

- Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design and design patterns.

- Proven experience designing and building RESTful web services and integrating with external APIs.

- Strong command of MySQL or another relational database - schema design, indexing, query optimisation.

- Practical experience with, or strong understanding of, microservices architecture.

- Familiarity with version control (Git), build tools (Maven/Gradle) and Agile development practices.

- Ability to write clean, well-tested, maintainable code and debug complex production issues independently.

- Good communication skills and the ability to work directly with cross-functional stakeholders.

GOOD TO HAVE :

- Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ or ActiveMQ.

- Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or equivalent).

- Experience with cloud platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure.

- Experience working on multi-tenant SaaS products or enterprise service management platforms (ITSM/CRM/CSM).

- Exposure to NoSQL datastores, caching layers (Redis) or search technologies (Elasticsearch/Solr).

- Understanding of AI/ML-driven workflow automation or interest in applying GenAI within enterprise products.