Java Backend Engineer

Citi · Pune · 7–10 yrs experience · Posted 2026-07-18

Tech stack: Docker, Java, Kafka, Kubernetes, SQL, Swift

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About the role

We are looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Software Engineer to work on modern engineering practices and technology transformation within our teams. You will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, high-quality software solutions while ensuring best-in-class engineering standards, including trunk-based development, test automation, security, and modern ways of working.
This role requires good understanding of system design, hands-on coding, and strong problem-solving skills to create resilient, high-performing, and secure applications.
Responsibilities: - Software Development & System Design
- Develop clean, maintainable, and testable code following SOLID principles and software design best practices.
- Ensure high levels of unit test coverage, test-driven development (TDD), and behavior-driven development (BDD).
- Actively contribute to hands-on coding, code reviews, and refactoring to maintain high engineering standards.
- Follow trunk-based development practices to enable continuous integration and rapid delivery.
- Monitor and control all phases of development process and analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation as well as provide user and operational support on applications to business users.
- Operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
- Engineering Excellence & Best Practices
- Working experience of modern engineering ways of working, including Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD.
- Apply Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), and unit testing to ensure code quality and functionality.
- Conduct thorough code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices in readability, performance, and security.
- Follow secure coding practices, performing vulnerability assessments and ensuring compliance with security standards.
- Collaborate effectively in agile environments, embracing DevOps principles and fostering a culture of continuous delivery and improvement.
Qualifications: - and Qualifications
- 7-10 years of relevant experience
- Strong hands-on experience with Java J2EE and Spring based technology stack.
- Must have hands-on experience on Kafka
- Good to have Apache Camel expertise
- Must have Hands-on SQL, Oracle database
- Expertise in system design and microservices architecture.
- Good understanding of Active/IBM MQ is highly desirable with trunk-based development, feature flags, and progressive delivery strategies.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
- conducting code reviews, vulnerability assessments, and secure coding.
- Familiarity with modern cloud-native technologies (OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in fast-paced, agile environments.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Good-to-Have Skills: with event-driven architecture and distributed systems.
- of performance tuning, observability, and production monitoring.
- Familiarity with Agile frameworks and modern ways of working in product development.
- of SWIFT messaging (ISO 15022/20022)
- of Messaging systems like Tibco EMS
- Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
- This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed.
- Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Qualifications

- and Qualifications 7-10 years of relevant experience
- Strong hands-on experience with Java J2EE and Spring based technology stack.
- Must have hands-on experience on Kafka
- Good to have Apache Camel expertise
- Must have Hands-on SQL, Oracle database
- Expertise in system design and microservices architecture.
- Good understanding of Active/IBM MQ is highly desirable with trunk-based development, feature flags, and progressive delivery strategies.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
- conducting code reviews, vulnerability assessments, and secure coding.
- Familiarity with modern cloud-native technologies (OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in fast-paced, agile environments.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Good-to-Have Skills: with event-driven architecture and distributed systems.
- of performance tuning, observability, and production monitoring.
- Familiarity with Agile frameworks and modern ways of working in product development.
- of SWIFT messaging (ISO 15022/20022)
- of Messaging systems like Tibco EMS
- Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
- This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed.
- Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Responsibilities

- Software Development & System Design
- Develop clean, maintainable, and testable code following SOLID principles and software design best practices.
- Ensure high levels of unit test coverage, test-driven development (TDD), and behavior-driven development (BDD).
- Actively contribute to hands-on coding, code reviews, and refactoring to maintain high engineering standards.
- Follow trunk-based development practices to enable continuous integration and rapid delivery.
- Monitor and control all phases of development process and analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation as well as provide user and operational support on applications to business users.
- Operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
- Engineering Excellence & Best Practices
- Working experience of modern engineering ways of working, including Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD.
- Apply Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), and unit testing to ensure code quality and functionality.
- Conduct thorough code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices in readability, performance, and security.
- Follow secure coding practices, performing vulnerability assessments and ensuring compliance with security standards.
- Collaborate effectively in agile environments, embracing DevOps principles and fostering a culture of continuous delivery and improvement.

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