Back-end Software Development Engineering Engineer III

TekWissen India; Chennai; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

TekWissen is seeking a Back-end Software Development Engineering Engineer III in Chennai. This hybrid role (4 days in office) focuses on building and maintaining back-end services, APIs, and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and PostgreSQL.

You will work with cloud and on‑prem deployments, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and apply modern development practices such as CI/CD and test automation. Requires a Bachelor's degree and 6+ years in IT with 4+ years in development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 6+ years in IT with at least 4+ years in development.
• Experience building back-end services, APIs and microservices.
• Familiarity with cloud or on‑prem deployments and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to understand use-cases and requirements.
• Design, develop, and deliver back-end code using Java, Spring Boot and related tech.
• Build APIs and microservices with robust performance and security.
• Collaborate with front-end teams and cross-functional groups.
• Manage deployment to cloud or on‑prem environments and monitor health.
• Promote CI/CD, unit tests, and reliable deployment practices.

Skills

Spring Boot

AI

PostgreSQL

Java

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SonarQube

GCP

Pub/Sub

Job description

Job Description:

Overview

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider throughout India and many other countries in the world. The below client is a global company with shared ideals and a deep sense of family. From our earliest days as a pioneer of modern transportation, we have sought to make the world a better place – one that benefits lives, communities and the planet

Job Title: Back-end Software Development Engineering Engineer III

Location: Chennai

Work Type: Hybrid (4 Days work From Office)

Position Description

• Employees in this job function develop and maintain the back-end/ server-side parts of an application, typically consisting of APIs, databases and other services containing business logic.
• They work with various languages and tools to create and maintain services on-prem or in the cloud.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to understand their use-cases and requirements
• Solve complex problems by designing, developing, and delivering using various tools, languages, frameworks, and technologies
• Align with architecture guidelines for unified and coherent approach to development
• Design, develop, and deliver new code using various tools, languages, frameworks, and technologies
• Develop and maintain back-end applications like APIs and microservices using server-side languages like Java, Python, C#, etc.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user interface elements and with cross functional teams like product owners, designers, architects etc.
• Manage application deployment to the cloud or on-prem, health and performance monitoring, security hardening and disaster recovery for deployed applications
• Manage data storage and retrievals in applications by utilizing database technologies such as Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.
• Promote improvements in programming practices, such as test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous delivery
• Optimize back-end infrastructure and deployment practices to improve application resiliency and reliability
• Support security practices to safeguard user data including encryption and anonymization

Skills Required

• Spring Boot, AI, PostgreSQL, Java

Skills Preferred

• SonarQube, GCP, Pub/Sub

Experience Required

• Engineer 3 Exp: Proficient In 2 coding lang. or adv. Prac. in 1 lang.
• 6+ years in IT;
• 4+ years in development

Experience Preferred

• Prompt Engineering: Experience crafting effective prompts and workflows for code understanding, documentation, and generation.
• LLM Integration: Exposure to building applications that integrate LLMs (e.g., RAG pipelines, embeddings, vector databases, LangChain, or similar frameworks).
• Python: Familiarity with Python for scripting, notebooks, and AI/ML tooling.
• Cloud: Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and their AI/ML services.
• Legacy Modernization: Prior experience reverse-engineering or modernizing legacy systems.
• Documentation Tooling: Experience generating architecture diagrams, API docs, or knowledge bases (including AI-assisted approaches).

Education Required

• Bachelor's Degree

Additional Information

• Understand Complex Systems Fast: Use AI-assisted techniques (Copilot, LLMs, code-analysis notebooks) to explore, map, and comprehend large existing applications, services, and their interdependencies.
• Build & Maintain Backend Services: Design, develop, and optimize robust microservices and APIs using Java and Spring Boot.
• Reverse-Engineer & Document Legacy Logic: Analyze undocumented or legacy code, extract business logic, and produce clear technical documentation, diagrams, and knowledge artifacts—leveraging LLMs to accelerate the process.
• Apply AI to Engineering Workflows: Use LLMs and notebooks for code comprehension, test generation, refactoring assistance, dependency analysis, and impact assessment.
• Establish good practices for prompt design, validation, and safe use of AI-generated output.
• Improve Developer Productivity: Champion AI-assisted development practices across the team, sharing patterns, tooling, and guardrails that help engineers work faster without compromising quality.
• Ensure Quality & Correctness: Write comprehensive tests and rigorously validate AI-assisted output—treating AI as an accelerator, never a substitute for engineering judgment.
• Collaborate: Work closely with architects, product managers, and fellow engineers to translate legacy understanding into modernization and enhancement plans.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

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