Backend Engineer - Java (6-month contract)

TymblHub; Mumbai, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Proximity Works is seeking an experienced Backend Java Developer to join the team for a 6-month contract in India. The role focuses on subscriptions and payments ecosystems, building scalable backend services with Java and Spring Boot, and delivering high-throughput REST APIs for a global audience.

You will work on fault-tolerant, distributed systems, with emphasis on reliability, observability, and performance under peak traffic.

Qualifications

• 4-7 years of backend engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on Java and microservices development.
• Experience with scalable, distributed production systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Develop high-performance REST APIs and microservices.
• Build backend capabilities for subscriptions, payments and entitlements.
• Implement Fire TV IAP purchase and subscription workflows.
• Integrate with app stores, payment providers and external APIs.
• Ensure reliability, idempotent processing and robust error handling.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

Distributed systems

SQL databases

Caching

Kafka

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

# Backend Engineer - Java (6-month contract)Proximity WorksPPosted on October 1, 2026---Experience4 - 7 yrsJob LocationIndiaVacancy1DesignationBackend Java DeveloperJob TypeNot specified---## Job DescriptionWe are looking for experienced **Java Backend Engineers** to work on backend systems powering the **Subscriptions and Payments ecosystem** .The engineers will contribute to **Fire TV In-App Purchase (IAP)** capabilities and build services responsible for subscriptions, payments, entitlements and transaction processing.These systems operate at significant scale and need to remain **highly available, fault tolerant and performant during major traffic spikes** , including live sporting events and large content releases. **Responsibilities** * Design and build scalable backend services using **Java and Spring Boot** .* Develop high-performance **REST APIs and microservices** .* Build backend capabilities for subscriptions, payments and user entitlements.* Implement **Fire TV IAP** purchase and subscription workflows.* Integrate with app stores, payment providers and external platform APIs.* Build workflows covering purchases, renewals, cancellations, refunds and subscription-state changes.* Design reliable, **idempotent transaction-processing systems** .* Handle retries, failures, reconciliation and eventual consistency across distributed services.* Build event-driven and asynchronous workflows using messaging systems.* Design systems that can handle **high throughput and sudden traffic spikes** .* Optimize service latency, throughput, scalability and infrastructure utilization.* Improve observability through logging, metrics, tracing and alerting.* Troubleshoot complex production issues across distributed services.* Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews and technical-design discussions.* Strong programming experience with **Java** .* Strong experience with **Spring Boot / Spring ecosystem** .* Strong experience designing **RESTful APIs and microservices** .* Solid understanding of **distributed systems, concurrency and asynchronous processing** .* Experience with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL/MySQL.* Experience with NoSQL databases is desirable.* Experience with caching technologies such as **Redis** .* Experience with **Kafka or similar event-streaming/messaging platforms** .* Understanding of transaction management, idempotency and data consistency.* Experience with **AWS or similar cloud platforms** .* Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.* Strong production-debugging and performance-optimization skills. **Experience** * **4-7 years** of backend engineering experience.* Strong hands-on Java and microservices development.* Ability to independently design and deliver backend services.* Experience working on scalable and distributed production systems.Note: This is a 6-month contractual role.* Best-in-class salary: We hire strong talent and compensate accordingly.* Proximity Talks: Meet and learn from designers, engineers, product leaders, and AI practitioners.* Continuous learning: Work with a world-class team and stay close to the latest in AI, engineering, and product development.* High-impact work: Build AI-first systems and products used at scale by global clients.**About Us** Proximity is the trusted technology, design, and consulting partner for some of the biggest Sports, Media, and Entertainment companies in the world. We re headquartered in San Francisco and have offices in Palo Alto, Dubai, Mumbai, and Bangalore. Since 2019, Proximity has built high-impact, scalable products used by millions of users every day. Today, we are a global team of engineers, designers, product managers, and experts solving complex problems and building cutting-edge technology at scale.Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.