Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP) Developer (3-7 Years)

Nirvana Lab, Inc.; Lucknow; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company is seeking a skilled Liferay Developer with hands-on experience in Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP. Candidates should be comfortable with traditional and modern development methodologies. Responsibilities include developing applications, integrating systems, and following coding standards. Ideal candidates will have 3+ years of experience with Liferay DXP and strong Java skills. The role also involves performance tuning, debugging production issues, and writing technical documentation.

Qualifications

• 3-7 years of overall IT experience with 3+ years of Liferay experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Liferay DXP 7.x / 7.4+.
• Understanding of traditional Liferay concepts (themes, hooks, ext – legacy).
• Strong Java / J2EE skills.
• Experience with building responsive UI components.
• Understanding of themes, hooks, and ext – legacy concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and customize applications using Liferay Portal / Liferay DXP.
• Build and maintain MVC Portlets, OSGi modules, and Service Builder-based services.
• Integrate Liferay with external systems using REST/SOAP APIs.
• Implement role-based access, permissions, and workflows.
• Debug and resolve production issues.

Skills

Liferay DXP 7.x / 7.4+

Java / J2EE

React

Angular

OSGi framework

Service Builder

MVC Portlet development

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Oracle

Tools

React

Angular

Elasticsearch

REST/SOAP APIs

Elasticsearch/OpenSearch

Job description

Job Description:

We are looking for a skilled Liferay Developer with hands‑on experience in Liferay Portal / Liferay DXP to build, customize, and maintain enterprise‑grade digital platforms. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working with traditional Liferay development approaches as well as latest Liferay DXP features and modern development methodologies.

Liferay Development

• Develop and customize applications using Liferay Portal / Liferay DXP (7.x / 7.4+)

• Build and maintain:

  • MVC Portlets

  • OSGi modules

  • Service Builder–based services

• Work on legacy Liferay components such as Hooks and Ext plugins (as required)

• Customize themes, layouts, and UI components

Modern Liferay & DXP Features

• Work with:

  • Liferay Fragments

  • Experience Builder

  • Liferay Objects

  • Headless APIs (REST / GraphQL)

• Develop frontend applications using React / Angular integrated with Liferay

• Implement role‑based access, permissions, and workflows

Integration & Backend

• Integrate Liferay with external systems using REST/SOAP APIs

• Implement authentication & authorization using OAuth2, SAML, LDAP

• Work with databases such as PostgreSQL / MySQL / Oracle

• Optimize queries and ensure efficient data access

Quality, Performance & Support

• Follow coding standards and best practices

• Debug and resolve production issues

• Support performance tuning, caching, and indexing (Elasticsearch)

• Write technical documentation and unit test cases

Required Skills & Qualifications

Core Liferay Skills

• 3–7 years of overall IT experience with 3+ years of Liferay experience

• Strong hands‑on experience with:

  • Liferay DXP 7.x / 7.4+

  • OSGi framework and Service Builder

  • MVC Portlet development

• Understanding of traditional Liferay concepts (themes, hooks, ext – legacy)

Programming & Frontend

• Strong Java / J2EE skills

• Experience with React or Angular (preferred)

• Experience building responsive UI components

Databases & Search

• Hands‑on experience with relational databases

• Basic understanding of Elasticsearch / OpenSearch