SDE III - Java

Aurigait; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Auriga IT is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer (SDE-III) to design, build, and own backend systems using Java and Spring Boot. You will mentor engineers, drive distributed architecture decisions, and collaborate with product, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver scalable solutions.

You will work in a distributed, agile environment, tackle complex problems, and ensure performance, reliability, and security across services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on backend development experience in Java.
• Strong proficiency in Java (8/11/17) and Spring Framework/Spring Boot.
• Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Designing scalable backend solutions with REST APIs.
• Experience with automated unit testing (JUnit, Mockito).
• Familiarity with CI/CD, containers and data stores (SQL/NoSQL).
• Knowledge of logging/observability tools and Linux environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with business users to gather functional and non-functional requirements.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Lead end-to-end architecture and implementation for complex modules and distributed systems.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and guide them through technical challenges.
• Optimize application performance, reliability, and security.
• Unit Testing/Integration Testing and release management.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Document technical design and project compliance artifacts.

Skills

Java backend

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

System design

Distributed systems

JUnit Mockito

Linux

Problem solving

Mentoring

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Swagger

ELK

Grafana

Prometheus

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

Auriga is looking for a highly skilled Senior Software Development Engineer (SDE-III) with strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, system design, and distributed systems. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and owning complex backend systems, mentoring team

members, and contributing to technical decision-making across the engineering organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with business users to gather functional and non-functional requirements
• Combine your technical expertise and problem-solving passion to turn complex problems into end-to-end solutions
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Lead end-to-end architecture and implementation for complex modules and distributed systems.
• Optimize application performance, reliability, and security.
• Unit Testing/Integration Testing
• Code Configuration and Release Management.
• Collaborate closely with Product, QA, DevOps, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Break down complex business requirements into technical designs and actionable tasks.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and guide them through technical challenges.
• Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to root cause analysis and long-term fixes.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and recommend improvements to the existing tech stack
• Document technical design as well as other technical documents based on the project's compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 Years of hands‑on experience in backend development, Web Application and API development in Java 8 and above
• Strong proficiency in Java (8/11/17) and Spring Framework/Spring Boot
• Experience with Multi-threading, Collections, and concurrent API
• Working experience with web-services and APIs (REST, SOAP)
• Deep understanding of Microservices Architecture, REST APIs, and Event‑driven systems..
• Experience writing high-quality code with fully automated unit test coverage (Junit, Mockito, etc.)
• Experience defining and applying design/coding standards, patterns, and quality metrics depending on the solution
• Working experience with data platforms (relational and/or NoSQL) and messaging technologies(Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.)
• Excellent OOPs, data structure, and algorithm knowledge
• Understanding & experience in API management, Swagger
• Familiarity with logging, monitoring, observability tools (ELK, Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk).
• Working experience with LINUX/UNIX environment and shell scripts
• Strong collaborator and comfortable to work in an agile, remote and distributed team environment
• Demonstrated ability to mentor junior software engineers or software developers in all aspects of their engineering duties.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Nice to have

• Experience in one or more front-end development technologies
• Working experience with various CI/CD systems (Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes) and build tools (ant, maven, gradle, etc.).
• Working experience creating high performing applications, including profiling and tuning to improve performance
• Knowledge of public cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Knowledge of one or more security or integration framework (PING, Octa)
• Exposure to Reactive Programming (WebFlux, RxJava).
• Knowledge of containerization
• Experience with API Gateway, Service Mesh, and distributed tracing.
• Knowledge of security best practices
• Experience with performance tuning and high-throughput systems.
• Contributions to open-source projects or strong technical writing ability.

About Company

Hi there! We are Auriga IT.

We power businesses across the globe through digital experiences, data and insights. From the apps we design to the platforms we engineer, we're driven by an ambition to create world-class digital solutions and make an impact. Our team has been part of building the solutions for the likes of Zomato, Yes Bank, Tata Motors, Amazon, Snapdeal, Ola, Practo, Vodafone, Meesho, Volkswagen, Droom and many more.

We are a group of people who just could not leave our college-life behind and the inception of Auriga was solely based on a desire to keep working together with friends and enjoying the extended college life.

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