SDE III - Java

Auriga IT; Jaipur; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Auriga IT is seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Development Engineer (SDE-III) in Jaipur, India. The role demands strong expertise in Java and Spring Boot, focusing on designing and developing complex backend systems while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate should have minimum 4 years of backend development experience, with a deep understanding of microservices architecture and APIs. Excellent communication skills and proficiency in English are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience in backend development and API development in Java.
• Strong proficiency in Java 8 and above.
• Experience defining and applying design/coding standards.
• Excellent OOP, data structure, and algorithm knowledge.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Lead architecture and implementation for complex modules.
• Mentor junior engineers through technical challenges.
• Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to long-term fixes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

System Design

Distributed Systems

Microservices Architecture

APIs (REST, SOAP)

Unit Testing

Problem-Solving

Mentoring

Linux/Unix

Tools

JUnit

Mockito

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Summary

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
• Drive best engineering practices (code reviews, design reviews, testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, observability)
• Optimize application performance, reliability, and security
• Unit testing and 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 4 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 OOP, 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
• Proficiency in English
• 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