Senior Backend Data Engineer

Maersk; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 20,00,000 - 30,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A global logistics company is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to design scalable systems and deliver high-quality solutions. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to build and maintain enterprise applications. The ideal candidate should possess strong technical knowledge in Java and cloud technologies, with experience in microservices architecture and API development. The role is based in Bengaluru, India and offers an inclusive and supportive work environment.

Benefits

Inclusive workplace

Support for personal and professional development

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software development.
• Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with modern software technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design systems combining strategic and technical goals.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and UX teams.
• Enhance testability and documentation for systems.

Skills

Building enterprise applications using Java 17 and J2EE

Microservices architecture

Developing robust RESTful APIs

Public cloud technologies (Azure)

Proficiency in Spring and Hibernate

Working with Apache Kafka

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Apache Spark

Job description

Company Overview

A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated container logistics company and member of the A.P. Moller Group. Connecting and simplifying trade to help our customers grow and thrive. With a dedicated team of over 95,000 employees, operating in 130 countries; we go all the way to enable global trade for a growing world. From the farm to your refrigerator, or the factory to your wardrobe, A.P. Moller - Maersk is developing solutions that meet customer needs from one end of the supply chain to the other.

About the Team

At Maersk, the Global Ocean Manifest team is at the heart of global trade compliance and automation. We build intelligent, high-scale systems that seamlessly integrate customs regulations across 100+ countries, ensuring smooth cross-border movement of cargo by ocean, rail, and other transport modes.

Our mission is to digitally transform customs documentation, reducing friction, optimizing workflows, and automating compliance for a complex web of regulatory bodies, ports, and customs authorities. We deal with real‑time data ingestion, document generation, regulatory rule engines, and multi-format data exchange while ensuring resilience and security at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design the future state of our system by combining a strategic understanding of highest-level product goals with a deep knowledge of the landscape to inform the right technical and product trade‑offs for both short and long term.
• Steer end-to-end product with Product Managers, Business Stakeholders, and UX by engaging early and often to guide teams on the most efficient path towards overall goals.
• Collaborate with internal teams across Technology Solutions Engineering, Platform, Order Handling, Transport Management System, Automated Cargo Execution, Equipment Tracking etc.
• Passionate about efficiency, availability, scalability, system quality and user experience with rapid prototyping and blazing fast time-to-market with minimum iterations.
• Continuously enhance testability, operational excellence (OE), and documentation for owned components.
• Strong knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures (what is to be used and what is NOT to be used), algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis.
• Solid experience with distributed, multi-tiered systems, algorithms, and relational, cache, transactional and distributed storage, along with 12‑factor app design.
• Nurture a culture of happy healthy teams including supportive feedback, technical quality, and have fun.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in building enterprise applications using Java 17 and J2EE.
• Strong knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures (what is to be used and what is NOT to be used), algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis.
• Solid experience with distributed, multi-tiered systems, algorithms, and relational, cache, transactional and distributed storage, along with 12‑factor app design.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and various design patterns.
• Hands‑on experience in developing scalable and robust RESTful / Reactive APIs and event-driven systems.
• Proficiency in public cloud technologies (Azure preferred), containerization, Kubernetes, CI/CD systems, and DevOps practices.
• Proficient in Spring (Core, Boot, Reactive, Servlet Stack), Hibernate, and JPA.
• Experience with Apache Flink and Apache Spark for real-time and batch data processing.
• Experience working with Apache Kafka (including Kafka Streams).
• Experience with API Gateways (Apigee preferred), Swagger for API definition, and authentication standards (OAuth2, OpenID Connect).
• Experience with AI/ML tools and technologies such as NLP models, TensorFlow, PyTorch, MLflow, Azure ML, Vertex AI, etc., would be a plus.
• Experience with Azure App Services and secure, scalable deployments.
• Hands‑on experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
• Familiarity with analytical and graph databases such as Apache Druid, InfluxDB, Neo4j, etc.
• Strong experience with JUnit, Mockito, and TDD/BDD approaches.
• Role‑based access control (RBAC), encryption, and security‑by‑design principles.
• Good understanding of UX & UI principles and their application in building solutions.

Desirable

• XSD design and implementation.
• Agile software development experience.
• Exposure and understanding of shipping domain.

Business skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to translate between technical language and business language, and communicate to different target groups.
• Ability to understand complex design.
• Possessing the ability to balance and find competing forces & opinions, within the development team.

Personal profile

• Fact based and result oriented.
• Ability to work independently and guide the team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

EEO statement

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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