Software Engineer - Java

AppVentory; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

AppVentory in Ahmedabad is seeking a passionate Java Software Engineer to join our growing team. You will own backend features end-to-end, design MySQL schemas, and build scalable microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS.

You will collaborate with a cross-functional team, integrate AI APIs, implement robust tests, and ensure production reliability with modern engineering practices and CI/CD in a cloud-native environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 4+ years of Java back-end development with Spring Boot and enterprise frameworks.
• Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Experience with MySQL schema design, queries, and migrations.
• Hands-on experience integrating LLM/AI APIs and cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of backend features and components.
• Design and implement microservices with Java, Spring Boot, and cloud-native AWS.
• Own REST APIs, data models, async processing, testing, and deployment on AWS.
• Build and integrate AI APIs with prompt engineering and structured outputs.
• Troubleshoot production issues across apps, DBs, integrations, and infra.

Skills

Java backend

Spring Boot 3.x

Microservices

MySQL

LLM/AI APIs

AWS

CI/CD

Docker

Design patterns

JUnit 5

Testcontainers

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Hibernate/JPA

Flyway

AWS SDK v2

Job description

We are looking for a passionate Java Software Engineer to join our growing team in Ahmedabad.

• Product & Technical Ownership: Understand the product, business workflows, existing architecture, and codebase, and take end-to-end ownership of backend features and components with minimal technical supervision
• Innovate & Lead: Collaborate with a skilled, cross-functional team to design and build enterprise-grade microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and cloud-native AWS technologies, while independently driving technical solutions and decisions
• Own End-to-End: Take full ownership of features from MySQL schema design and REST API development to async processing pipelines, testing, and cloud deployment on AWS
• AI Integration: Build and integrate LLM/AI APIs with prompt engineering, structured output parsing, token management, resilience handling, and audit logging for production AI-powered features
• Production & Reliability: Troubleshoot production issues across application code, databases, integrations, and infrastructure; perform root-cause analysis and proactively improve system stability, performance, scalability, and reliability
• Technical Excellence: Develop, execute, and maintain robust unit, integration, and contract tests to deliver high-quality, reliable applications
• Seamless Integration: Connect internal microservices and third-party services with resilience patterns such as retry, circuit breaker, and rate limiting, ensuring system reliability at scale
• Adhere to Best Practices: Apply industry-leading design patterns, coding principles, and architectural standards to consistently deliver maintainable and scalable software solutions
• Agile Champion: Work within an Agile ecosystem, contributing to fast-paced, iterative development cycles with a focus on continuous improvement and value delivery

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 4+ years of strong, hands-on experience in Java back-end development with deep expertise in Spring Boot 3.x and related enterprise frameworks
• Proven experience with microservices architecture — service decomposition, inter-service communication, monorepo/multi-module repositories, and distributed systems
• Strong MySQL experience — schema design, query optimisation, indexing strategies, Flyway migrations, and Hibernate/JPA
• Hands-on experience integrating LLM/AI APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar) including prompt construction, JSON response parsing, token budget management, and resilience/error handling
• Practical AWS experience with S3, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, IAM, and CloudWatch using AWS SDK v2
• Familiarity with Docker and AWS-native deployment (ECS/EKS) and CI/CD pipeline tooling
• Solid grasp of Design Patterns, Architectural Best Practices, UML, and application design principles
• Ability to write and maintain unit tests, integration tests, and REST API test cases effectively (JUnit 5, Mockito, Testcontainers, WireMock)
• Strong production troubleshooting and debugging skills, with the ability to identify root causes across application, database, integration, and infrastructure layers
• Ability to work independently, understand an existing product and codebase, make sound technical decisions and take end-to-end ownership of backend responsibilities
• Excellent problem-solving skills, communication abilities, and a collaborative mindset
• Good understanding of scalable system design and performance optimisation

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