Software Engineer (Java Developer)

Jobless; India; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Maropost is seeking a skilled Java backend developer to join a collaborative engineering team. You will design, implement, and optimize production-grade backend services, APIs, and data models using Spring Boot, REST/GraphQL, and event-driven patterns with Kafka or Pulsar.

The role emphasizes cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes, and robust CI/CD practices, with a strong focus on code quality, testing, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional Java backend experience building production services.
• Experience with SQL databases and data modeling.
• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka/Pulsar).
• Strong understanding of REST APIs and GraphQL.
• Hands-on with Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and automated delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop sustainable, readable Java backend code.
• Architect and refactor as needed for performance and reliability.
• Contribute to specs and participate in design discussions.
• Build scalable backend services and REST/GraphQL APIs.
• Work with event-driven architectures for distributed systems.
• Model SQL schemas and data structures for business domains.
• Write automated tests and participate in code reviews.
• Improve engineering processes, tooling, and deployment pipelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and own technical initiatives.

Skills

Java backend development

SQL databases

Kafka/Pulsar/RabbitMQ

REST/GraphQL APIs

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Spring Boot

Git workflows

Job description

Everything we do is for our customers!

Featured on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 list and G2's leaderboard, Maropost offers a unified commerce experience that our customers need, transforming ecommerce, retail, marketing automation, merchandising, helpdesk and AI operations with one platform designed to scale for fast-growing businesses. With a relentless focus on our customers' success, we are motivated by customer obsession, extreme urgency, excellence and resourcefulness to power 5,000+ global brands while we head to 100,000+.

Driven by the same customer-centric mentality as above, we empower businesses to achieve their goals and grow alongside us. If you're a driver and not passenger and are ready to make a significant impact and be part of our transformative journey, Maropost is the place for you.

The Opportunity:

Thrive on change and grow beyond limits! We are looking for a bold thinker who sees a chance to learn and define what's possible with every challenge! Ready to make an impact? Welcome to Maropost and you can turn ideas into action!

You will work closely with a highly collaborative engineering team to design and develop production-quality software, contribute to technical and product specifications, participate in architecture and design decisions, and continuously improve our systems and engineering practices.

The ideal candidate has strong Java backend development experience and is comfortable working with SQL, message-based architectures, APIs, cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD practices.

What You'll Be Responsible For:

• Design and develop sustainable, readable, maintainable, and elegant Java code.
• Re-architect, refactor, and improve existing software where required.
• Contribute to technical and product specifications and participate in architecture and design discussions.
• Build reliable, robust, and scalable backend applications and services.
• Design and develop REST and/or GraphQL APIs.
• Work with message-based and event-driven architectures to build resilient distributed systems.
• Design and maintain SQL schemas and data models that effectively represent business domains.
• Write automated tests using appropriate testing frameworks and methodologies.
• Participate actively in code reviews and technical discussions, providing and incorporating constructive feedback.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering processes, development practices, tooling, and system reliability.
• Work with cloud-native infrastructure and Kubernetes to build and deploy production services.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Continuously learn and apply modern programming paradigms, technologies, and engineering practices.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
• Take ownership of technical initiatives and proactively identify opportunities for improvement.

What You'll Bring to Maropost

• 3+ years of professional experience in Java development, with strong hands-on experience building production backend applications.
• Strong knowledge of Java and object-oriented programming principles.
• Experience developing backend services, APIs, and distributed applications.
• 2+ years of experience working with SQL databases, including schema design and data modelling.
• Experience with message-based/event-driven architectures such as Kafka, Pulsar, RabbitMQ, or similar technologies.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs and/or GraphQL.
• Experience working with microservices and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes or modern cloud-native infrastructure.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated software delivery.
• Good understanding of automated testing, code quality, refactoring, and code review practices.
• Experience with Git and modern software development workflows.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills and a strong bias toward feedback, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to take ownership of tasks/projects and proactively contribute ideas.
• Experience with Apache Pulsar or Kafka, Spring Boot / Spring Cloud, GitOps and tools such as ArgoCD.
• Experience with CI/CD platforms such as CircleCI, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
• Experience working in SaaS, e-commerce, fintech, or other high-scale product environments.
  • Change management savviness and an elevated level of comfort dealing with ambiguity.
  • You exemplify Maropost's Values: o Customer Obsessed o Extreme Urgency o Excellence o Resourceful

Message from the Founders: Maropost is looking for builders - people who want to drive our business forward at all costs in order to achieve the goals we have both short and long term for the results and outcomes that that will bring to us all.

If that isn't for you that’s ok, for those of you that it is please get in touch with us!