Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-availability backend systems using Java
Lead end-to-end system design and architecture discussions
Drive best practices in coding, performance optimization, and reliability
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, QA, DevOps)
Own critical services and ensure uptime, performance, and security
Conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers
Improve system observability using logging, monitoring, and alerting tools
Handle production issues and drive root cause analysis (RCA)

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science or related field
5–10+ years of backend development experience
Strong proficiency in Java (8+) and core concepts (Collections, Multithreading, JVM tuning)
Experience with frameworks like Spring Boot
Hands-on experience with RESTful APIs and microservices architecture
Strong understanding of Data Structures & Algorithms
Experience with databases: MySQL / PostgreSQL (SQL), DynamoDB / MongoDB
Messaging systems: Kafka / RabbitMQ
Familiarity with AWS
Experience with Docker & Kubernetes
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines
Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as AWS CloudWatch
Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) to accelerate coding, debugging, and documentation
Use AI to speed up code reviews, identify potential bugs, and suggest optimizations
Apply AI tools in system design exploration and solution prototyping
Good to Have: Experience with event-driven architecture
Exposure to system design at scale (high TPS systems)
Knowledge of caching (Redis, Memcached)
Experience in distributed tracing and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

SDE 3 – Technical Lead

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