Senior Backend Engineer

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Functional

• Create and communicate multiple design views to identify and balance the concerns of all stakeholders of software design and allow for both functional & non-functional requirements.
• Model or simulate the behavior of proposed software to enable approval by stakeholders and facilitate effective construction of the software.
• Design, code, verify, test, document, amend and re-factor complex programs/scripts and integration software services.
• Define and manage scoping, requirement definition and prioritization activities for small-scale changes and assist with more complex change initiatives.
• Follow agreed standards and apply appropriate techniques to elicit and document detailed requirements.
• Contribute to the appropriate selection of a software development approach—predictive (plan-driven) or adaptive (iterative/agile).
• Design test cases and test scripts mapping back to pre-determined criteria, clearly recording and reporting outcomes.
• Develop and maintain specialist knowledge of database and data warehouse concepts, design principles, architecture, software and facilities.
• Develop optimal solutions to enhance user experience, optimizing for maximum speed, scalability and technical feasibility.
• Participate in overall architecture discussion meetings to gain a detailed understanding of the complete architecture of a product and its functionalities.
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• The yardsticks of your performance would include cost savings achieved, reduction in productivity loss, number of processes optimized, number of defect free tasks, adherence to policies, procedures & quality standards, and customer NPS.
• To qualify, you must have
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• Minimum 8 years of experience in software backend development with strong computer science fundamentals
• At least 5 years of experience in Java Spring Boot and microservices development
• Familiar with Maven
• Experience in cloud computing and cloud platform development & deployment
• Extensive UNIX/LINUX experience and Shell scripting experience
• Proficiency in understanding data, entity relationships, structured & unstructured data, SQL and NoSQL databases, better to be familiar with Elasticsearch
• Experience in RESTful API development
• Practices in multithreading programming and concurrency programming
• Use git proficiently
• Ideally, you’ll also need
• Experience in nginx server
• Experience in using AWS or Azure cloud services
• A passion for constant improvement
• An innovative and creative approach to problem-solving
• Excellent communication skills
• What we look for:
• If you are a performance-driven, inquisitive mind with the agility to adapt to ambiguity, you will fit right in.
• You should be eager to explore opportunities to build meaningful collaborations with stakeholders and aspire to create unique customer-centric solutions.
• Bias for action and a passion to conquer new frontiers in the AI space is at the heart of the Presight community.
• What working at Presight offers:
• Culture: An open, diverse and inclusive environment with a global vision that encourages personal growth and focuses on ground-breaking, industry-first innovations.
• Career: Outstanding learning, development & growth opportunities via structured training programs and innovative, high-tech projects.
• Rewards: A competitive remuneration package with a host of perks including healthcare, education support, leave benefits and more