Sr. Backend Developer

Mumbai, IndiaFull-timePosted Jul 27, 2026

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 1000000 - Rs 2500000 (ie INR 10 - 25 LPA)

Min Experience: 9+ years

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

JobType: full-time

We are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Developer with strong hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and REST APIs. The candidate should have experience designing and developing scalable, reliable, high-performance backend applications and should be comfortable taking ownership of solutions from design through deployment and production.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.
  • Design and develop RESTful APIs and Microservices.
  • Participate in system design and architectural discussions.
  • Build reliable, secure, maintainable, and high-performance backend systems.
  • Design efficient database interactions and optimize application/database performance.
  • Troubleshoot complex application and production issues and perform root-cause analysis.
  • Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering best practices.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and convert them into technical solutions.
  • Identify technical risks, edge cases, scalability concerns, and potential improvements proactively.
  • Mentor junior developers and contribute to improving overall engineering standards.
  • Take end-to-end ownership of assigned modules/features from requirement analysis to production deployment.

Mandatory Skills

  • 10+ years of software development experience
  • Strong hands-on experience with Java
  • Strong experience with Spring Boot
  • Strong understanding of Microservices Architecture
  • Strong experience designing and developing REST APIs
  • Strong understanding of OOP, Collections, Multithreading and Design Patterns
  • Good knowledge of relational databases and SQL
  • Experience with system design, scalability and performance optimization
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
  • Experience working on production-grade enterprise applications

Good to Have

  • Apache Kafka / RabbitMQ
  • Event-Driven Architecture
  • Redis / distributed caching
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes / OpenShift
  • AWS / Azure / GCP
  • Spring Cloud
  • API Gateway
  • CI/CD / Jenkins
  • Observability and application monitoring
  • Distributed systems
  • Security concepts such as JWT / OAuth2
  • Performance tuning and production troubleshooting

What We Are Looking For

Beyond technical knowledge, we are looking for someone who demonstrates ownership, initiative, curiosity, and strong problem-solving ability. The candidate should be able to understand a business problem, think through different technical approaches, identify potential edge cases, and propose effective solutions rather than only implementing predefined requirements.

Must-have skills

Java, Spring Boot, Microservices

Good-to-have skills

Apache Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes

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