Java Software Engineer

About Kanerika:

Kanerika is a premier
global software products and services firm
that helps businesses maximize their potential through
data, technology, and innovation
. Our team focuses on delivering
custom solutions
— from
data analytics and AI/ML applications
to
digital transformation initiatives
— empowering enterprises to operate smarter, grow faster, and serve their customers better.

With a strong culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and professional development, Kanerika provides an environment where employees can innovate, learn, and make a real impact.

Job Summary:

As a Senior Java Developer, you will utilize your extensive Java programming skills and expertise to design and develop robust and scalable applications. You will collaborate with cross functional teams, provide technical leadership, and contribute to the entire software development life cycle. With your deep understanding of Java technologies and frameworks, you will ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions that meet the project requirements and adhere to coding standards.

We are looking for you

As a Java/J2EE Developer, we are looking for a team player who possesses a can-do attitude and thrives on delivering results. Your inquisitive nature and dedication to customer satisfaction drive you to consistently seek innovative ways to enhance your job performance. You excel in dynamic environments, maintain a positive outlook, and understand that professional growth is an ongoing journey where making the right choices is crucial.

In this role, you will be primarily responsible for designing and developing RESTful Web Services. Your expertise in working with databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server will enable you to handle data-related tasks effectively. Leveraging your strong knowledge of the Spring Framework, you will craft web applications and microservices utilizing Spring Boot. Proficiency with application server technologies like Tomcat and experience with continuous integration tools such as Jenkins will be valuable assets.

As a dedicated follower of SDLC principles, you prioritize quality and adhere to standards-based development practices. Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal, will facilitate effective collaboration with your team.

What you'll do:

• Discuss new features and collaborate with the development and UX team, commercial product manager and product owner to get functionalities specified and implemented.

• Agree the technical implementation with involved component owners and estimate its work effort.

• Write great code and do code reviews for other engineers.

• Implement, test and demonstrate new product features in an agile process.

• Develop complete sets of functionalities including the backend and frontend.

• Create new microservices, or migrate existing services, to run on a cloud infrastructure.

• Work on further usability, performance improvements or quality assurance, including bug fixes and test automation.

• Watch out for potential security issues and fix them, or better avoid them altogether.

What we need:

• BTech computer science or equivalent

• Java development skills with at least 3 to 6 years of experience.

• Knowledge of the most popular java libraries and frameworks: JPA, Spring, Kafka, etc

• Have a degree in computer science, or a similar background, or you just have enough professional experience to blow right through all your challenges

• Are a great communicator, analytic, goal-oriented, quality-focused, yet still agile person who likes to work with software engineers; you will interact a lot with architects, developers from other teams, component owners and system engineers

• Have a clear overview of all layers in computer software development, including REST APIs and how to make and integrate them in our products

• Have Java server-side development and SQL and NoSQL (Mongo DB or Dynamo DB) database knowledge

• Are open to pick-up innovative technologies as needed by the team.

• Have or want to build experience with cloud and DevOps infrastructure (like Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Concourse, etc.)

• Speak English fluently