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Senior Software Engineer (Java) ID77769

ChennaiPosted 2 months ago
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AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

WHY Join US

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!

About THE Role

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and evolve large-scale cloud-native systems in Java, contributing to architectural decisions across microservices, serverless, and event-driven architectures. You will drive technical initiatives from requirements to production, mentor engineers, optimize performance at scale, and integrate AI-assisted development tools and capabilities into engineering workflows. The role combines strong coding expertise with distributed systems thinking and technical leadership across cross-functional teams.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance software systems following modern software engineering best practices;
  • Participate in architectural decisions and design distributed, cloud-native applications using microservices, serverless, and event-driven architectures;
  • Drive technical initiatives from requirements through production deployment, translating business problems into scalable technical solutions;
  • Produce clean, maintainable, well-tested, and well-documented code while promoting long-term codebase health;
  • Perform code reviews focused on architecture, quality, maintainability, and performance;
  • Identify performance bottlenecks, optimize production systems, and troubleshoot complex production issues;
  • Develop internal engineering tools and reusable platform capabilities that improve developer productivity;
  • Mentor software engineers through technical guidance, code reviews, and knowledge sharing;
  • Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions;
  • Leverage AI-assisted development tools and modern AI technologies to improve engineering productivity.

MUST HAVES

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience ;
  • Strong experience developing enterprise-grade software using Java or another modern object-oriented programming language ;
  • Strong understanding of software engineering principles, Algorithms, Data Structures, and Design Patterns ;
  • Experience designing and building Distributed Systems in cloud-native environments;
  • Experience with modern application architecture, including Microservices, Serverless, and Event-Driven Architecture ;
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes ;
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices;
  • Experience identifying and optimizing performance bottlenecks in large-scale applications;
  • Experience leading technical initiatives or mentoring software engineers;
  • Strong understanding of enterprise application architecture;
  • Experience integrating AI capabilities or AI-assisted development tools within software engineering workflows;
  • Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills;
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills;
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across distributed engineering teams;
  • Upper-intermediate English level.

NICE TO HAVES

  • Experience with AWS cloud services;
  • Experience with modern database technologies;
  • Experience with Grafana, Prometheus, or similar observability platforms;
  • Experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP), or intelligent workflow orchestration;
  • Experience with Amazon Q, Claude, Kiro, or similar AI development tools;
  • Experience building internal developer tools and engineering platforms;
  • Experience working on enterprise SaaS platforms;
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

  • Remote work & local connection : Work where you feel most productive and connect with your team in periodic meet-ups.
  • Legal presence in India : Full local compliance and structured work environment.
  • Competitive compensation in INR : Dedicated budgets for growth, education, and wellness.
  • Innovative projects : Work with modern technologies and global clients.

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