Software Engineer - Java

Job Title Software Engineer - Java Employment Type Permanent Work Location Chennai (Hybrid) About the Role We use Claude Code every day and are pushing agentic AI further into how we work. If you want to be on a team figuring out what AI-assisted engineering actually looks like on a real, complex product (not a sandbox), this is it. CDRO (Continuous Delivery & Release Orchestration) is CloudBees enterprise CD product. Its been running in production at some of the worlds largest engineering orgs for over a decade. Hundreds of engineers depend on it to ship software safely and on schedule. Were a team of about 10, distributed across India, France, Spain, and the US. Were not chasing the next hype cycle feature. We operate a product real customers depend on, modernize it while keeping it stable, and do it with a small team that takes ownership seriously. Key Responsibilities Most teams try AI coding tools on greenfield work. Were doing something harder: applying them to a decade-old enterprise codebase with real customers depending on it. CDROs core is Java 21 with a significant Groovy layer. The work is a mix of internal cleanup that makes the codebase easier to evolve, and direct improvements that make customers lives better. Concretely: Own Java work across the core: REST API, pipeline execution engine, persistence layer Continuously reduce complexity: modernize older subsystems, shrink the product surface area where it makes sense, improve test coverage, and leave the codebase easier than you found it Use Claude Code as a normal part of your workflow, to move faster without skipping thought Write tests that prove things work. Shift-left, not "QA will catch it." Document what you build. Were async across timezones. If you know something the team needs to know, write it down. Actively avoid being a single point of failure for anything you own Qualifications Required: Solid Java. Youve worked in production codebases that werent yours, in systems that mattered if they broke. Relational database experience: SQL, JPA/Hibernate, schema migrations. Oracle or PostgreSQL background is a strong advantage. Comfort in large, mature codebases. You can navigate unfamiliar code, form a hypothesis, test it, and stay functional when you dont understand everything at once. Testing discipline. You write unit and integration tests as part of the work, not after. Honest communication. If something is blocked or broken, we need to know. Were async and distributed. Strong plus Active use of Claude Code to ship real work, not just tab completion. Bonus: you want to push it much further than you do today. Groovy. Willingness to pick it up fast matters more than prior credentials. Kubernetes/Helm: deploying and debugging workloads, not just using them. Experience evolving established systems: migrations, incremental rewrites, dependency upgrades. Preferred (not mandatory) Jenkins or CI/CD internals Distributed systems infrastructure: message brokers (ActiveMQ, Artemis, RabbitMQ), coordination (Zookeeper) React/TypeScript: the UI is adjacent and not your main domain, but not being afraid of it helps Who this is for Youre a Java engineer who finds large, evolved codebases interesting rather than off-putting. Youve seen what breaks when systems are poorly documented and owned by one person. You build the opposite. You want hard engineering problems, real ownership, and a team that says whats true. With ~10 people on the team, youll touch meaningful parts of the system fast. Youd rather evolve a product real enterprises depend on than build a greenfield service nobodys relying on yet. Working Conditions Standard working hours: 9:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Mon-Fri, or as per business needs Work location / travel expectations: Hybrid Reasonable accommodations will be considered in line with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Disclaimer This job description is intended to provide a summary of the position and its responsibilities. It is not an exhaustive list of duties. Responsibilities and activities may evolve as per organisational requirements. Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.