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Backend Engineering Lead Java, Python & AI-enabled Systems (Bengaluru)

BangalorePosted 2 months ago
Software engineeringSeniorFull Time; Regular
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Location: Bengaluru Experience: 46 Years Education: B.Tech / BE / M.Tech / MCA About Smytten Smytten is Indias leading discovery and trial commerce platform, helping consumers discover and shop premium products across beauty, grooming, wellness, food, home, and lifestyle categories. We build scalable, high-performance systems that power seamless commerce experiences for millions of users. Role Overview We are looking for a Backend Engineering Lead to drive the design, development, and scaling of backend systems for our high-performance e-commerce platform. The role requires strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, and working knowledge of Python for AI integrations, automation, and data processing. Key Responsibilities - Lead the design, development, and scaling of backend systems for the e-commerce platform - Architect and build scalable, fault-tolerant microservices using Spring Boot - Own end-to-end backend delivery including design, development, testing, deployment, and monitoring - Build and optimize REST APIs used across mobile apps, websites, and CMS - Drive adoption of microservices architecture at both application and database levels - Conduct code reviews, performance tuning, and troubleshooting of production systems - Ensure high system performance through load testing, performance tuning, and observability practices - Improve unit testing, integration testing, and debugging using AI assistance - Drive AI-assisted development practices using tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar - Work closely with Product, Frontend, and QA teams to deliver robust and scalable features - Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployments - Work with and integrate Python-based services for AI, data processing, chatbot, and automation use cases Required Skills & Qualifications - 46 years of experience in Java development - Strong expertise in Java (8+) and Spring Boot - Hands-on experience with Microservices Architecture - Deep understanding of REST API design and best practices - Experience with ORM frameworks (JPA/Hibernate) - Robust experience with PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases - Experience in e-commerce domain (consumer end) - Exposure to event-driven architecture (Kafka, RabbitMQ) - Working knowledge of Python is required Good to Have - Knowledge of AI/ML integration in backend systems - Experience in analytics systems using BigQuery - Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP) and containerization - Exposure to libraries/frameworks like FastAPI, Flask, Pandas, etc. Location: Bengaluru Experience: 46 Years Education: B.Tech / BE / M.Tech / MCA About Smytten Smytten is Indias leading discovery and trial commerce platform, helping consumers discover and shop premium products across beauty, grooming, wellness, food, home, and lifestyle categories. We build scalable, high-performance systems that power seamless commerce experiences for millions of users. Role Overview We are looking for a Backend Engineering Lead to drive the design, development, and scaling of backend systems for our high-performance e-commerce platform. The role requires strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, and working knowledge of Python for AI integrations, automation, and data processing. Key Responsibilities - Lead the design, development, and scaling of backend systems for the e-commerce platform - Architect and build scalable, fault-tolerant microservices using Spring Boot - Own end-to-end backend delivery including design, development, testing, deployment, and monitoring - Build and optimize REST APIs used across mobile apps, websites, and CMS - Drive adoption of microservices architecture at both application and database levels - Conduct code reviews, performance tuning, and troubleshooting of production systems - Ensure high system performance through load testing, performance tuning, and observability practices - Improve unit testing, integration testing, and debugging using AI assistance - Drive AI-assisted development practices using tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar - Work closely with Product, Frontend, and QA teams to deliver robust and scalable features - Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployments - Work with and integrate Python-based services for AI, data processing, chatbot, and automation use cases Required Skills & Qualifications - 46 years of experience in Java development - Strong expertise in Java (8+) and Spring Boot - Hands-on experience with Microservices Architecture - Deep understanding of REST API design and best practices - Experience with ORM frameworks (JPA/Hibernate) - Robust experience with PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases - Experience in e-commerce domain (consumer end) - Exposure to event-driven architecture (Kafka, RabbitMQ) - Working knowledge of Python is required Good to Have - Knowledge of AI/ML integration in backend systems - Experience in analytics systems using BigQuery - Familiarity with cl

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