Senior Backend Engineer - Java & Node.js

Senior Staff Engineer, Java, Node JS

Company Description

👋🏼We're Nagarro.

We are a Digital Product Engineering company that is scaling in a big way! We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work at scale across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (18,500+ experts across 40 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We're looking for great new colleagues. That's where you come in!

Job Description

REQUIREMENTS:

• Total experience 7.5+ years
• Strong experience in Backend Engineering, Microservices, and Distributed Systems
• Deep hands-on expertise in Java and Node.js development 
• Strong experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs and backend services 
• Strong understanding of OOP, Data Structures, Algorithms, and Software Design Principles 
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or similar databases 
• Experience with system design, scalability, fault tolerance, and performance optimization
• Experience with Redis, messaging systems, and event-driven architectures
• Hands-on experience with Git, automated testing, CI/CD, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of API security, authentication, and authorization
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and production support
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with Spring Boot, TypeScript, NestJS, Kafka, and AI-assisted coding tools is preferred

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services, microservices, and APIs
• Build high-performance RESTful and event-driven applications
• Own system design, data models, integrations, scalability, and reliability
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver business solutions
• Write clean, secure, maintainable, and well-tested code
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis
• Improve CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging, and operational practices
• Optimize application performance, database efficiency, and system scalability
• Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, and technical decision-making
• Implement security best practices and engineering standards
• Support platform modernization and continuous improvement initiatives
• Leverage modern development tools and AI-assisted coding practices to improve productivity
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders
• Ensure delivery of high-quality, reliable, and scalable backend solutions.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related fields

Experience Level

Senior Level