Backend Developer (Java)

Himalaya Digital operates consumer websites and apps used by tens of millions of people each month. We started in 2006 and have grown to about 360 people. Experiments run constantly, and most product decisions follow A/B test results.

About the role

Himalaya Digital is hiring for the Backend Developer (Java) position to build and run the APIs and services behind our web and mobile apps. Backend role focused on API design, data modelling and making slow things fast. You can work from home anywhere in India. We have no office requirement. We do not have many meetings. Most updates happen in writing. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

Job duties

• Secure endpoints with OAuth 2.0, JWT validation and proper input checks.
• Write integration and contract tests so API changes don't break consumers.
• Reduce cloud costs by right-sizing services and cleaning up unused resources.
• Implement background jobs and event consumers using Kafka, SQS or RabbitMQ.
• Review code for correctness, performance and failure handling.
• Document APIs in OpenAPI and keep the docs current.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of backend development experience in a production environment.
• Comfort reading logs, metrics and traces to debug problems in production.
• Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of concurrency, transactions, idempotency and retries.

Nice to have

• Kubernetes, including Helm charts.
• Terraform or Pulumi.

₹13,50,000-₹17,50,000 per year

What you get

• Health insurance for you and your family.
• Provident fund.
• Paid leave.
• Internet reimbursement.

Shortlisted candidates will hear from us within two weeks.

Candidates must be eligible to work in India.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Himalaya Digital LLP.