Staff Engineer

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 12 years

Location: Chennai

JobType: full-time

We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Staff Engineer with a strong foundation in backend engineering, particularly in Java-based systems. The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in high-performance, scalable system environments and is passionate about building robust, maintainable, and distributed backend architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop scalable backend systems using Java and Spring Boot.
• Lead the development of complex, high-traffic, and low-latency applications.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of data structures and algorithms to solve real-world engineering challenges.
• Design and build microservices-based solutions, ensuring maintainability and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive architectural decisions and technical strategy.
• Leverage AWS cloud services to deploy and manage scalable infrastructure.
• Mentor and guide junior developers, contributing to a high-performing engineering culture.
• Troubleshoot, analyze, and optimize application performance and scalability.

🎯 Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in backend development using Core Java.
• Expertise in Spring Boot, microservices architecture, and RESTful API design.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, system design, and software architecture principles.
• Prior experience working on high-throughput, low-latency platforms is highly preferred.
• Proficiency with AWS services and cloud-native architectures.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset.

💡 Key Skills

• Java
• Spring Boot
• Microservices
• System Design
• Distributed Systems
• AWS
• Architecture