Java - Consultant SE - Trivandrum

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer / Integration Consultant to drive the successful implementation and integration of our SaaS platform with customer ecosystems. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in Java backend development, distributed systems, API integrations, and enterprise application architecture, with the ability to collaborate across customers, partners, and internal product teams.

This role requires a blend of solution design, hands-on engineering, SaaS implementation expertise, stakeholder management, and technical leadership to ensure successful customer onboarding and integration delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Design & Integration Delivery

• Partner with customers, implementation teams, and business stakeholders to understand and define integration requirements.
• Design and deliver end-to-end integration solutions for SaaS onboarding projects.
• Define the logical sequence of integration activities and manage technical dependencies.
• Design scalable, secure, and highly available integration architectures.
• Create technical solution blueprints, architecture diagrams, and integration documentation.

Engineering & Development

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.
• Build and maintain REST APIs and event-driven integrations.
• Develop integrations with enterprise applications, third-party systems, and cloud services.
• Implement messaging and streaming solutions using Apache Kafka and RabbitMQ.
• Work with relational databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure high-quality, maintainable, and scalable code.

Collaboration & Delivery

• Collaborate closely with Product Management, Engineering, and Customer Success teams.
• Support Agile delivery processes and contribute to sprint planning and execution.
• Drive continuous improvements in implementation methodologies, documentation, and onboarding experience.
• Work with geographically distributed client and delivery teams.

Production Support & Troubleshooting

• Lead the identification, isolation, troubleshooting, and resolution of integration-related issues.
• Support cloud infrastructure and system components required for seamless integrations.
• Ensure system reliability, availability, and performance in production environments.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 3-5 years of experience in software engineering, enterprise integrations, or SaaS implementation.
• Experience delivering at least one end-to-end SaaS implementation project.

Strong hands-on experience in

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices Architecture

REST API Development

SQL Databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)

Apache Kafka

RabbitMQ

Experience designing scalable and resilient distributed systems.

Strong understanding of

• Data integration concepts and frameworks
• API-led and event-driven architectures
• Network protocols and enterprise integration patterns
• Security concepts in integration technology stacks
• High availability and clustering configurations
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into practical business solutions.
• Strong documentation and technical writing skills.
• Experience conducting technical design reviews and code reviews.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in SaaS product-based organizations.
• Exposure to Azure Cloud services and cloud-native integration patterns.
• Knowledge of AWS or GCP is an added advantage.

Hands-on experience with

Kafka Brokers setup and configuration

Kafka Connect Framework

HTTP Connectors

REST Connectors

JMS Connectors

Experience using architecture and modeling tools to create solution designs.

Domain experience in

Banking & Financial Services

Enterprise Software Platforms

Large-scale IT environments

Experience working with globally distributed engineering and customer teams.