Java Backend Developer
SMC Group
Job Description
Backend Developer - JAVA (Payments) We are looking for a highly skilled Backend Developer โ Java (Payments) for the MTS-III (Member of Technical Staff โ III) position who can design and build highly scalable, secure and resilient payment systems powering critical financial transactions at scale. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Java-based backend development, payment gateway integrations, transaction processing systems, and distributed microservices architecture. This role involves building low-latency, fault-tolerant payment infrastructure capable of handling high transaction volumes while ensuring reliability, security, and regulatory compliance.
Opportunities we offer: - To develop products that will disrupt the Fintech market in India and internationally. To build, lead, and develop top technical talent in engineering. To learn scalable software development practices and technologies from proven technology experts.
What We Look For :- 5+ years of experience in software development. Strong hands-on expertise in Core Java, Spring Boot, and backend payment systems. Experience working on payment gateways, UPI, wallets, banking integrations, reconciliation systems, or transaction processing platforms.
Good understanding of payment lifecycle, settlement flows, ledgers, PCI-DSS/security best practices, and high-availability financial systems. Experience in developing consumer-facing or SaaS applications on Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud. Proven experience building scalable microservices for high-volume financial transactions.
Several years of previous experience as a software engineer, Lead Engineer developing web services or web applications in Node JS, Python, Go, React, Next or Java. Excellent knowledge of microservices architecture, distributed design patterns, and a proven track record of architecting highly scalable and fault-tolerant web applications catering to millions of end users. Sound understanding of SQL databases like MySQL or PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases like Cassandra and MongoDB.
Experience running containerized workloads on Kubernetes or Open Shift. Strong understanding of computer science concepts, data structures, and algorithms. Excellent communication skills and a strong inclination towards people growth, team development, and a growth mindset required to build high-performance engineering teams.
Expertise in Java/Node JS/Golang. Preferred Experience: - Experience in working with Fintech/Start-up culture. Sound knowledge of application security.
Extensive experience using Observability, Telemetry, and Cloud Security tools like ELK stack, Datadog, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Snyk, etc. Interested candidates/resources can share their CV at [email protected] or can apply directly on the job posting.