Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to migrate, modernize and enhance a government/ERP-grade taxation platform running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) with Kubernetes-based deployment. This is a hands-on role with responsibility for service design, implementation quality, and backend architecture decisions.

Experience Required

• 7+ years of software development experience with strong backend focus
• Proven delivery experience in government portals or ERP-like implementations (mandatory)
• Taxation / revenue systems experience is an advantage

Work Location / Work Mode

• Full-time role
• Remote-first; Chennai office visit on demand
• Selected resources may have to work in GST (Gulf Standard Time) based on project needs

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance backend services using Java and Spring Boot
• Perform migration/modernization: understand existing code, refactor safely, fix defects, implement improvements
• Work with Oracle Database: SQL development, schema understanding, performance tuning and transaction management
• Design and maintain APIs used by portals and integrations; implement robust error handling, logging and resilience
• Contribute to backend architecture and integration patterns; ensure scalability and maintainability
• Support Kubernetes-based deployment readiness on OCI in collaboration with platform/DevOps teams
• Ensure quality through unit/integration testing, code reviews, and CI/CD compliance

Must-Have Skills

• Strong hands-on Java + Spring Boot experience in enterprise production systems
• Strong Oracle DB experience (SQL proficiency; query optimization; troubleshooting performance issues)
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and layered backend architectures
• Ability to read, debug and modernize existing codebases
• Strong problem solving and ownership mindset

GenAI / Agentic Development (Mandatory)

• Experience with agentic software development pipelines using Claude Code (required)
• Ability to guide AI to produce correct, maintainable Spring Boot code aligned with architectural constraints
• Verify AI outputs thoroughly using tests, reviews and runtime validation; use AI for refactoring and test generation

Cloud / Platform

• Deployment environment: Kubernetes on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• Comfortable with containerized delivery workflows and collaborating with platform/DevOps teams

Good to Have

• Microservices understanding (service boundaries, configuration patterns, integration approaches)
• PL/SQL exposure (helpful if stored procedures are encountered during migration)
• Experience with observability practices (structured logging, metrics, tracing concepts)

Onboarding Focus (First 4–12 Weeks)

• Understand current service flows, Oracle schema and migration roadmap
• Deliver at least one migrated/enhanced service/module with tests and stable deployment behavior
• Demonstrate effective Claude Code usage within the configured agentic pipeline with strong verification discipline
• Selected resources will be under client evaluation of their work and delivery for 1 month (2 sprints); continuation will be based on the evaluation outcome