Lead Backend Engineer - Java/Spring Boot

<p><p><b>What you need to do :</b></p><p><br/>- Own and drive backend projects end-to-endfrom whiteboard brainstorming to highly available production systems.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Design and build cloud-native microservices that are resilient, observable, and horizontally scalable.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Move fast, ship oftencollaborate in a high-velocity environment with short iteration cycles and frequent A/B testing.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Work with petabyte-scale data, leveraging Redshift and other <b>AWS-native</b> analytics tools to power intelligent product decisions.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- <b>Integrate AI/ML</b> capabilities into product workflows to unlock smarter, more personalized user experiences.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Collaborate with a strong team of engineers, contributing to code reviews, design reviews, and technical culture.</p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>Who you need to be :</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p>- <b>8 years</b> of backend engineering experience, with a track record of shipping production systems at scale.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Proficient in <b>Java and Spring Boot ecosystem,</b> with strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and systems design.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Experienced in building event-driven, distributed systems using Kafka, Redis, and message brokers.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Skilled in relational databases like <b>MySQL</b> and hands-on with schema design and optimization<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Deep experience managing infrastructure on <b>AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, :</b> Experience integrating with LLMs, vector databases, or building ML pipelines</p><br/></p> (ref:hirist.tech)