Associate Backend Engineer (Java)

About the Role

Saatvik Agro is seeking an Associate Backend Engineer (Java) for a full-time, on-site opportunity in Morena, Madhya Pradesh, India. This role is ideal for fresh graduates and early-career technology professionals interested in Java backend development, software engineering, REST APIs, databases, microservices, cloud technologies, enterprise applications, system integration, automation, and modern backend-engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, test, integrate, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve Java-based backend services, APIs, databases, internal platforms, enterprise applications, automation solutions, and digital systems.
• Collaborate with software, IT, data, analytics, operations, production, supply chain, finance, sales, and other business teams.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Core Java
• Object-oriented programming concepts
• Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Hibernate (beneficial)
• REST APIs, JSON, HTTP/HTTPS, web services, authentication, authorization, API integration, system integration (basic understanding)
• SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, Redis (familiarity beneficial)
• Database design, normalization, joins, indexing, transactions, schemas, CRUD operations, queries, data-access concepts (understanding advantageous)
• Microservices architecture, distributed systems, service-oriented architecture, scalable backend services, event-driven systems (exposure beneficial, not mandatory)
• Maven, Gradle, Git, GitHub, version control, branching, pull requests, debugging, code reviews, collaborative software-development workflows
• JUnit, Mockito, TestNG, Postman, unit testing, integration testing, API testing, automated testing (exposure beneficial, not mandatory)
• Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, caching, message queues, asynchronous processing, scheduled jobs, background processing, event-driven architecture (exposure an advantage)
• AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CI/CD (exposure beneficial)
• Linux, command-line tools, application deployment, environment configuration, logging, monitoring, production-support concepts (basic understanding advantageous)
• OAuth, JWT, role-based access control, secure coding, input validation, API security, encryption, authentication, authorization (familiarity beneficial)
• Application performance optimization, database tuning, connection pooling, caching, scalability, reliability, observability, troubleshooting (exposure advantageous)
• ORM technologies, repositories, persistence layers, entity relationships, transactions, backend data-access patterns (familiarity beneficial)
• Frontend technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, or Vue.js (exposure beneficial, not mandatory)
• Automation, data engineering, analytics, AI/ML, generative AI, ERP, CRM, dashboards, reporting systems, enterprise applications (exposure an additional advantage)
• Agile, Scrum, Jira, SDLC, technical documentation, requirements gathering, user stories, sprint planning, issue tracking (familiarity advantageous, not mandatory)
• Core Java and object-oriented programming concepts (basic to good knowledge)
• Data structures, algorithms, collections, exception handling, interfaces, inheritance, polymorphism, abstraction, multithreading, concurrency, clean coding practices (understanding)
• Strong willingness to learn new Java technologies, backend frameworks, databases, APIs, cloud platforms, testing tools, and modern software-engineering practices.
• Internship, academic project, Java project, Spring Boot project, backend project, API project, database project, microservices project, GitHub project, hackathon, freelance assignment, startup project, or open-source contribution (will be considered but not mandatory)

Qualifications

• B.E. / B.Tech / B.Sc. / BCA / MCA / M.Sc. / M.Tech in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Applications, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related discipline.
• Fresh graduates and candidates with up to 2 years of relevant experience are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Final-year students completing their degree and available for full-time employment may also apply.
• Candidates with 0–2 years of experience in Java backend development, backend engineering, software development, application development, API development, enterprise software, or related technology roles can apply.
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• Candidates from IT services, SaaS, product companies, technology, consulting, e-commerce, fintech, telecom, analytics, manufacturing, logistics, FMCG, or other industries are welcome.
• Good analytical, logical, debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication, documentation, collaboration, and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to understand business and technical requirements and contribute to practical, reliable, scalable, maintainable, and secure Java backend solutions.
• Willingness to work in an on-site environment.
• Candidates without previous full-time Java backend-development experience can apply.