Associate Backend Developer, Java

About the Role

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

Key Responsibilities

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

Requirements & Tech Stack

The role may involve working with:

• Core Java
• Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Hibernate
• REST APIs, JSON, HTTP/HTTPS, web services
• SQL and NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, Redis)
• Microservices
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
• Messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, TestNG, Postman)
• Git, GitHub
• CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Docker, Kubernetes
• OAuth, JWT

Qualifications

• Education: 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.
• Experience: Fresh graduates and candidates with up to 2 years of relevant experience. Final-year students completing their degree and available for full-time employment are also encouraged to apply.
• Core Java & OOP: Basic to good knowledge of Core Java and object-oriented programming concepts (including data structures, algorithms, collections, exception handling, interfaces, inheritance, polymorphism, abstraction, multithreading, concurrency, and clean coding practices).
• Backend Frameworks: Familiarity with Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Hibernate, or similar Java backend frameworks will be beneficial.
• APIs & Web Services: Basic understanding of REST APIs, JSON, HTTP/HTTPS, web services, authentication, authorization, API integration, and system integration.
• Databases: Familiarity with SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, Redis, or similar relational and NoSQL databases will be beneficial. Understanding of database design, joins, normalization, indexing, transactions, schemas, CRUD operations, queries, and data-access concepts will be advantageous.
• Microservices/Distributed Systems: Exposure to microservices architecture, distributed systems, service-oriented architecture, scalable applications, or event-driven systems will be beneficial but is not mandatory.
• Version Control: Familiarity with Maven, Gradle, Git, GitHub, version control, branching, pull requests, debugging, and collaborative development workflows.
• Testing: Exposure to JUnit, Mockito, TestNG, Postman, unit testing, integration testing, API testing, or automated testing will be beneficial but is not mandatory.
• Messaging & Caching: Exposure to Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, caching, message queues, asynchronous processing, or event-driven architecture will be considered an advantage.
• Cloud & DevOps: Exposure to AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, or similar cloud and DevOps technologies will be beneficial.
• Linux & Production Support: Basic understanding of Linux, application deployment, configuration management, environment variables, logging, monitoring, and production-support concepts will be advantageous.
• Security: Familiarity with OAuth, JWT, role-based access control, secure coding, input validation, API security, encryption, and authentication concepts will be beneficial.
• Performance & Optimization: Exposure to application performance optimization, database tuning, connection pooling, caching, scalability, reliability, observability, and troubleshooting will be advantageous.
• ORM & Persistence: Familiarity with ORM technologies, persistence layers, transactions, repositories, entity relationships, and backend data-access patterns will be beneficial.
• Frontend (Beneficial): Exposure to frontend technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, or Vue.js will be beneficial but is not mandatory.
• Additional Advantages: Exposure to automation, data engineering, analytics, AI/ML, generative AI, ERP, CRM, dashboards, reporting systems, or enterprise applications will be considered an additional advantage.
• Methodologies (Advantageous): Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Jira, SDLC, technical documentation, requirements gathering, user stories, sprint planning, or issue tracking will be advantageous but is not mandatory.
• Soft Skills:
• 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, maintainable, scalable, and secure Java backend solutions.
• Work Environment: Willingness to work in an on-site environment.
• Learning Aptitude: Strong willingness to learn new Java technologies, backend frameworks, databases, cloud platforms, testing tools, and modern software-engineering practices.
• Project Experience (Considered): 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 is not mandatory.
• Experience Type: Candidates without previous full-time Java backend-development experience can apply.