About the Role

We are looking for a Java Software Engineer to support the modernization of Quest, a high-volume event and workflow-processing platform that handles millions of events daily. You will work with senior engineers to develop, test, deploy, and support scalable backend services as part of the Quest v2 migration initiative.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop and maintain Java/Spring Boot applications, REST APIs, and backend services.
- Build event-driven solutions using Kafka and asynchronous processing patterns.
- Develop and optimize database interactions using MySQL and SQL.
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following engineering standards.
- Create unit and integration tests and participate in code reviews.
- Troubleshoot production issues, monitor application performance, and support deployments.
- Contribute to platform modernization, reusable components, and technical documentation.

Required Skills

- 36 years of software development experience with Java.
- Strong experience with Spring Boot, REST APIs, and backend service development.
- Solid understanding of OOP, design patterns, multithreading, and concurrency.




- Experience with SQL and relational databases (MySQL, Oracle, etc.).
- Familiarity with JUnit, Mockito, Git, Maven/Gradle, and Linux environments.
- Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills

- Experience with Kafka, event-driven architectures, and asynchronous processing.
- Exposure to Redis, microservices, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Experience modernizing legacy Java applications.
- Knowledge of application monitoring, logging, tracing, and performance tuning.
- Experience working on high-volume transaction or workflow-processing systems.

What We're Looking For

- Hands-on engineer who takes ownership of features from development through production support.
- Robust collaborator who follows established architecture patterns and coding standards.
- Curious, accountable, and eager to learn in a complex, high-scale environment.

Note: This is an individual contributor role focused on software development and component ownership. It does not include architecture ownership, people management, or infrastructure administration.

📌 Java Developer (Pune)
🏢 Quinstreet Software India
📍 Pune