Senior Full-Stack Developer – Skills

Experience: 6–9 years | Location: Bengaluru (5 days in office) | Joining: within 15 to 30 days

Must-have skills

Backend (Java and Spring Boot)

- 6+ years of hands-on Java development with Java 11/17+, including multithreading, concurrency, and the collections framework.
- Strong Spring Boot experience: REST APIs, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, configuration, and exception handling.
- Designing clean, versioned REST APIs with consistent error handling and documentation (Swagger/OpenAPI).
- Performance tuning and optimisation of backend services.

Frontend (ReactJS)

- Hands-on production experience building React applications with hooks and functional components.
- State management using Redux or the Context API.
- Building reusable component libraries and structuring a scalable frontend codebase.
- Robust JavaScript (ES6+); TypeScript is preferred.
- Frontend performance optimisation (rendering, lazy loading, bundle size).

Database

- Strong SQL skills with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server.
- Schema design, indexing, query optimisation, and transaction handling.
- JPA/Hibernate, including how to avoid common pitfalls such as N+1 queries and lazy-loading issues.

Security

- Authentication and authorisation using JWT and OAuth 2.0 / OIDC.
- Role-based access control.
- Secure coding practices (OWASP Top 10 awareness).

Quality and testing

- Unit and integration testing with JUnit and Mockito.
- Frontend testing with Jest or React Testing Library.
- Ability to set and enforce testing standards for the team.

Debugging and production support

- Debugging complex issues across the full stack (UI, API, and database).




- Root-cause analysis of production incidents and permanent fixes.

Senior-level responsibilities

- Solution design: breaking features into components, APIs, and data models before development starts.
- Code reviews: leading reviews and setting coding standards and best practices.
- Mentoring: guiding and unblocking two full-stack developers through pairing, reviews, and design discussions.
- Technical ownership: owning modules end to end, from design through deployment and support.
- Estimation and planning: sizing work realistically and flagging risks early to the CTO and product team.
- Communication: explaining technical decisions clearly to engineers, the CTO, and product stakeholders.

Good-to-have skills

- Microservices architecture and design patterns
- Microsoft Azure (preferred); AWS or GCP also valued
- Docker, with basic Kubernetes knowledge
- CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions)
- Messaging systems: Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Azure Service Bus
- Experience with multi-tenant SaaS products
- Exposure to aviation, training, EdTech, or other regulated domains
- AI/LLM integration in applications

Screening checklist

CheckMust showSpring BootProduction APIs they designed, not only builtReactProduction screens they built hands-on, not only integratedDesign ownershipAt least one module or feature they designed end to endCode reviewsEvidence they review others’ code and enforce standardsMentoringHas guided at least one junior or mid-level developerDebuggingCan walk through a real production issue they solvedAvailabilityCan join within 15 days and work 5 days from the Bengaluru office

Skills:- Java, Spring Boot, React.js, React Native, Leadership, Responsive Design and Microsoft Windows Azure

📌 Senior Full-Stack Java Developer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Anugraha Exceed
📍 Bengaluru