Java Backend Developer

MonotaRO Technologies India Private Limited | Chennai

Experience: 4.5 – 6 years | Employment type: Full-time

About Us

MonotaRO Technologies India Private Limited is a subsidiary of MonotaRO Co., Ltd., one of Japan’s leading online suppliers of industrial and maintenance products. Our Chennai tech center builds and supports the technology behind MonotaRO’s large-scale e-commerce platform, working closely with engineering teams in Japan.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Java Backend Developer to design, build and maintain scalable, high-performance backend services. You will work on distributed systems, troubleshoot complex production issues, and help keep our platform reliable as it grows.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop and maintain backend services using Java, Spring Boot and microservices architecture

- Build event-driven and asynchronous workflows using Kafka

- Implement caching strategies with Redis to improve performance

- Write and optimize SQL queries and work with Hibernate for data persistence

- Monitor, debug and resolve production issues using logging tools





- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in India and Japan to deliver high-quality features

Mandatory Skills

- 4.5+ years of hands-on experience in Java and Spring Boot

- Experience with Java EE / J2EE frameworks

- Strong experience with Hibernate

- Solid understanding of microservices architecture

- Hands-on experience with Kafka

- Hands-on experience with Redis

- Robust SQL skills

- Experience with logging tools (for example, Log4j, SLF4J, Splunk)

Good to Have

- Experience with the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

- Performance debugging, such as identifying memory leaks, thread starvation and synchronization issues, and analyzing thread and heap dumps

- Server-side scripting

- Experience developing web applications or distributed systems

Location: Chennai (candidates currently based in Chennai preferred)

Note: Only candidates with 4.5+ years of relevant experience and hands-on exposure to all the mandatory skills will be considered.

📌 Software Engineer - Java (Chennai)
🏢 MonotaRO
📍 Chennai