Senior Backend Software Engineer

About the Position

Senior Backend Software Engineer

Join Nexthink as a Senior Backend Software Engineer to enhance digital employee experience with complex data pipelines and advanced technologies.

Responsibilities

The DEX (Digital Employee Experience) team works on generating the fundamental data that is used in understanding user experiences across organizations. You will be working as part of a small close-knit team on a complex data pipeline involving millions of messages per second, terabytes of data, and complex transformations. A quick-thinking mind and the ability to understand often complex and abstract systems is a must.

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of experience in software development
• Strong experience in Backend development
• B.E/B. Tech in Computer Science (or equivalent), MSc preferred
• Excellent Java skills
• Deep working knowledge of Kafka
• Deep working knowledge of Spark
• Excellent knowledge of microservice architecture
• Good understanding of Observability (e.g., New Relic, DataDog, others)
• Experience working with GraphQL
• Experience in implementing REST API & Swagger
• Experience in Spring Boot or Micronaut is a plus
• Excellent knowledge of both SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., Clickhouse)
• Practical knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker
• Strong refactoring abilities and test automation
• Strong motivation for complex challenges and learning new technologies
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Mindset oriented towards continuous improvement, lean thinking, and high-quality work
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)

We Offer

• 💼 Permanent Contract and a competitive compensation package.
• 🩺 Health insurance through our partnership with ACKO, including OPD coverage for dental, vision, health check-ups, consultations, and pharmacy expenses.
• 🏡 Hybrid work model balancing office and remote work, with a structured approach for new hires to foster connections and onboarding.
• 🏖️ Flexible Hours and unlimited vacation (employees have unlimited paid time off on top of the 22 days of holidays we offer). Plus, company-paid bank holidays (12), sick days (10-30), bereavement leave (5), and 3 days per year for volunteering.
• 📚 Free access to professional training platforms to explore your interests and enhance your skills.
• 🛡️ Stay covered against accidents, bodily injuries, and disabilities with our personal accident insurance policy, providing assurance with coverage up to three times your annual CTC.
• 🍼 New mothers are entitled to up to 26 weeks of maternity leave, with the flexibility to use up to 8 weeks before the expected delivery and the remaining 18 weeks after. Birth fathers can take 6 weeks of paternity leave, while adoptive parents are eligible for 26 weeks of leave for mothers and 6 weeks for fathers.
• 💰 Under the Payment of Gratuity Act, receive gratuity at the rate of 15 days of basic pay for every completed year of service, provided you've been employed by the company for a minimum of 5 years. Gratuity is payable at retirement or resignation based on your last drawn basic pay.
• 📣 Bonuses for referring successful hires after three months of continuous employment.

Please note that not all the benefits listed above are available for temporary, contract, and internship roles. To ensure you have the most up-to-date information, we recommend checking with your Recruitment Partner.

About the Company

Nexthink is the leader in digital employee experience management software. The company provides IT leaders with unprecedented insight allowing them to see, diagnose, and fix issues at scale impacting employees anywhere, with any application or network, before employees notice the issue. As the first solution to allow IT to progress from reactive problem solving to proactive optimization, Nexthink enables its more than 1,300 customers to provide better digital experiences to more than 18 million employees. Dual-headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and Boston, Massachusetts, Nexthink has 9 offices worldwide.

With over 1,000 employees across 5 continents, Nexthink operates as One Team, connecting, collaborating, and innovating to continuously grow. We call our employees ‘Nexthinkers’ and our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity is second to none. We currently have over 75 nationalities working with us, from all cultures and backgrounds, speaking many different languages.

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