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TRPD-26-04911
Senior Backend Software Engineer (Kubernetes, Distributed Systems)
Senior hands-on backend individual contributor (10–15 years) to design, build, deploy, and operate large-scale microservices and event-driven services for a Kubernetes-based industrial digital platform. The role requires strong Node.js/TypeScript plus Java/Spring Boot or Go, solid distributed-systems and production engineering skills (reliability, observability, troubleshooting), secure API design (OAuth2/OIDC/JWT, Keycloak, API gateways/Istio), and experience with data stores and streaming (PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, Cassandra). You will own features end-to-end, influence architecture, support production, and mentor engineers.
Position summary
- Location
- India
- Workplace
- On-site
- Employment
- Full Time
- Experience
- Minimum 10 years and Maximum 15 years
Role overview
Why This Role Matters.
Senior hands-on backend individual contributor (10–15 years) to design, build, deploy, and operate large-scale microservices and event-driven services for a Kubernetes-based industrial digital platform. The role requires strong Node.js/TypeScript plus Java/Spring Boot or Go, solid distributed-systems and production engineering skills (reliability, observability, troubleshooting), secure API design (OAuth2/OIDC/JWT, Keycloak, API gateways/Istio), and experience with data stores and streaming (PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, Cassandra). You will own features end-to-end, influence architecture, support production, and mentor engineers.
Your Impact
Deliver Enterprise Value
Help organisations solve complex business problems through modern technology, consulting expertise and measurable outcomes.
Collaboration
Work Across Teams
Collaborate with consultants, architects, engineers and client stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
Growth
Learn Continuously
Gain exposure to enterprise technologies, certifications, mentoring and real-world project experience.
Career Path
Grow With Ubique
Build a long-term consulting career with opportunities to take on greater responsibility and leadership over time.
Responsibilities
What You'll Be Doing.
Every role at Ubique contributes directly to solving meaningful business challenges for our clients.
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Design reliable services with appropriate timeouts, retries, caching, resiliency, and observability.
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Drive technical and architectural decisions for backend services.
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Troubleshoot complex distributed-system and production issues.
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Contribute to authentication, authorization, and API security patterns.
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Write quality tests and conduct code and design reviews.
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Create technical documentation and operational runbooks.
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Mentor engineers and promote strong engineering practices across the team.
Technology stack
Tools & Technologies.
The platforms and technologies you'll use to build modern, enterprise-grade solutions.
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Node.js
Required
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TypeScript
Required
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Java
Required
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Spring Boot
Required
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Go
Required
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Microservices
Required
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REST
Required
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API
Required
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Event-driven
Required
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Kafka
Required
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PostgreSQL
Required
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Redis
Required
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Cassandra
Required
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Graph
Required
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Big Data
Required
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OAuth2
Required
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OIDC
Required
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OpenID Connect
Required
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JWT
Required
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Keycloak
Required
Requirements
Skills & Experience.
We value curiosity, collaboration and continuous learning. If you don't meet every requirement but believe you can make an impact, we'd still love to hear from you.
Essential
Required Qualifications
10–15 years hands-on backend software engineering experience
Node.js
TypeScript
Java with Spring Boot OR Go
Microservices architecture
REST APIs
Distributed systems
Event-driven architecture
Docker
Kubernetes and/or OpenShift
OAuth2
OpenID Connect (OIDC)
JWT
Authentication and authorization (AuthN/AuthZ) patterns
Angular (for integrations with backend APIs)
PostgreSQL
SQL
Kafka and/or Redis and/or Cassandra
Graph and/or big-data technologies (knowledge/experience)
Scalability and performance engineering
Preferred
Nice to Have
Keycloak SPIs
External IdP integrations (with Keycloak)
Istio
Helm
Kubernetes Operators
Advanced OpenShift/Kubernetes experience
Multi-tenant platform experience
High-volume event processing
Streaming systems at scale
Time-series systems
Graph systems
Big-data systems
Industrial domain experience
Energy domain experience
IoT domain experience
Data-intensive platform experience
What you'll gain
More Than Just A Job.
We're committed to helping every team member grow professionally, personally and technically while working on meaningful projects.
Global Exposure
Collaborate with international clients and multicultural teams on enterprise programmes.
Continuous Learning
Expand your expertise through mentoring, certifications and hands-on project experience.
Career Growth
Take ownership, develop leadership skills and grow your consulting career over time.
Flexible Working
Hybrid and remote collaboration designed around trust and delivering exceptional outcomes.
People First
Join a supportive culture where collaboration, respect and long-term relationships come first.
Enterprise Projects
Work on meaningful technology initiatives for leading organisations across industries.
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