Principal Engineer(Backend)

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Principal Engineer(Backend)
Principal Engineer(Backend)

12
\- 15 yrs
₹50L - ₹80L / yr (ESOP available)
Remote only
Skills
Java
Spring Boot
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Elastic Search
JVM
Relational Database (RDBMS)
NOSQL Databases
MVC Framework
JDBC
RESTful APIs
Spring
Microservices
HTML/CSS
● Engineering degree B.E/B.Tech/MCA/M.Tech/M.Sc or any Equivalent Degree.
● Proven work experience as a Back-end developer.
● In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development and deployment).
● Proficient in Java, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems
● Basic understanding of JVM, its limitations, weaknesses, and workarounds
● Ability to decide when to use relational vs NoSQL databases and must be experienced with at least one of
the relational databases (MySQL) as well as experience with ElasticSearch will be good to have
● Familiarity with concepts of MVC, JDBC, and RESTful
● Experience with Spring, Spring Boot, Spring MVC
● Experience in CI/CD and Cloud technologies
● Expertise in developing enterprise-level web applications and RESTful APIs using MicroServices, with
demonstrable production-scale experience
● Familiarity with front-end languages (e.g. HTML, JavaScript and CSS) - Not mandatory
● Participation in coding competitions such as hackathon, hackerrank will be added advantage.
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Founded
:
2020
Type
:
Product
Size
:
20-100
Stage
:
Raised funding
About
Cobalt Streamworks is a hyper-growth startup with a line-up of marquee customers that are an envy of even Fortune 500 companies. Our customers range from fast-paced digital native companies to #1 brands across three major global categories.
Cobalt Streamworks provides the industry’s leading AppSecOps platform delivering AppSec at the speed of DevSecOps. Since its founding in 2020 in Palo Alto, California by serial entrepreneurs with a successful track record of starting and growing startups, Cobalt Streamworks has won numerous awards including SINET 16, Globee IT & Disruptor Awards, Hot Startup of the Year award, and the TiE50 Award. Cobalt Streamworks was spotlighted on the iconic Nasdaq tower and was included in Gartner's AppSec Hype Cycle under Application Security Orchestration and Correlation tool (ASOC) category.
Application security is one of the fastest growing sub-segments within the fast-growing cybersecurity market, and we are a clear market leader in our category because of the platform-based architecture. In a world that is getting digitally transformed, application visibility and application security posture management are foundational and are a perfect launch pad for long-term career success. At Cobalt Streamworks you will find passionate problem-solvers who embody our core values: Hunger, Humility, and Humanity.
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