The role involves designing and developing Java backend solutions, optimizing performance, mentoring junior engineers, and leading projects from concept to deployment.
About PatSnap
Patsnap empowers IP and R&D teams by providing better answers, so they can make
faster decisions with more confidence. Founded in 2007, Patsnap is the global leader
in AI-powered IP and R&D intelligence. Our domain-specific LLM, trained on our
extensive proprietary innovation data, coupled with Hiro, our AI assistant, delivers
actionable insights that increase productivity for IP tasks by 75% and reduce R&D
wastage by 25%. IP and R&D teams collaborate better with a user-friendly platform
across the entire innovation lifecycle. Over 15,000 companies trust Patsnap to
innovate faster with AI, including NASA, Tesla, PayPal, Sanofi, Dow Chemical, and
Wilson Sonsini.
About the role
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Java Backend Engineer to join our
dynamic team. You will take full ownership of backend system design and
development, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability. You will
collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, mentor junior engineers, and drive
innovation in our backend services.
Responsibilities
- Architect, Design, and Implement robust backend solutions in Java to support new features and products.
- Lead End-to-End Projects: Own the entire development cycle (from requirements gathering to production deployment) with minimal supervision.
- Optimize Performance & Scalability: Conduct code reviews, optimize databases, and fine-tune microservices to maintain responsive and reliable systems under high traffic.
- Ensure Code Quality & Best Practices: Establish and enforce coding standards, testing strategies, and documentation for the team.
- Collaboration: Share knowledge on Java best practices, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Work closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to deliver cohesive, high-quality releases on schedule.
- Troubleshoot and Debug: Diagnose issues in production, implement long-term fixes, and proactively prevent downtime or regressions.
Qualifications
- Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of professional experience in Java backend development.
- Strong understanding of Spring/Spring Boot frameworks, RESTful API design, and
- microservices architecture.
- Proficiency with SQL/NoSQL databases, and knowledge of database performance optimization.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Demonstrated ability to independently lead projects from concept to deployment.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex systems in production environments.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with search engine technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch, Apache Solr) for building and optimizing search solutions.
- Familiarity with distributed storage or big data systems (e.g., TiDB, Hadoop, Spark, Hive) and high-volume data processing patterns.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Tencent Cloud) and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform).
- Solid knowledge of messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and asynchronous processing patterns.
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.).
- Proven track record of mentoring other engineers and driving technical roadmaps.
- Proficient in Python.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary team.
Top Skills
Apache Solr
AWS
Azure
Docker
Elasticsearch
Elk
Grafana
Hadoop
Hive
Java
Kafka
Kubernetes
Microservices
NoSQL
Prometheus
Python
RabbitMQ
Restful Apis
Spark
Spring
Spring Boot
SQL
Tencent Cloud
Terraform
Tidb
Patsnap Singapore Office
47 Scotts Road - Goldbell Towers, #11-03, Singapore, 228233
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