Staff Backend Engineer at ProfoundIQ About Us At ProfoundIQ, we provide Fractional CTO services and hands-on technical leadership to startups and growing businesses. Our goal is to help founders make confident technology decisions, accelerate product development, and build engineering teams capable of supporting long-term scale. We partner with companies at various stages of growth, from early product validation to scaling platforms. Through our CTO-as-a-Service model, we combine strategic guidance with strong engineering execution. Our internal engineering team plays a key role in this model by working directly on client products and contributing hands-on expertise in architecture, development, and delivery. You will be part of a team that supports multiple clients across diverse industries, solving real-world technical challenges and helping bring high-quality products to market. In this role, you will apply your technical skills in your respective engineering domain and collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deliver reliable, scalable, and maintainable product features across a variety of products and domains. The Role We are seeking an experienced Backend Engineer with strong expertise in Java and Spring Boot who can lead backend architecture, deliver complex features, and support multiple client product teams. Key Responsibilities Architect, design, and develop backend services using Java and Spring Boot (Good to Have: Kotlin). Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases. Ability to effectively leverage AI in every aspect of development. Build scalable microservices and distributed systems Lead technical discussions with product and engineering stakeholders Optimize application performance, reliability, and security Conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers Coordinate with cross-functional teams to deliver product features Ensure best practices in coding, testing, and deployment Required Skills 5 to 8 years of backend engineering experience Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and REST API development (Good to have: Kotlin). Experience in microservices architecture and distributed systems Solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases Experience with cloud platforms and DevOps tools Strong problem-solving and system design capabilities Good to Have Kotlin experience Experience with messaging systems and event-driven architectures Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, or CI/CD pipelines Location: Bangalore (In-office) Notice Period: Immediate joiners preferred or max 30 days