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Backend Architect at Flipkart — Chennai

Experience10–14 yrs
SalaryNot disclosed
Work modeonsite
Levelexecutive
Posted2 Sept 2026

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About Flipkart

Flipkart is hiring in Chennai in ecommerce retail. This role looks for around 10+ years of experience.

Skills

Java
Spring
Spring Boot
distributed systems
microservices
backend system design
API design
multithreading
concurrency
data structures and algorithms
database design
caching strategies
event-driven systems
performance tuning
cloud-native architecture
containerisation
CI/CD
observability
logging
monitoring
relational databases
NoSQL databases

The role

A backend architect at an ecommerce marketplace designs distributed systems and microservices with Java and Spring Boot, building resilient, high-throughput services. Cloud-native architecture and performance tuning shape production systems, with API design and observability supporting reliable engineering delivery.

Full job description

Requirements:

12+ years of software engineering experience with a deep focus on backend development and architecture.

Strong hands-on expertise in Java and backend frameworks such as Spring / Spring Boot.

Proven experience designing and scaling distributed systems and microservices-based architectures.

Strong understanding of backend system design, API design, multithreading and concurrency, data structures and algorithms, database design, caching strategies, event-driven systems, and performance tuning.

Experience building high-throughput, low-latency, resilient backend services in production environments.

Hands-on experience with cloud-native architecture, containerisation, and modern deployment practices.

Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, observability, logging, monitoring, and production operations.

Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases.

Proven ability to drive architecture reviews, code quality, and engineering best practices.

Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work across product and engineering teams.

Currently hands-on with production code.