Software Engineer 1

Airtel · Delhi

  • Experience2–4 yrs
  • SalaryNot disclosed
  • Work modeonsite
  • Levelmid
  • Posted2 Sept 2026
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About Airtel

Airtel is hiring in Delhi in telecom. This role looks for around 2+ years of experience.

Skills

  • Java
  • Spring Boot
  • microservices
  • clean architecture
  • SOLID
  • RESTful APIs
  • event-driven APIs
  • Apache Kafka
  • RabbitMQ
  • unit testing
  • integration testing
  • contract testing
  • JUnit 5
  • Mockito
  • Kubernetes
  • GKE
  • OpenShift
  • CI/CD
  • Jenkins
  • GitLab CI
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • JVM tuning
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Oracle
  • secure SDLC

The role

A backend developer at a telecommunications product company designs scalable microservices with Java and Spring Boot, builds RESTful APIs and event-driven APIs, and deploys services on Kubernetes. This person also applies Apache Kafka, PostgreSQL, and Agile to deliver secure, well-tested services.

Full job description

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices using Java 11/17 and Spring Boot, following clean architecture and SOLID principles.

Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions for new features and system improvements.

Build and integrate RESTful and event-driven APIs using Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar messaging platforms.

Write high-quality, well-tested code (unit, integration, contract) achieving > 80% code coverage using JUnit 5 and Mockito.

Work with DevOps teams to deploy and monitor services on Kubernetes (GKE / OpenShift) using CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI).

Participate in sprint planning, code reviews, and retrospectives within an Agile/Scrum framework.

Optimise application performance profiling, tuning the JVM, and database query optimisation (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle).

Mentor junior engineers, share best practices, and contribute to internal knowledge-sharing sessions.

Collaborate with global counterparts in Germany and other DT entities on cross-border product delivery.

Ensure security compliance and contribute to vulnerability remediation as part of secure SDLC practices.