[Hiring] Lead Java Engineer @Shuru Technologies Private Limited

Role Description

This is a remote position.

We are looking for a Lead Java Engineer with strong backend engineering experience and hands-on expertise in document parsing and document processing systems. You will build scalable services responsible for ingesting, parsing, extracting, transforming, and processing information from formats such as:

• PDF
• DOC/DOCX
• XLS/XLSX
• PPT/PPTX
• HTML
• XML
• CSV
• Scanned documents

• Design and build scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Develop document ingestion, parsing, extraction, and transformation pipelines.
• Extract text, tables, metadata, images, and structured information from different document formats.
• Work with libraries such as Apache Tika, PDFBox, Apache POI, iText, or similar tools.
• Integrate OCR solutions for scanned and image-based documents.
• Build asynchronous and event-driven processing workflows using Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar technologies.
• Develop REST APIs for document upload, processing, extraction, and retrieval.
• Handle corrupted files, parsing failures, unsupported formats, and partial processing scenarios.
• Optimize systems for high-volume processing, concurrency, memory utilization, and latency.
• Participate in system design, code reviews, debugging, and production issue resolution.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering best practices where applicable.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend/software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience building REST APIs, microservices, and distributed backend systems.
• Hands-on experience with document parsing, ingestion, extraction, or processing systems.
• Experience with Apache Tika, PDFBox, Apache POI, iText, or equivalent libraries.
• Strong understanding of multithreading, concurrency, asynchronous processing, and JVM performance.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Strong understanding of system design, data structures, and API design.
• Experience with Docker, Git, CI/CD, and cloud environments.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Remote and flexible work environment.
• Opportunity to shape technology strategy and business outcomes.
• Strong learning and leadership growth opportunities.