Candescent is a forward-thinking technology company transforming how financial institutions deliver Intelligent Banking experiences. We unite digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions that power and connect digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions—creating seamless engagement across digital, remote, and in-person channels.
Our Experience-Led, Intelligence-Driven approach combines human-centered design with data, automation, and cloud-based innovation. Built on an API-first architecture, our extensible ecosystem enables institutions to adapt quickly, integrate easily, and unlock new opportunities for growth—turning every customer interaction into a moment of clarity, confidence, and connection.
Test Engineer - Integrations
Location: Hyderabad, India
Reports to: Manager, Integrations Engineering
Experiencce:6 Years - 9 Years
Candescent is transforming digital banking with a modern, AI-powered platform that empowers financial institutions to deliver smarter, faster, and more personalized customer experiences.
We are seeking a skilled Software Engineer with strong backend development experience in Java-based, cloud-native systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building scalable, high-performance microservices using Spring Boot/WebFlux and Netty, with a solid understanding of distributed systems and production-grade engineering practices. This role requires a quality-first mindset, proactive use of design patterns, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, resilient solutions.
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Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java, Spring, Spring Boot, or Spring WebFlux.
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Build and optimize RESTful APIs and event-driven services with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability.
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Develop reactive, non-blocking applications leveraging Netty and reactive programming paradigms.
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Design and implement microservices architectures, including service-to-service communication and fault tolerance.
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Deploy and operate applications in Kubernetes-based cloud-native environments, following best practices for containerization and configuration management.
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Apply appropriate design patterns and architectural principles to ensure maintainable and extensible codebases.
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Analyze and improve system performance, availability, scalability, and reliability, including capacity planning and tuning.
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Participate in code reviews, ensuring high code quality, test coverage, and adherence to engineering standards.
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Collaborate with product managers, QA, SRE, and platform teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
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Troubleshoot production issues using logs, metrics, and distributed tracing, and drive root cause analysis.
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3–5 years of hands-on experience in Java-based backend development.
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Strong experience with Spring Framework, Spring Boot, or Spring WebFlux.
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Working knowledge of Netty and reactive/non-blocking application design.
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Solid understanding of REST APIs, HTTP semantics, and API design best practices.
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Experience building and operating microservices in production environments.
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Good understanding of distributed systems concepts (e.g., latency, consistency, fault tolerance, backpressure).
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Ability to design and code for performance, high availability, scalability, and reliability.
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Proficiency with unit testing, integration testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
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Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
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Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
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Familiarity with observability tools (metrics, logging, tracing; e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace).
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Experience with resilience patterns (circuit breakers, retries, bulkheads, rate limiting).
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Knowledge of security best practices for microservices (authentication, authorization, secrets management).
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Experience with performance testing and load testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling).
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Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native deployment models.
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Understanding banking domain integration patterns (onboarding, KYC, transaction flows, core banking interfaces).
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Integration experience with core banking systems
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Quality-driven and detail-oriented with a strong ownership mindset.
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Proactive in identifying risks, performance bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
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Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with global teams.
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Continuous learner with an interest in modern backend and cloud-native technologies.
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Join a fast-growing digital banking SaaS company focused on platform transformation and AI-led innovation.
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Shape the future of financial technology by building solutions that matter—for customers and banks
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Collaborate with world-class talent across engineering, design, and product.
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Hybrid work model , and opportunity to lead global initiatives.
Statement to Third Party Agencies
To ALL recruitment agencies: Candescent only accepts resumes from agencies on the preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Candescent employees, or any Candescent facility. Candescent is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.
