Senior Spring Boot Developer, Vadodara
A software team in Alkapuri, Vadodara, has an opening for a Senior Spring Boot Developer, full-time and based on-site. The role sits within the broader software development function, working on backend systems that are already live and serving real traffic, rather than a greenfield project starting from a blank repository. Most of what needs building sits atop an existing architecture, so understanding why something was built a certain way matters as much as knowing how to extend it.
Seven and a half years of hands-on development experience is required for this opening, and a bachelor's degree is the baseline educational requirement, most commonly in computer science, IT, or a similar technical field. What matters beyond the degree itself is a demonstrated track record of shipping backend systems that others actually depend on. A resume with a handful of well-explained projects tends to say more here than one listing a dozen technologies with no context for how deeply each was used.
Core skills
- Java, with real depth rather than surface familiarity
- Spring Boot for building and maintaining backend services
- Hibernate for object-relational mapping and database interaction
- REST API design and implementation
- SQL for writing and optimizing queries against relational databases
- Git for version control across a team codebase
- Debugging, including tracing issues through logs in a production environment
Debugging deserves its own mention here, since it's listed as a distinct requirement rather than assumed. Being able to read a stack trace quickly, form a hypothesis, and confirm it against logs or a debugger, without spending half a day guessing, is genuinely part of what separates a senior candidate from someone still early in their career.
A few things aren't mandatory but do count in an application's favor: exposure to Docker and container-based deployment, some familiarity with Kubernetes, experience with a messaging system like Kafka, and comfort with a CI/CD pipeline tool such as Jenkins. Candidates who've worked with a cloud platform, AWS or Azure most commonly, will find that useful too, since more of the team's infrastructure is moving in that direction. Familiarity with a build tool like Maven or Gradle, and some testing experience beyond writing a unit test here and there, rounds out what tends to separate a strong application from an average one. None of this replaces the core list above; it's what tips a close decision in one direction.
What the job actually involves
Most weeks split between writing new backend functionality and maintaining what already exists. A single service handling order processing, for instance, might need a new endpoint one day and a fix for a slow database query the next. There's rarely a stretch of pure feature work with no maintenance mixed in, and vice versa.
- Design and build REST APIs using Spring Boot for new and existing features
- Write and maintain Hibernate mappings and the underlying database schema
- Work with product managers, QA, and front-end developers to scope and deliver features
- Investigate and fix bugs surfaced during testing or reported from production
- Review pull requests from other developers before code merges into the main branch
- Optimize slow queries and identify bottlenecks as usage grows
- Take part in on-call rotation for production issues that need same-day attention
Release schedules follow a regular sprint cycle, and this developer is expected to own their assigned features end-to-end, from the initial design conversation through to the code actually running in production. Some sprints move faster than others, particularly around a major release, and the pace during those stretches is noticeably higher than during a routine maintenance sprint. The backend team currently has six engineers, a size that this listing, found through Naukri Mitra, tends to attract applicants who want visibility into most of a system rather than a narrow slice of it. Code review isn't a rubber stamp either; expect real back-and-forth on anything that touches shared infrastructure.
Pay and benefits
The role pays up to ₹1,20,500 per month, which is a strong figure for a senior-level Spring Boot developer role in Vadodara. In addition to salary, the position comes with the standard benefits associated with senior, full-time software roles at this company. None of it is framed as unusual for the level; it's simply what accompanies a role like this in this location.
- Health insurance coverage
- Paid time off separate from public holidays
- A performance-linked bonus tied to individual and project outcomes
- Relocation support for candidates moving to Vadodara
- Help settling into accommodation after the move
Candidates already living in Vadodara still receive the same insurance, leave, and bonus structure, but without the relocation component, since it doesn't apply.
Alkapuri and working on-site
This is strictly an on-site role. Alkapuri is one of Vadodara's more established commercial areas, so candidates already based in the city will have a straightforward commute, while relocation support is available for those coming from elsewhere. Senior Spring Boot roles at this experience level aren't especially common in Vadodara specifically, so someone who fits the profile closely is dealing with a narrower field of similar openings to weigh against this one. The office itself runs a fairly standard weekday schedule, with occasional flexibility around start time for anyone dealing with an early deployment or a late-night production issue the night before.
How to apply
Send a resume that goes beyond listing Java and Spring Boot as skills and actually describes what was built: the system's scale, the team size, and which parts of the architecture were owned directly. Candidates who can clearly speak about a production incident they debugged, not just features they shipped, tend to stand out early in the screening process. A short note on why this specific move to Vadodara makes sense, if relocating, also helps, since it's a fair question that comes up in nearly every first conversation anyway. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with shortlisted candidates typically hearing back within one to two weeks, followed by a technical round and a final conversation with the hiring manager for anyone who advances.
