Forward Deployed Software Engineer

About the Role:

Blitzy is looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to join our Pune HQ2 team and work at the intersection of cutting-edge AI and complex enterprise software. You'll embed directly with customer engineering teams, writing production code, architecting solutions, and helping customers transform how they build software with Blitzy.

This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who thrives in ambiguous environments and is comfortable debugging integrations, building Java/Spring Boot services, participating in sprint planning, or whiteboarding architecture with a CTO.

Responsibilities:

- Deploy Blitzy into complex enterprise environments, navigating technical constraints and translating customer business goals into practical technical solutions.

- Embed with customer teams during critical implementations, partnering with engineering leaders on sprint planning, architecture reviews, technical decisions, and production deployments.

- Build production-quality integrations, services, and extensions using Java 17 and Spring Boot 3.x.

- Build and evolve REST APIs using a contract-first approach with OpenAPI/Swagger, with data persistence through PostgreSQL, Hibernate/JPA, and Liquibase.

- Package and deploy containerized services with Docker and manage dependencies through Maven.

- Develop custom solutions, reusable patterns, scripts, and tools that accelerate customer adoption.

- Debug complex issues spanning customer infrastructure, integrations, microservices, and the Blitzy platform.

- Drive successful POCs and technical demonstrations that showcase advanced use cases.

- Maintain high standards for testing, code quality, performance, and observability using JUnit 5, Cucumber/Gherkin, JMeter, Git, Logback/SLF4J, SpotBugs, and SonarQube.

- Identify recurring customer needs and technical patterns that inform product priorities.

- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate field experience into platform improvements.

Tech Stack:

- Java 17, Spring Boot 3.x, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, Hibernate/JPA, Actuator.

- REST APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger, PostgreSQL, Liquibase, Maven, Docker.

- JUnit 5, Cucumber/Gherkin, JMeter, Git, Logback/SLF4J, SpotBugs, SonarQube, Micrometer, Dynatrace.

Qualifications:

- 10+ years of software engineering experience and currently a Lead SWE, Software Architect, or Forward Deployed Engineer.

- Deep hands-on expertise with Java 17, Spring Boot 3.x, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, Hibernate/JPA, and Actuator.

- Strong experience with REST APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger, PostgreSQL, Liquibase, Maven, Docker, and modern testing practices.

- Experience building and operating microservices with CI/CD, cloud architecture, observability, and production monitoring.

- Knowledge of enterprise modernization and distributed systems (Kafka, Avro, Schema Registry, caching, resilience patterns).

- Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum and ability to communicate complex technical concepts to audiences ranging from interns to CTOs.

- Passion for AI-powered software development and willingness to work in person from Pune, India, with overlap for US-based teams.

Skills

Java, Spring, Hibernate, PostgreSQL, RESTful, Forward Deployment Engineering, REST API, Spring MVC, Microservices Architecture