Senior Software Engineer - Java

Company Description

AbhiBus is a leading online bus-ticketing platform that aggregates ticket inventory from over 4,000 bus operators - including major State Road Transport Corporations (SRTCs), covering more than 3.5 lakh (350,000+) routes across India. The AbhiBus website and apps allow users to check amenities provided by bus operators, compare booking fares, check bus timings in the searched route, live tracking of the bus before arrival, cancellation protection options and other facilities. It is the official ticketing partner for several state road transport corporation bus tickets and IRCTC bus bookings.

AbhiBus is owned and operated by ixigo (Le Travenues Technology Limited), Indias leading OTA for the Next Billion Users. With over 54 crore Annual Active Users in FY25, ixigo offers AI-powered train, flight, bus, and hotel bookings through its platforms - ixigo, ConfirmTkt, and AbhiBus.

We are looking for a Backend Engineer with a strong product mindset and experience in AI-assisted development. The candidate will design and build scalable backend systems while leveraging AI tools to improve development productivity and accelerate product delivery.

- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.

- Build high-performance distributed systems using Java/J2EE.

- Own features end-to-end from design to deployment and monitoring.

- Collaborate with Product, Design, and QA teams to deliver product features.

- Use AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc.) for coding, debugging, and documentation.

- Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and reliability.

- Write clean, maintainable code with proper unit and automation tests.

Qualifications

- 46 years of backend development experience.

- Strong expertise in Java / J2EE, Springboot, Kafka and React technologies.

- Solid understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms.

- Experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL, NoSql database.

- Familiarity with MongoDB and RESTful Web Services.

- Knowledge of multithreading, memory management, and system design.

- Experience using AI-powered development tools is a plus.

Preferred

- Experience in e-commerce, internet companies, or travel industry platforms.

- Exposure to microservices architecture and cloud-based systems.

Additional Information: Candidates are responsible for safeguarding sensitive company data against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, and for reporting any suspected security incidents in line with the organizations ISMS (Information Security Management System) policies and procedures