AI \& Engineering leverages cutting\-edge engineering capabilities to help build, deploy, and operate integrated/verticalized sector solutions in software, data, AI, network, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. These insights are powered by engineering for business advantage, helping transform mission\-critical operations.
Join our AI \& Engineering team to help transform technology platforms, driving innovation, and help make a significant impact on our clients' achievements. You’ll work alongside talented professionals reimagining and re\-engineering operations and processes that could be critical to businesses.
*Position Summary**
*Level: Software Engineer III**
As a Software Engineer III at Deloitte Consulting, you will deliver high\-quality engineering solutions that support enterprise applications and client transformation initiatives. In this role, you will contribute across backend and front\-end development, apply modern engineering practices, and help deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable technology solutions. You will also support continuous improvement through automation, innovation, and strong execution within project timelines.
*Work****you'll****do**
As a Software Engineer III on the Engineering as a Service team, you will be responsible for…
Designing, developing, and maintaining backend services and application programming interfaces using Java, Spring, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture
Building and enhancing React applications using TypeScript, modern JavaScript, and integration with RESTful or GraphQL services
Evaluating solution options, identifying risks, and contributing to secure, scalable, and maintainable design decisions
Performing testing, debugging, defect management, documentation, and production issue resolution across the software development lifecycle
Supporting process improvements, automation, delivery metric tracking, knowledge sharing, and development of tools or accelerators that improve project outcomes.
*The****T****eam**
Engineering as a Service provides complete design, implementation, and technology operations, leveraging our core engineering expertise. We transform engineering teams, modernize technology, and deliver complex programs with a product engineering approach. Our flexible delivery models—traditional teams, pools, or pods—are tailored to each client’s needs, offering engineering\-led advisory, implementation, and operational capabilities to accelerate innovation.
*Education:**BE/B.Tech/M.C.A./M.Sc (CS) degree or equivalent from accredited university
*Location:** Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune
*Shift Timings:** 11 AM to 8 PM or 2 PM to 11 PM IST
*Qualifications**
*Must Have Skills/Project Experience/Certifications:**
* **Core JAVA \& Backend engineering**
6\-10 years of strong hands\-on experience in JAVA( 8\+) with solid grounding in **Object\-Oriented design principles** and clean coding practices including identifying design flaws in existing codebases and refactoring towards maintainable designs
Well versed with core Java concepts including **Exception Handling, Collections Framework, Concurrency (threads), Streams,** **Lambdas** **etc.**
Ability to design and implement **efficient, Secure**, and **maintainable** backend code, evaluate multiple solution approaches, and justify design decisions considering performance and security trade\-offs
**Spring \& Enterprise Frameworks:**
Strong understanding of **microservices architecture**, with the ability able to design high\-level service boundaries, ensure effective **inter\-service communication** and manage data consistency
Hands\-on experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs using Spring Boot, applying API design best practices and integrating with external services, data sources and databases
Solid expertise in Spring framework/Spring Boot design principles including core annotations, dependency injection, bean lifecycle, transaction management, and database access patterns.
Experience implementing security and cloud\-native patterns using **Spring Security** and **Spring Cloud** (e.g. authentication/ authorization, configuration and resiliency)
Strong understanding of **data persistence**, including RDBMS \& SQL (or NOSQL), **normalization**, complex query troubleshooting and ORM/ JPA (e.g., Hibernate) for performant and transactional data access.
Proven ability in testing, **trouble shooting** and **debugging**, including writing JUnit tests, identifying performance bottlenecks, and resolving production issues with minimal handholding
**React**
4 \- 7 years of hands\-on experience in **React**:
Strong hands\-on experience building scalable and production\-grade React applications using TypeScript and modern JavaScript (ES6\+).
Strong understanding of React fundamentals, including **JSX,** **component** **lifecycle, hooks,** **rendering****behaviour****, and** **component** **composition**
Experience implementing state management and data\-fetching patterns, using Context API and modern state libraries ( e.g., **Redux Toolkit/****Zustand****/****Recoil** ) based on application complexity.
Strong **UI engineering** fundamentals including HTML/ CSS, responsive design, accessibility considerations and cross\-browser compatibility
Hands\-on experience integrating React applications with backend services via **RESTful APIs (**GraphQL where applicable**)**, including contract\-driven integration ( OpenAPI/Swagger), pagination, error handling
Experience implementing authentication and authorization flows in the UI using OAuth2/OIDC and JWT, including **route protection, secure token handling**, and role\-based UI behavior.
Strong testing and debugging skills with unit/component testing (Jest, React Testing Library) and end\-to\-end testing (Cypress/Playwright), ensuring stability and maintainability.
Experience with React performance optimization, including code splitting, lazy loading, memoization strategies, and efficient rendering of large data sets
Familiarity with React build tooling, including modern bundlers (Webpack/Vite), environment configuration, and deployment optimization.
*Soft** **Skills**
Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non\-technical stakeholders.
Proven experience working directly with clients and business stakeholders to clarify requirements, manage expectations, and reduce ambiguity.
Ability to ask the right questions, challenge assumptions constructively, and drive clarity in complex or evolving problem spaces.
Strong collaboration mindset; able to work effectively with cross\-functional teams including product managers, designers, QA, and platform teams.
Ownership\-driven approach with the ability to independently drive tasks to completion with minimal handholding.
*Good to Have Skills/Project Experience/Certifications:**
**Certification (JAVA):**
Oracle Certified Associate (Java 8 or above)
Oracle Certified Professional (preferred but not mandatory)
**Agile Development and Collaboration**
Experience working in Agile/Scrum or SAFe environments with iterative delivery and continuous feedback.
Ability to collaborate effectively with product, QA, and platform teams to deliver high\-quality features incrementally.
Comfortable participating in sprint planning, estimations, reviews, and retrospectives with a delivery\-oriented mindset
Awareness of any of the industry domains
*Our purpose**
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*Our people and culture**
Our inclusive culture empowers our people to be who they are, contribute their unique perspectives, and make a difference individually and collectively. It enables us to leverage different ways of thinking, ideas and perspectives, and bring more creativity and innovation to help solve our clients’ most complex challenges. This makes Deloitte one of the most rewarding places to work.
*Professional development**
At Deloitte, professionals have the opportunity to work with some of the best and discover what works best for them. Here, we prioritize professional growth, offering diverse learning and networking opportunities to help accelerate careers and enhance leadership skills. Our state\-of\-the\-art DU: The Leadership Center in India, located in Hyderabad, represents a tangible symbol of our commitment to the holistic growth and development of our people. Explore DU: The Leadership Center in India.
*Benefits to help you thrive**
At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. Our comprehensive rewards program helps us deliver a distinctly Deloitte experience that helps that empowers our professionals to thrive mentally, physically, and financially—and live their purpose. To support our professionals and their loved ones, we offer a broad range of benefits. Eligibility requirements may be based on role, tenure, type of employment and/ or other criteria. Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you.
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