Java Backend Developer - Spring Boot

Description :

About the Role :

As a Java Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality backend systems and services that support customer-facing and internal applications. You will work within a collaborative engineering environment, adhering to best practices, tools, and frameworks to deliver scalable, reliable, and high-performance software solutions.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and systems using distributed enterprise frameworks.

- Ensure software meets quality and performance standards through code, test, and peer reviews.

- Debug and troubleshoot software components; identify and remediate code defects.

- Support deployment, monitoring, and maintenance across test, integration, and production environments.

- Automate deployment pipelines and ensure smooth CI/CD workflows.

- Contribute to scaling applications based on performance and demand projections.

- Collaborate cross-functionally with teams for design, implementation, and release planning.

Required Qualifications & Experience :

Education :

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Experience :

- Up to 5 years of professional software development experience.

Technical Skills :

- Minimum 1 year of experience with GoLang (preferred).

- Strong experience with Spring Boot for microservices and REST API development.

- Good working knowledge of Kafka and its ecosystem.

- Proficiency in both SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, Couchbase, Cassandra).

- Experience with microservices-based architectures and event-driven systems.

- Familiarity with reactive programming (e.g., Vert.x or similar frameworks) is a plus.

- Knowledge of testing frameworks (Cucumber for BDD, JMeter for performance testing).

- Understanding of tools like Jenkins, GitHub, Splunk, Kibana, Grafana, and deployment automation.

- Working knowledge of caching mechanisms (e.g., Redis, Memcached) preferred.

- Experience developing high-throughput, low-latency, high-availability systems.

- Exposure to Agile software development practices.

- Familiarity with DevOps concepts and CI/CD pipelines.

- Intermediate understanding of cloud computing and infrastructure technologies.

- Technical certifications in relevant technologies are an advantage.

Preferred Experience :

- Test-Driven Development (TDD) and unit testing using JUnit.

- Hands-on experience with IntelliJ, JBoss, and build tools.

- Experience with event-driven/microservices architectures for distributed systems.

- Knowledge of performance monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (Splunk, Grafana, Kibana).