- Deep understanding of modern microservices architectures, RESTful API design, and event-driven systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).

- Strong proficiency in best practices for software development, including test-driven development (TDD), behavior-driven development (BDD), continuous integration/delivery (CI/CD), and SOLID principles.

- Experienced with relational and non-relational databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) and ORM frameworks (Hibernate, Spring Data).

- Competent in performance optimization and application monitoring tools.

- Comprehensive knowledge of secure coding practices and principles related to authentication, authorization, and data encryption.

- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and debugging abilities.

- Exceptional communication skills, able to articulate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.