Senior Java Developer - Spring Frameworks

About the Role :

We're looking for a Senior Java Developer to join our engineering team.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in developing scalable, high-performance applications and a passion for building great products. You'll be responsible for the full software development lifecycle, from concept to deployment.

Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Java-based applications

- Architect and build robust web services, with a focus on RESTful APIs.

- Work on both the back-end (Java, Spring) and front-end (e.g., JavaScript, React, or Angular) of our applications.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, design solutions, and deliver new features.

- Conduct code reviews to ensure high-quality deliverables.

- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other developers on the team.

- Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including planning, testing, deployment, and support.

- Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices for web service development.

- Document technical processes, services, and solutions.

- Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review.

- Debug and resolve technical issues, ensuring high performance and responsiveness.

Required Skills & Experience :

- A Bachelors degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related field.

- 6+ years of hands-on experience in the full lifecycle design and development of Java applications.

- Strong expertise in Java and Spring Frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot, Spring MVC).

- Strong experience in developing Rest API based web services utilising industry standard frameworks like Axis/Apache CXF /Spring

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- Experience with web-scale architecture design patterns and supporting cloud infrastructures, specifically in AWS Cloud.

- Experience working with Web Service Security (WS-Security), including authentication, encryption, and digital signatures.

- Strong database skills, with experience in PostgreSQL and/or MySQL database development.

- Working experience with one or more version control platforms (Bitbucket, Github)

- Experience in developing and maintaining microservices architectures.

Good to Have :

- Experience with cloud-native technologies, including containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).

- Knowledge of message queues and streaming platforms (e.g., SQS, RabbitMQ, Kafka).

- Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI)