Java Backend Engineer
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Java, Spring Framework
• Collaborate with front-end developers and other team members to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement software solutions.
• Implement and maintain microservices architectures that are scalable, reliable, and efficient.
• Optimize application performance, focusing on speed and scalability.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code, following best practices for software development.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge with the team.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in a timely manner, ensuring the stability and reliability of the backend systems.
• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies to continuously improve our systems
Technical skills:
• Strong understanding of Computer Science foundation (data structures, algorithms, databases, distributed systems).
• In depth knowledge about Java software development (minimum Java 8 & above)
• Strong expertise in Spring Boot & ability to develop Rest APIs
• Strong understanding of SQL database (Any of MySQL/DB2/MSSQL/Oracle)
• Working experience of Java Application development with Micro service architecture.
• Strong knowledge of container technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud Foundry, or Hashicorp Nomad/Consul/Vault).
• Strong working experience with Practice of modern software engineering including agile methodologies, coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, test automation (JUnit Testing) , and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skill.
• Proficiency in working with Linux or macOS environments
Good to have –
• Use of Gen AI and knowledge around prompt engineering
• Good working experience in Kafka & Elastic Search.
• Good working knowledge in any one of the front-end technologies like, React, Angular, Vue, SAP UI with the ability to do minimal bug fixes in the UI.