Senior Backend Developer (Java)

About the job

Summary of the role

• The Java Developer contributes to the backend API technology stack.
• The Java Developer works with the product and design teams to understand end-user requirements and use cases and translate them pragmatic and effective technical solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Shaping and implementing technology/business solutions to contribute to client organization’s competitive differentiation.
• Use various software development technologies to rapidly develop creative and efficient solutions that enhance client organization’s technology stack.
• Collaborate with other team members to implement user stories, write tests, and continuously deliver new/improved product functionality.
• Communicate with internal IT teams to resolve technical dependencies during implementation.
• Report to Java TL

Typical skills and background:-

• Minimum 5 years of experience in software development.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar, advanced degree preferred with an outstanding record of academic achievement.
• Experience working in JVM-based programming languages like Java 11 and Kotlin and modern backend frameworks like Spring Boot 2.
• Significant experience writing, utilizing, and securing RESTful API services in large-scale distributed applications.
• Experience with microservice architectures, including an understanding of service discovery and circuit breakers.
• Experience in building scripts Maven, CI Jenkins, and Rabbit MQ is a plus.
• Experience with relational and non-relational (e.g., MySQL/MariaDB, MongoDB, CouchDB, Cassandra, ElasticSearch etc.) data stores.
• Experience in engineering practices such as code refactoring, design patterns, test-driven development, continuous integration, building highly scalable applications, application security.
• Experience in container technologies like Docker / Kubernetes is a plus.
• Experience in agile development methodologies.