Backend Engineer (Java | Spring Boot | AWS | Kafka | AMQ)

Backend Engineer (Java | Spring Boot | AWS | Kafka | AMQ)

About the Role

We are looking for a Backend Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Java 17+, Spring Boot, and distributed event-driven systems using Kafka and ActiveMQ. The ideal candidate has previously participated in architecture discussions, mentored team members, and is eager to take ownership in a Dev-owned QA environment.

Youll work in a collaborative, agile, fast-paced environment where you’ll help design, build, and optimize high-performance backend services deployed on AWS.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems using Java (17+) and Spring Boot.
• Build and optimize event-driven systems leveraging Kafka and ActiveMQ.
• Participate in architecture and design discussions, contributing to solution design and best practices.
• Implement end-to-end unit tests and integration tests to adhere to quality assurance process.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and design sessions.
• Ensure performance, reliability, and security of backend services.
• Work with AWS cloud services for deployment, monitoring, and scaling.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and bring innovative ideas to improve system design and performance.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of professional experience in backend development.
• Proficiency in Java 17 or above and Spring Boot ecosystem.
• Solid understanding of message brokers (Kafka, ActiveMQ).
• Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.).
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design, microservices architecture, and distributed systems.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., Oracle, Postgres, MongoDB).
• Proven participation in architecture/design discussions and experience mentoring engineers.
• Comfortable working in an agile, Dev-owned QA environment. Exposure to Grafana is also good.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and performance optimization skills.

Good to Have

• Experience in Test-Driven Development (TDD) or Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) environments.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to modern observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus).
• Awareness of modern JVM tuning and performance optimization.
• Experience working with Scrum and other agile methodologies.