Senior Java Backend Engineer (Architecture Track)

Senior Java Backend Engineer (Architecture Track)

Experience

3-6 years

Location

(On-site)

Employment Type

Full-Time

About the Role

build high-quality services

Key Responsibilities

1. Core Technical Delivery

• Design, develop, and maintain

  scalable, maintainable, and secure

  backend services using

  Java, Spring Boot, and microservices

  .
• Build and evolve

  RESTful APIs

  consumed by web and mobile applications.
• Optimize performance and reliability: profiling, query optimization, caching, connection management, etc.
• Implement and maintain

  unit, integration, and E2E tests

  to ensure high code quality.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues across

  multiple environments

  (dev, QA, production).
• Work with

  relational and NoSQL databases

  (e.g., MySQL/PostgreSQL, MongoDB/Redis).

2. Distributed Systems & Architecture

• Design and implement distributed systems

  that run across multiple servers/services with a clear understanding of consistency, latency, fault tolerance, and observability.

• Develop and evangelize reference architecture and engineering principles

  (coding standards, API design guidelines, logging, security practices, deployment patterns).
• Contribute to and influence

  architectural decisions

  to ensure:
• Scalability
• Reliability & availability
• Security (auth, authz, encryption, secure patterns)
• Maintainability and extensibility
• Resilience (circuit breakers, retries, graceful degradation)

• Understand architecture requirements end-to-end

  and ensure effective:
• Design
• Development
• Validation (testing, performance, security)
• Support (monitoring, alerts, runbooks)

3. Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and coach junior engineers

  in design, estimations, code quality, and best practices.
• Participate in

  design reviews

  and

  code reviews

  to maintain high technical standards.
• Work closely with

  frontend/mobile teams

  (Flutter / React / Vue) to:
• Align on API contracts and data models
• Debug integration issues
• Ensure consistent end-to-end user journeys
• Collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps, and other stakeholders in an

  Agile environment

  .
• Champion

  automation-first

  practices (CI/CD, test automation, infra-as-code with the DevOps team where relevant).

4. AI & Modern Development Practices (Optional but Strong Plus)

• Use

  AI-driven development tools

  (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) to improve productivity.
• Proactively suggest

  improvements in architecture, tooling, and processes

  .

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 36 years

  of professional experience in

  Java (Java 8+)

  backend development.
• Strong proficiency in:

• Java, Spring Core, Spring Boot, Spring Security

• RESTful Web Services & microservices architecture

• ORM frameworks

  : Hibernate/JPA
• Solid understanding of:

• Data structures & algorithms

• Object-oriented design

  and common

  design patterns

• Distributed systems concepts

  (services, messaging, eventual consistency, retries, idempotency)
• Experience with:

• Relational databases

  (MySQL/PostgreSQL)

• NoSQL / caching

  (MongoDB, Redis, etc.)

• Message queues / event streaming

  (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc. – at least at usage level)
• Good knowledge of

  security fundamentals

  :
• Spring Security, OAuth2, JWT
• Basic secure coding practices (input validation, secrets handling, data protection)
• Familiarity with

  Docker

  and basic containerization concepts.
• Working knowledge of

  Git

  ,

  CI/CD tools

  (Jenkins/Maven/Gradle), and issue trackers (Jira or similar).
• Strong

  problem-solving skills

  with a focus on:
• Scalability
• Reliability
• Security
• Maintainability
• Resilience & observability

Frontend / Mobile Exposure (Basic)

• Basic understanding

  of front-end / mobile development using

  Flutter or React or Vue.js

  :
• How APIs are consumed by these clients
• Basic component/state concepts
• Ability to collaborate effectively with those teams and debug API integration issues

Soft Skills

• Excellent

  verbal and written communication

  skills.
• Ability to

  translate business requirements

  into technical designs and vice versa.
• Experience working in

  cross-functional, agile teams

  .
• Comfortable

  leading technical discussions

  and guiding junior engineers.
• Strong

  ownership mindset

  and a continuous learning attitude.