Software Engineer

Role & responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance and maintain Java-based backend applications and RESTful APIs using Spring Boot or equivalent frameworks.
• Develop scalable, maintainable and secure microservices following established architecture principles and coding standards. • Integrate backend applications with relational and NoSQL databases, including data modelling, query development and transaction management. • Build and maintain integrations with messaging and streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka and AWS managed services. • Develop application components using appropriate caching, asynchronous processing and error-handling mechanisms. • Deploy, configure and troubleshoot backend applications in AWS cloud environments. • Work with containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes; exposure to Amazon EKS is an advantage. • Implement application logging, metrics and monitoring to support troubleshooting and operational visibility. • Write unit, integration and automated tests to ensure code quality, reliability and maintainability. • Analyse and resolve application defects, performance issues and production support incidents. • Participate in code reviews, technical discussions and continuous improvement activities. • Collaborate with architects, QA engineers, DevOps engineers and other developers to deliver software features. • Contribute to technical documentation and follow secure software development practices.

Work Experience

• 36 years of professional experience in Java backend development.
• Strong knowledge of Java, object-oriented programming, collections, exception handling, concurrency fundamentals and common design patterns.
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data/JPA and RESTful API development.
• Experience developing microservices and integrating applications with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL or Oracle.
• Understanding of SQL, database design, transactions, indexing and query optimisation.
• Experience with messaging technologies such as Apache Kafka, including basic producer and consumer concepts.
• Working knowledge of AWS services and cloud fundamentals; exposure to services such as RDS, S3, MSK, ElastiCache and EKS is desirable.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes and container-based application deployment.
• Understanding of caching concepts and technologies such as Redis or Amazon ElastiCache.
• Experience with unit testing and mocking frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito.
• Familiarity with Git, Maven or Gradle, CI/CD pipelines and Linux fundamentals.
• Basic understanding of application security, authentication, authorization and secure API development.
• Good analytical, debugging and problem-solving skills, with effective communication and collaboration abilities

Mandatory Skills

• Strong Java programming and Spring Boot experience.
• Hands-on experience developing REST APIs and microservices.
• Experience working with relational databases and SQL.
• Understanding of software testing practices, including unit testing.
• Working knowledge of AWS or other cloud platforms.

Perks and benefits

Please share updated resume to Shari.gopal@quest-global.com