Senior Software Engineer

Job Overview:
Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with at least 8 years of experience in the IT industry to join their team. The ideal candidate will be proficient in Java, Spring Boot, Python, and AWS, with a strong foundation in building scalable APIs, deploying robust CI/CD pipelines, and maintaining secure and high-performance applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Python with clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs, ensuring proper documentation, security, and testing.
• Integrate APIs with AWS services using AWS SDKs (e.g., S3, Lambda, EC2, SQS, RDS, etc.).
• Conduct code reviews and improve overall application architecture.
• Identify and remediate vulnerabilities in code and third-party libraries.
• Create and execute unit, integration, and automated tests using modern testing frameworks.
• Maintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, tests, and deployments.
• Work with SQL databases like Oracle and PostgreSQL for data modeling, query optimization, and integrity assurance.
• Ensure performance and scalability through debugging and profiling tools.
• Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams for automated deployment using tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Programming Languages: Strong proficiency in Java and Python.
• Frameworks: Expertise in Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Security, and related modules.
• API Development: Hands-on experience designing RESTful services, using tools like Swagger UI and Postman for API testing.
• AWS Services: Practical knowledge of S3, EC2, Lambda, RDS, SQS, SNS, Secret Manager, ECS, ECR, CloudWatch, System Manager, and use of AWS SDKs.
• Testing Tools & Methodologies: Familiarity with TDD/BDD, frameworks like JUnit, PyTest, Mockito, Selenium-Cucumber, and load testing tools like JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, SauceLabs.
• Version Control: Expertise in Git and repository management.
• Build Tools: Hands-on with Maven, managing dependencies, packaging with JARs, and resolving transitive dependencies.
• Security & Code Quality: Experience using Nexus IQ, resolving vulnerabilities in Java/third-party libraries (e.g., Log4j).
• DevOps: Exposure to CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Docker, and Terraform.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Familiarity with Terraform or AWS CloudFormation for automated infrastructure management.
• Database: Working knowledge of SQL, including Oracle and PostgreSQL.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS certification (Developer Associate or higher) is a plus.
• Experience with microservices architecture and container orchestration.