Job Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Java Developer with strong expertise in building scalable enterprise applications using modern Java technologies. The ideal candidate should have deep hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Cloud Platforms, Kafka, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Candidate must be technically strong in backend development, distributed systems, API design, performance optimization, and cloud-native application development.

Must Have Skills

• Java 17/21
• Spring Boot
• Microservices Architecture
• REST API Development
• Spring Security
• Hibernate / JPA
• Multithreading & Concurrency
• Kafka / Event-Driven Architecture
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform
• SQL & NoSQL Databases
• Redis Caching
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Git & Jenkins
• System Design
• Strong debugging & performance tuning skills

Technical Requirements

Core Java

• Strong understanding of OOP concepts
• Collections Framework
• Java Streams & Lambda
• JVM Internals
• Memory Management
• Exception Handling
• Concurrency & Multithreading
• Design Patterns

Backend Development

• Spring Boot
• Spring MVC
• Spring Security
• Spring Data JPA
• RESTful Services
• API Gateway
• OAuth2 / JWT Authentication

Microservices & Distributed Systems

• Microservices Architecture
• Service Discovery
• Circuit Breaker
• Distributed Tracing
• API Communication Patterns
• Event-Driven Systems

Cloud & DevOps

• AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Jenkins / GitHub Actions
• CI/CD Automation
• Helm
• Terraform basics

Database Technologies

• PostgreSQL / MySQL
• MongoDB
• Redis

Messaging Systems

• Kafka
• RabbitMQ

Nice to Have

• Experience with high-volume scalable systems
• Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
• AI/LLM API integration exposure
• React or Angular knowledge
• Agile/Scrum experience

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend applications
• Build and maintain microservices-based systems
• Develop secure and high-performance REST APIs
• Optimize application performance and reliability
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Participate in architecture and design discussions
• Write clean, maintainable, production-quality code
• Troubleshoot production issues
• Mentor junior developers

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 7+ years of hands-on Java development experience
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in Agile environments

Screening Keywords (For Dice Search)

Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, REST API, Hibernate, JPA, Redis, MongoDB, CI/CD, Jenkins, Multithreading, System Design, Spring Security, Cloud Native, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strong coding and architecture skills
• Hands-on cloud deployment experience
• Production support exposure
• Experience handling scalable distributed systems
• Independent contributor with ownership mindset