JAVA DEVELOPER

JAVA DEVELOPER
Duration: Minimum 12-month contract (with extension expected)

Key Responsibilities

As a Java Developer specializing in microservices, you will be a core contributor to our backend services, focusing heavily on service communication and management within a Spring Cloud/Eureka environment. Your primary duties will include:

• Microservice Configuration & Maintenance: Manage and maintain the code and configuration of software projects, specifically implementing solutions leveraging the Eureka service architecture for service registration and discovery.
• Dependency Management & Integration: Implement and integrate required dependencies and configuration properties (e.g., Spring Cloud/Eureka client properties), ensuring seamless integration with the Eureka Service Registry.
• Service Discovery Implementation: Incorporate Eureka client functionality into new and existing services to enable robust service registration and discovery across the application ecosystem.
• Troubleshooting & Resolution: Proactively debug and resolve complex technical issues related to Eureka service registration, service discovery failures, and inter-service communication in a distributed system.
• Code Quality: Write clean, efficient, well-tested, and maintainable Java code following established standards and best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Proven experience 5++ years as a Java Developer or in a similar role focused on backend development.
• Core Java: Proficiency in Java programming language (Java 8+ preferred).
• Configuration & Build Tools: Strong understanding of code configuration and dependency management using tools like Maven.
• Frameworks: Hands-on experience with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud fundamentals.
• Logging: Familiarity with logging frameworks, specifically Log4j2.
• Databases: Experience working with relational databases, such as Oracle.
• Soft Skills:
  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills in a distributed environment.
  • Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and agile environment.
• Testing: Knowledge of test-driven development (TDD) and experience with automated testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito).
• Spring Ecosystem: Experience with Spring Data JPA for data persistence.
• Reactive Programming: Familiarity with the Spring WebFlux framework.
• Developer Tools: Knowledge of productivity tools like Lombok and Apache Commons Text.
• Documentation: Experience using SpringDoc OpenAPI for generating and maintaining API documentation.