Senior Java Backend Developer (W2 LOCAL F2F I/W READY CANDIDATES ONLY)

Interview Process - One with IP technical video conference + Two client technical interviews (1 video, 1 In-person discussion)

NOTE: F2F INTERVIEW IS MUST AFTER 1^ST VIDEO TECHNICAL INTERVIEW

Job Description:

We re seeking a hands-on Senior Java Engineer to design, build, and operate high-performance microservices and platform components. You ll own core backend services, drive cloud-native deployments on Azure, and contribute to our CI/CD and observability initiatives. This role requires strong Java expertise, experience with Spring Boot, security, containerization, and a solid understanding of multi-environment deployments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices using Java/J2EE and Spring Boot (Spring MVC, Spring Security).
• Implement secure authentication/authorization (OAuth2, JWT) and protect APIs across services.
• Architect and implement multi-environment deployment strategies (dev/stage/prod) on Azure; leverage AKS, App Service, Cosmos DB, Key Vault, and other Azure services as appropriate.
• Containerize applications with Docker and deploy and manage workloads in Kubernetes and OpenShift.
• Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Maven/Gradle) with automated testing, static code analysis, security checks, and blue/green or canary deployments.
• Integrate with external services and third-party APIs; design resilient patterns (retries, circuit breakers, bulkheads) and secure API gateways.
• Implement observability and incident response practices: centralized logging (ELK/EFK), metrics (PrometheGrafana), distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry), and dashboards.
• Collaborate with product, frontend, and DevOps teams in an Agile/Scrum environment; drive design reviews, code quality, and best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers, contribute to architecture decisions, and continuously improve development and deployment processes.

Required Qualifications:

• 05+ years of professional Java/J2EE development experience.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and Spring Security.
• Proven track record building RESTful services and asynchronous processing.
• Expertise in cloud deployments, especially Microsoft Azure (AKS, App Service, Cosmos DB, Key Vault, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift.
• Proficient in CI/CD with Jenkins and build tools (Maven/Gradle); experience with test automation and code quality tooling.
• Solid understanding of software security, authentication/authorization, and secure coding practices.
• Experience with external service integrations (REST/SOAP, messaging queues, payment gateways).
• Familiarity with observability stacks (ELK/EFK, PrometheGrafana) and distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry).
• SQL and data modeling skills; comfortable with ORMs (Hibernate, JPA) and database tuning.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Azure DevOps or other DevOps tooling.
• Knowledge of event-driven architectures and messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Exposure to microservices patterns (sagas, CQRS) and API design best practices.
• Greenfield project experience and ability to lead end-to-end features.