Backend Engineer – Level III (Java+Springboot)

About the position We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance software systems. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that meet business needs while leveraging your expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and modern distributed systems technologies like Kafka Streams and Kubernetes. The role includes participation in an on-call rotation to ensure the reliability and availability of our systems and pipelines. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to mission-critical systems, and drive technical innovation.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and reliable software solutions using Java and Spring Boot.
• Architect and build distributed systems leveraging Kafka Streams and other real-time data processing frameworks.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs to support seamless integration and communication between systems.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to deploy and manage applications on Kubernetes, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Work with cloud platforms like AWS and GCP to build and optimize cloud-native applications
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• Apply strong object-oriented design principles and design patterns to create maintainable and extensible codebases.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and team collaboration to deliver high-quality software solution

Requirements

• 5-7 years of professional experience in software engineering, with a focus on backend development.
• Strong proficiency in Java and hands-on experience with Spring Boot.
• Experience with streaming technologies such as Kafka Streams and Apache Flink.
• Deep understanding of object-oriented design principles and design patterns.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka for message streaming and event-driven architectures.
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration tools, especially Kubernetes.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS and/or GCP.
• Expertise in building and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex systems.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative, team-oriented environment