Java Backend Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend eCommerce and merchandising applications.
• Build and maintain microservices using modern Java frameworks.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to translate business requirements into technical stories.
• Work with frontend teams and third-party vendors to define and implement API contracts.
• Deploy and manage applications using cloud platforms with hybrid deployment models.
• Monitor application performance, analyze logs and metrics, and resolve production issues while meeting SLAs.
• Review code and proactively propose improvements for upcoming features.
• Ensure code quality through testing and adherence to development best practices.

Required Hard Skills (Technical)

• Java 17 or higher; Spring Boot; WebFlux (reactive programming).
• Microservices and event-driven architectures.
• REST API design including authentication, HTTP verbs/status codes, and Swagger documentation.
• Databases: Oracle, PostgreSQL.
• Messaging systems: Kafka, RabbitMQ (publish/subscribe).
• Cloud platforms: Azure and GCP (hybrid deployments).
• Kubernetes: deployments, services, pods, StatefulSets, ConfigMaps, secrets.
• CI/CD tools: GitHub Actions, Jenkins.
• Version control using Git.
• Testing: JUnit and Mockito.
• Dependency management: Maven or Gradle.

Required Soft Skills

• Strong collaboration and communication skills across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical stories and tasks.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills using logs, metrics, and monitoring tools.
• Proactive mindset for code review and solution proposal.

Desired / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Additional programming languages: Python, Go, Kotlin.
• Java 21.
• NoSQL databases: Cassandra, MongoDB.
• Monitoring and observability tools: Grafana, Prometheus, GCP monitoring data