Senior Engineer

Job Description:

We are looking for a talented Java Developer with strong Core Java skills and hands-on experience in Spring Boot and Microservices.

The ideal candidate should have a solid understanding of backend development principles and experience building reliable, scalable, and maintainable applications. Familiarity with relational databases, CI/CD pipelines, and modern testing practices is essential. Knowledge of AWS and DevOps

 tools will be an added advantage. 

Key Responsibilities 

- Design, develop, and maintain Java-based applications using Spring Boot and Microservices architecture. 

- Build and implement RESTful APIs, ensuring smooth integration between systems. 

- Work with relational databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL, including query optimization and schema design. 

- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following object-oriented principles and design patterns. 

- Create and maintain unit tests and integration tests using JUnit and Mockito. 

- Collaborate with QA, DevOps, Product Management, and other cross-functional teams. 

- Participate in code reviews, troubleshoot issues, and perform performance tuning. 

- Stay updated with evolving technologies and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. 

- Ability to debug, analytical skills, prod support 

Required Skills & Qualifications 

- 3–5 years of hands-on experience in Java development. 

- Strong knowledge of Core Java (Collections, Multithreading, Exception Handling, Streams, etc.). 

- Experience with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Microservices. 

- Solid understanding of RESTful API concepts and best practices. 

- Experience with Oracle, MySQL and PL/SQL. 

- Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Git, Maven/Gradle. 

- Proficiency with testing frameworks including JUnit and Mockito. 

- Good understanding of software design principles and design patterns. 

- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills. 

- Familiarity with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda) is a plus. 

- Leveraging AI productivity tools such as Github Co-pilot 

- Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Location:

This position can be based in any of the following locations:

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