Senior Backend Engineer – Java, Kotlin, Springboot, Node.JS

Senior Backend Engineer – Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, Node.js

Experience Required: 6–8 Years

Job Description

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer with strong expertise in modern backend development technologies and frameworks.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience building scalable, secure, and highly available backend systems using Kotlin, Java, and cloud-native technologies.

This role requires a solid understanding of Agile and DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, microservices, and event-driven architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications and services.
  
• Build and support microservices and event-driven architectures.
  
• Develop and integrate SOAP and REST APIs.
  
• Implement secure backend solutions using modern development frameworks.
  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.
  
• Drive code quality through unit testing, BDD, and TDD practices.
  
• Participate in CI/CD implementation and automation initiatives.
  
• Explore emerging technologies and develop proof-of-concepts for product enhancements.
  
• Contribute to highly automated engineering platforms leveraging cloud-native services.
  

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in Kotlin.
  
• Experience with Java, including:
  • Spring Boot
    
  • Spring Security
    
• Experience with JavaScript (Node.js).
  
• 5+ years of backend development experience.
  
• Experience with:
  • Unit Testing Frameworks (JUnit)
    
  • Cucumber
    
  • Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
    
• Hands-on experience with:
  • SOAP APIs
    
  • REST APIs
    
  • Microservices Architecture
    
  • Event-Driven Architecture
    
• Experience with CI/CD tools, including:
  • Jenkins Pipelines
    
  • GitHub Actions
    
• Familiarity with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and related cloud-native platform components.
  

Development Practices

• Strong understanding of Agile and DevOps methodologies.
  
• Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD).
  
• Experience implementing Continuous Integration and automated delivery processes.
  
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments focused on rapid feature delivery.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to open-source technologies and projects.
  
• Experience contributing to or utilizing open-source solutions.
  
• Passion for learning and evaluating new technologies.
  
• Experience building proof-of-concepts and integrating innovative solutions into products.
  

Essential Skills

• Advanced Java Concepts
  
• Kotlin
  
• Spring Boot
  
• Spring Security
  
• Node.js
  
• Microservices
  
• REST APIs
  
• SOAP APIs
  
• Event-Driven Architecture
  
• Jenkins
  
• GitHub Actions
  
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  
• JUnit
  
• Cucumber
  
• BDD
  
• TDD
  
• Agile & DevOps