Java Software Engineer

Job Description: Java Microservices Developer

Job Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable microservices using Java 17 and the Spring Boot framework.
• Building reactive and non-blocking applications using Spring WebFlux to handle high-concurrency workloads efficiently.
• Developing and consuming RESTful APIs, following industry best practices and ensuring proper documentation.
• Implementing event-driven architecture using IBM MQ and Apache Kafka for seamless asynchronous communication between services.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including frontend developers, architects, and product owners, to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code while adhering to coding standards and best practices. Participating in code reviews, providing constructive feedback, and ensuring code quality across the team.
• Troubleshooting production issues, performing root cause analysis, and implementing effective fixes.
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities for optimization and automation.

Skill Matrix

Mandatory Skills

1. Java 17

• Expert-level understanding of Java 17 features, including records, sealed classes, pattern matching, and enhanced switch expressions.

2. Spring Boot

• Strong hands-on experience in building production-grade applications using Spring Boot.

3. Spring WebFlux

• Proficiency in developing reactive, non-blocking applications using Spring WebFlux and Project Reactor.

4. REST APIs

• Expertise in designing, developing, and securing RESTful APIs, with proper versioning and error handling.

5. Microservices

• Solid experience in microservices architecture, including service discovery, API gateways, circuit breakers, and distributed tracing.

6. IBM MQ

• Hands-on experience with IBM MQ for enterprise messaging and integration.

7. Apache Kafka

• Strong knowledge of Kafka for building event-driven systems, including producers, consumers, and stream processing.

Good-to-Have Skills

1. MongoDB

• Experience with MongoDB for NoSQL database design, queries, and aggregation pipelines.

2. AWS Cloud

• Familiarity with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS, and RDS.

3. OpenShift

• Experience deploying and managing applications on OpenShift or similar container platforms.

4. Kubernetes

• Knowledge of Kubernetes for container orchestration, deployments, and scaling.

5. Helm

• Experience with Helm charts for Kubernetes application packaging and deployment.

6. Harness

• Familiarity with Harness for continuous delivery and deployment automation.

7. Git & Bitbucket

• Proficiency in version control using Git and collaboration via Bitbucket.

8. JIRA

• Experience using JIRA for Agile project management and issue tracking.

9. Gradle

• Hands-on experience with Gradle for build automation and dependency management.

10. Lightspeed

• Familiarity with Lightspeed for development acceleration.

11. Kibana

• Experience with Kibana for log visualization, monitoring, and troubleshooting.