Software Engineer - Java Backend Developer

Skills and Qualification

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
2. 5+ years experience with Java (including modern frameworks like SpringBoot)
3. Proven experience with deployment and release processes using CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins)
4. Experience with infrastructure-as-code concepts (e.g., Terraform, Helm Charts).
5. Solid understanding of relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., Firestore).
6. Self-starter that identifies/responds to priority shifts with minimal supervision
7. Source code control management systems (e.g. SVN/Git, Github) and build tools like Maven.
8. Agile environments (e.g. Scrum)
9. Atlassian tooling (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, and Github)
10. Developing with modern JDK (v1.7+)
11. Experience working in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services such as GKE/Kubernetes, Compute Engine, Cloud Functions,and  Pub/Sub.


Job Description

1. Perform general application development activities, including unit testing, code deployment to development environment and technical documentation.

2. Develop solutions primarily using Java with Springboot on GCP

3. Diagnose and resolve performance issues.

4. Document code/processes so that any other developer is able to dive in with minimal effort.

5. Apply modern software development practices, including microservices architecture, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code.

6. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, DevOps, QA) to define, design, and ship new features.

7. Participate actively in technology roadmap and architecture discussions to transform business requirements into technical reality.

8. Triage, debug, and resolve complex product or system issues, analyzing impact on performance, reliability, and security.

9. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong engineering culture through code reviews and best practices.

10. Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables within an Agile/Scrum environment.