Software Engineer - Java Backend Developer

Skills and Qualification

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

Job Description

• Perform general application development activities, including unit testing, code deployment to development environment and technical documentation.
• Develop solutions primarily using Java with Springboot on GCP
• Diagnose and resolve performance issues.
• Document code/processes so that any other developer is able to dive in with minimal effort.
• Apply modern software development practices, including microservices architecture, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, DevOps, QA) to define, design, and ship new features.
• Participate actively in technology roadmap and architecture discussions to transform business requirements into technical reality.
• Triage, debug, and resolve complex product or system issues, analyzing impact on performance, reliability, and security.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong engineering culture through code reviews and best practices.
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables within an Agile/Scrum environment.