Staff Software Engineer - Java Backend

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Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Staff Engineer to design and develop highly scalable, performant full-stack applications. The ideal candidate is deeply skilled in Java backend technologies, Spring Boot, ReactJS and Micro-frontend architectures.

In this role, you will act as a core technical contributor, leveraging your expertise in Kafka and Kubernetes to build robust microservices and event-driven systems.

Responsibilities

• Full Stack Development: Execute complex development efforts across the stack, bridging the gap between backend logic using Java, Spring Boot and Spring Cloud and modern frontend interfaces using ReactJS

• Event-Driven: Implement robust messaging patterns using Kafka to ensure high availability and data consistency

• Micro-Frontend Strategy: Build modular user interfaces using Micro-frontend (MFE) patterns to ensure maintainability and independent deployability

• Code Quality & Design: Apply and implement software engineering best practices (SOLID principles, design patterns, clean code, TDD) within the codebase

• Cloud Native Engineering: Manage containerization and orchestration strategies using Docker and Kubernetes within a CI/CD environment

• Data Layer Design: Work across various data storage engines, designing efficient models for RDBMS (Oracle, Postgres) and NoSQL (Redis, ElasticSearch)

• System Optimization: Analyze and optimize system performance, reliability and scalability for high-throughput applications

• Communication Skills: Ability to articulate technical challenges and solutions clearly in both written and verbal formats

• Interpersonal Skills: Proven ability to work collaboratively within a team and build rapport with cross-functional partners (Product, UX, QA)

Qualifications

• Experience: Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science/engineering with 5+ years of software engineering experience

• Java Ecosystem: Deep expertise in the enterprise Java stack: Java/JEE, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Reactive Spring, JPA/Spring Data and Hibernate

• Frontend Mastery: Strong proficiency in ReactJS with hands-on experience in Micro-frontend (MFE) architecture

• Event Streaming: Advanced skills in event-driven architecture; Kafka experience (producer/consumer patterns, event schema design) is a must

• DevOps & Infrastructure: Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (K8s), Docker and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)

• API Design: Proven expertise in designing and securing RESTful APIs (Swagger/OpenAPI)

• Database Skills: Strong proficiency in SQL (Relational) and familiarity with NoSQL data stores (Redis, Elasticsearch)

• Core Fundamentals: Strong grasp of Data Structures, Concurrency, Algorithms and Object-Oriented Design patterns

• Tooling: Proficient with Git, Maven/Gradle, Grafana and Kibana

Nice to Have

• Workflow Orchestration: Experience with workflow engines such as Temporal, Camunda, or custom business process automation tools

• Networking Protocols: Familiarity with network device protocols (gNMI, SNMP) or network automation

• AI/ML Integration: Experience or interest in AI development areas: NLP, predictive analytics, or LLM integration

• Polyglot Programming: Experience with Python or Golang

• Graph Databases: Familiarity with GraphDB technologies

• Public Cloud: Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

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