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You will build and maintain backend systems and enterprise applications using Java and the Spring ecosystem. Client projects in this stack tend toward financial services, payments, and large-scale platform engineering where uptime and throughput are critical.\nWhat You Will Work On\nBuild and maintain backend services using Java 17+ and Spring Boot\nDesign and implement microservice architectures with proper service boundaries and communication patterns\nWrite performant database queries and manage schemas in PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MySQL\nImplement event-driven patterns using Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar messaging systems\nWrite comprehensive unit and integration tests (JUnit, Mockito)\nParticipate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and production incident response\nWhat We Look For\n5+ years of professional Java development with Spring Boot experience\nStrong understanding of microservice patterns, API design, and distributed systems\nExperience with relational databases and query optimisation\nFamiliarity with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines\nExperience with message brokers and event-driven architecture\nAbility to work independently within a distributed team and communicate across timezones\nWhy Scrums.com\nScrums.com is not a job board. 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