Software Development Engineer - Java

About the Role :

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Software Development Engineer Java to join our backend engineering team.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in designing and developing scalable, secure, and high-performance applications using Java, Spring Boot, and modern architectural principles like microservices.

You will be a key contributor in building backend services, APIs, and data integrations that power our digital products, while also actively participating in design discussions, code reviews, and performance optimizations.

This is a hands-on role that combines deep technical knowledge with problem-solving and collaboration.

If you're passionate about building clean, efficient systems and working with modern tools and frameworks, wed love to meet you.

Key Responsibilities :

• Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into robust, well-architected software solutions using Object-Oriented Design (OOD) and Entity-Relationship (E-R) Modeling.
• Develop clean, scalable, testable, and high-performing Java applications, ensuring maintainability and reliability across environments.
• Design and build RESTful APIs using Java-based frameworks such as Spring Boot, with a focus on microservices architecture.
• Integrate backend systems with SQL and NoSQL databases, caching layers (e.g., Redis), message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ), and big data processing pipelines.
• Collaborate with product managers, UX / UI teams, and other developers to define, design, and ship new features and enhancements.
• Participate in and lead code reviews, enforce best practices, and provide technical mentorship to junior engineers.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance of applications by optimizing code and infrastructure.
• Apply security best practices to safeguard systems from vulnerabilities and data breaches.
• Work closely with DevOps / SRE teams to enable CI / CD pipelines, deployment automation, monitoring, and alerting.
• Continuously explore and adopt new technologies, tools, and methodologies that improve team productivity and product quality

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