Java Application Developer

We are seeking a hands-on Senior Java Developer with strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and Apache Kafka. This is primarily an Individual Contributor (IC) role focused on developing scalable, cloud-native applications and distributed systems.
Key Responsibilities
Design and develop scalable Java/Spring Boot Microservices and REST APIs.
Build and integrate event-driven applications using Apache Kafka.
Develop resilient, highly available, and performance-oriented distributed systems.
Implement secure APIs using Spring Security, OAuth2/JWT, and modern security practices.
Work with relational/NoSQL databases and optimize application performance.
Develop unit/integration tests and maintain high code quality.
Troubleshoot complex application and production issues.
Participate in technical design, code reviews, and engineering best practices.
Work with CI/CD pipelines, containers, and cloud-native deployment environments.
Required Skills
Strong hands-on experience with Java 8/11/17+ and Spring Boot.
Extensive experience building Microservices and RESTful APIs.
Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka — producers, consumers, topics, partitions, consumer groups, offsets, retries, and error handling.
Good understanding of distributed systems, resiliency, scalability, and asynchronous processing.
Experience with Docker and cloud platforms.
Strong knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
Experience with JUnit/Mockito and automated testing.
Strong understanding of Git, CI/CD, design patterns, and clean coding practices.
Preferred
Microsoft Azure experience, particularly AKS, App Service, Azure Functions, Event Hubs, Key Vault, and Azure Monitor.
Kubernetes, Kafka Streams, Redis, NoSQL, and observability tools.
6+ years of software development experience with significant hands-on Java/Microservices experience.

Work arrangement
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