Backend Engineer – Java & Spring Boot (Microservices)

About the role

We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join our e‑commerce technology team. The role focuses on developing and maintaining Java and Spring Boot microservices that support supply‑chain operations.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Java and Spring Boot microservices that support supply‑chain operations.
• Design and build RESTful APIs and event‑driven services using Kafka and similar messaging technologies.
• Improve reliability, scalability, data consistency, and fault tolerance of business‑critical systems.
• Write unit and integration tests and contribute to CI/CD processes.
• Monitor logs, metrics, and alerts, and investigate production issues.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Data, QA, DevOps, and other engineering teams.

Required profile

• 4+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong experience with Java 17+ and Spring Boot.
• Practical knowledge of microservices, distributed systems, and event‑driven architecture.
• Hands‑on experience with Kafka or similar messaging and queuing technologies.
• Solid understanding of idempotency, retry strategies, event ordering, and eventual consistency.
• Experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL and familiarity with caching technologies such as Redis.
• Practical knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with automated testing, logging, monitoring, and observability.
• Strong understanding of clean code, SOLID principles, design patterns, and code review practices.

Required skills

• Java 17+
• Spring Boot
• Microservices
• Distributed systems
• Event‑driven architecture
• Kafka
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• AWS
• CI/CD pipelines
• Automated testing
• Logging
• Monitoring
• Observability
• SOLID principles
• Design patterns