Senior Engineer - Java

Job Description:

Senior Engineer – Java Full Stack / Spring Boot / AWS (4–6 years)

About the Role

You will contribute to building and enhancing microservices using Java/Spring Boot deployed on AWS. The role focuses on backend development, testing, production stability, and collaboration across engineering and functional teams.

Required   Skills

- Strong knowledge of   Java ,   Spring Boot , REST APIs, and microservice fundamentals.

- Experience with core AWS services (API Gateway, ECS/EKS, Lambda, or CloudWatch).

- Solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and SQL.

- Hands‑on experience with JUnit/Mockito and CI/CD workflows.

- Experience using   GitHub Copilot   or similar AI tools for development productivity.

- Basic familiarity with   API Gateway , event streaming (Kafka), or rules engines (Drools/Blaze).

- Understanding of Docker or Kubernetes concepts.

- Exposure to application monitoring tools like Splunk/CloudWatch/ ArgoCD

- Experience with tools – Postman,   S onarqube
- Experience with Angular (preferred) or React  , JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap

Responsibilities

- Translate user stories into clean, maintainable code using Java and Spring Boot.

- Participate in design discussions, propose technical solutions, and evaluate trade‑offs.

- Build microservices with proper validation, logging, exception handling, and performance hygiene.

- Assist   with database modeling, writing queries, and creating tables, functions, or stored procedures.

- Write unit tests and   participate   actively in peer code reviews.

- Support UAT by clarifying requirements, reproducing issues, and   validating   fixes.

- Contribute to production   issue   troubleshooting with logs, metrics, and dashboards.

- Maintain Jira stories, documentation, and API specifications.

- Use AI tools like GitHub Copilot to speed up coding, testing, refactoring, and documentation.

- Demonstrate   strong communication , learning mindset, reliability, and collaboration

Qualifications

- 4–6 years of backend development experience with Java and Spring Boot.

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering   or equivalent.

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Location:

This position can be based in any of the following locations:
Chennai
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