Drive Performance and Scalability: Proactively identify and resolve issues related to performance, stability, and scalability, ensuring our systems are robust and future-ready.
Champion Test Automation: Contribute to our automated testing efforts, ensuring reliability and quality at every stage
Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and fellow developers to turn requirements into high-impact microservices that delight our customers
Hands-on with unit and automation testing tools (JUnit, Cucumber, JMeter)
Deliver High-Quality Code: Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code that meets our rigorous engineering standards
Innovate and Experiment: Research and prototype new technologies and patterns to keep our backend architecture at the cutting edge
Own and Evolve Core Microservices: Take charge of essential microservices that form the backbone of our data platform, working within a professional Scrum team
Requirements
aws
java
spring
kubernetes
terraform
microservices
Experience working in high-availability, large-scale distributed systems
Open-source contributions or public GitHub/portfolio showcasing backend or microservices work
Prior experience in DevOps practices, build pipelines, and automated deployments
Experience working with AWS cloud services such as DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, SNS, API Gateway, or ECS/EKS
Experience with both relational and NoSQL databases
Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures, streaming platforms (Kafka/Kinesis), and asynchronous processing
Proven track record building and maintaining large-scale microservices, with knowledge of caching (Redis preferred), distributed tracing, eventing (Kinesis preferred), and scaling techniques
Practical knowledge of API security, OAuth, JWT, and secure coding practices
Excellent communication skills and a collaborative spirit
Familiarity with UML, design patterns, distributed systems, resiliency, and security
Knowledge of domain-driven design (DDD) and clean architecture principles
Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation