Application Architect

Overview

Design and develop backend microservices for geospatial SaaS using Java and PostgreSQL

Key Responsibilities

• backend development
• api design
• architecture
• code quality
• db optimization
• documentation

Tasks

-Write clear, structured documentation for designs, ensuring developers and stakeholders can easily understand and maintain the codebase, along with product documentation to support end user integration. -Design, document and oversee the architecture of scalable SaaS products. -Engage in technical discussions, participate in technical designs and present technical ideas through white boarding (or online equivalent). -Maintain code quality through best practices, unit testing and code quality automation. -Evaluate technology options to meet business needs and make appropriate trade-offs. -Contribute to the design of RESTful APIs to build scalable high-performance services for single- and multi-tenant SaaS products. -Work on core data structures as well as algorithms and have the ability to implement them using a language of choice. -Stay abreast of emerging trends in SaaS, cloud computing and data technologies. -Design, develop, and maintain backend systems and services using Java, Spring Boot, and PostgreSQL within a microservices architecture to deliver cloud-based geospatial enterprise products. -Work as part of a team optimising database queries and ensuring data integrity and consistency in PostgreSQL.

Requirements

• java
• spring boot
• postgresql
• docker
• kubernetes
• graphql

What You Bring

-Use excellent communication skills to work collaboratively and effectively with global teams in an Agile setting. -Experience building distributed systems including on security, analytics, throttling, caching, and logging. -Familiarity with PostGIS for working with geospatial data in PostgreSQL. -Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, Software Design Patterns and Java coding principles. -Experience building performant RESTful or GraphQL APIs which serve large volumes of data -Experience in containerization and orchestration using Docker, Helm and Kubernetes. -Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) with advanced experience. -Experience with PostgreSQL, including performance optimization, query tuning, and schema design in a microservice environment. -Experience in using back-end technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, Kafka, MinIO, and Infinispan. -Experience in both SaaS and on-premise deployments developing performant, resilient and scalable enterprise software services and components using microservices, with a focus on handling large data volumes including both relational and NoSQL databases. -Experience using server-side monitoring and observability technologies such as Grafana, Kibana, Kiali, and Jaeger. -Understand performance parameters and be able to assess application performance and contribute to optimising it/improving it through design and best coding practices. -Strong professional experience. -Familiarity with geospatial data ingestion and management at scale (or similar connected network paradigm). -Experience in designing, implementing and maintaining observability solutions enabling effective monitoring and troubleshooting of applications and services. -Experience with Security frameworks (e.g., JWT, OATH2) -Experience in API documentation, for example using Swagger with REST API and GraphQL schema documentation.

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