Senior Backend Developer - Java Applications

<p><p><br/><br/><b>Key Responsibilities :</b><br/><br/>- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Core Java (8+) and the Spring ecosystem.<br/><br/>- Build and consume RESTful APIs; contribute to microservices architecture and service contracts.<br/><br/>- Deliver clean, well-tested, maintainable code and participate actively in code reviews.<br/><br/>- Optimize application performance (profiling, GC tuning, SQL optimization) and diagnose production issues.<br/><br/>- Implement and improve CI/CD pipelines and collaborate with DevOps for smooth deployments.<br/><br/>- Mentor mid/junior engineers, drive best practices, and contribute to technical design and architecture discussions.<br/><br/>- Collaborate with product, QA, and operations teams to deliver features end-to-end.<br/><br/><b>Requirements :</b><br/><br/>- 5-10 years of hands-on Java development experience (Java 8+).<br/><br/>- Strong fundamentals : OOP, collections, concurrency and multithreading.<br/><br/>- Solid experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC and Spring Security.<br/><br/>- Proven experience designing/working with REST APIs and microservices.<br/><br/>- Good SQL skills and experience with ORM frameworks (Hibernate / JPA).<br/><br/>- Familiarity with unit/integration testing (JUnit, Mockito) testing experience is desirable.<br/><br/>- DevOps basics : Git, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins (or equivalent CI), container knowledge is a plus.<br/><br/>- Excellent debugging, performance tuning and problem-solving skills.<br/><br/>- Strong communication skills and proven ability to mentor and lead engineering peers.<br/><br/>- Comfortable working in Agile teams.<br/><br/><b>Nice-to-Have :</b><br/><br/>- Experience with container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).<br/><br/>- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and managed services.<br/><br/>- Experience with event-driven systems, Kafka or other messaging platforms.<br/><br/>- Exposure to observability tooling (Prometheus, ELK, Grafana).</p><br/></p> (ref:hirist.tech)