Senior Java Engineer

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with strong expertise in Java and Cloud-Native architecture to join our engineering team on a strategic project aimed at enhancing the stability, scalability, and resilience of our SaaS platform. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a complex, large-scale microservices platform where your work will directly impact system performance and reliability. You’ll have the autonomy to work end-to-end, optimize existing services, and contribute to the evolution of our platform’s architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze and optimize performance-critical Java/Quarkus microservices;
• Implement resilience patterns (e.g., Circuit Breaker, Load Shedding);
• Improve API efficiency through payload optimization and caching strategies;
• Collaborate with SRE and DevOps to enhance Kubernetes deployment configurations;
• Support migration of selected endpoints from synchronous to asynchronous models.

Required Skills:

• 6+ years of experience in Java, Quarkus or Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate;
• Strong experience with REST APIs, PostgreSQL, Redis or similar caching tools;
• Proven track record implementing resilience patterns and resolving performance bottlenecks in microservices;
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Prometheus, Docker;
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins preferred);
• Ability to write Helm Charts;
• Understanding of core Kubernetes resources (Deployments, StatefulSets, Volumes, etc.);
• Ability to actively develop for/on/with Kubernetes (cluster management not required).

Nice to have:

• Experience with Istio