Senior Backend Java Developer (Azure APIs)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Backend Java Developer (Azure APIs)

Description

You will lead backend API engineering for RESTful microservices on Azure, owning end-to-end delivery from backlog refinement and sprint planning through release management and production deployment. You will drive operational stability improvements (incident management and root-cause analysis) and lead technology lifecycle and engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Participate in peer reviews (peer, code, and design) and contribute to a collaborative engineering culture

• Mentor developers on RESTful API microservices development and related UI development concepts (HTML5/JavaScript/Angular)

• Lead project development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies

• Improve overall productivity and development process quality

• Own end-to-end engineering delivery and remove execution blockers

• Drive incident management, root cause analysis, and platform operational stability improvements

• Own technology lifecycle management and technology product management to keep applications current with best practices

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related fields

• 10+ years of leadership and development experience building APIs and microservices

• REST API development experience using Node.js, Spring, and Spring Boot

• Strong experience using Node.js as a UI backend

• Hands-on UI development with HTML5, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Angular

• Solid understanding of REST API implementation and enterprise authentication/authorization models

• Working knowledge of Java 17 or 21

• Experience with Spring modules including IoC, MVC (REST), BATCH, Spring Boot, OAuth2, and security

• Experience with Yugabyte and Postgres databases, and Azure SQL MI databases

• ETL pipeline design and development using enterprise integration tools (preferably SnapLogic)

• Test automation experience with tools/frameworks such as JUnit, Jasmine, Cypress, Playwright, Jest, and Storybook

• Container-based solution experience, preferably Kubernetes on EKS or AKS

• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Datadog and Splunk

• Proven experience with SDLC, DevOps, and CI/CD in an Agile environment

• Team-oriented attitude, excellent written and verbal communication, and willingness to take on new challenges

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical/dental/vision insurance

• HSA, FSA

• 401(k)

• Life, disability & ADD insurance

• Paid time off for salaried personnel