Senior Java Backend Developer

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Java Backend Developer
• Duration: 8+ months
• Work mode: Hybrid (2–3 days onsite)
• Location: Boston, MA (local candidate required)

Description

Senior Java Backend Developer to design, develop, and modernize scalable backend applications. Build and enhance Java/Spring microservices and distributed systems, create APIs, and participate in architecture reviews and whiteboarding while optimizing performance and code quality.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Java and Spring
• Build and enhance microservices and distributed systems
• Participate in technical design discussions; present solutions via architecture reviews and whiteboarding
• Develop APIs and interfaces for communication between application modules
• Write clean, efficient, high-quality code using OOP and design principles
• Perform unit testing, code reviews, and performance optimization
• Support build, release, deployment, and application modernization initiatives
• Collaborate with cross-functional and global teams in an Agile environment

Requirements

• 7+ years of Java development experience (or relevant advanced degree)
• Hands-on experience with Java and Spring Framework/Spring Boot
• Experience with microservices architecture and REST APIs
• Strong knowledge of OOP, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms
• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Sybase
• Experience building scalable, highly available distributed applications
• Strong understanding of application performance tuning and optimization
• Experience with Agile development and CI/CD processes
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills