Java & Spring Boot Engineer – AWS Microservices Expert Dubai

First Orion; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Comprehensive medical insurance

Family visa sponsorship

Annual flight allowance

Job summary

First Orion in Dubai, UAE, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer with 5+ years in Java/Spring Boot. You will design, build, and maintain scalable backend services, REST APIs, and microservices. You’ll work with PostgreSQL/MySQL, AWS, Docker, and CI/CD, collaborating with frontend teams and security-conscious design.

Onsite in Dubai with a competitive benefits package. Ideal candidates will have strong debugging skills and experience in distributed environments, plus familiarity with frontend

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot.
• REST API and microservices development.
• Experience designing and integrating APIs.
• Good knowledge of relational databases such as PostgreSQL/MySQL.
• Experience with AWS services.
• Familiarity with Docker, containers, and CI/CD.
• Good understanding of application security, authentication, and authorization.
• Experience with Git-based development workflows.
• Basic to good understanding of frontend technologies such as JavaScript/TypeScript/React/Angular.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build and support REST APIs and microservices that power internal and customer-facing applications.
• Design, integrate, and maintain APIs across multiple systems and platforms.
• Develop and optimize database solutions using PostgreSQL, MySQL, or other relational databases.
• Build, deploy, and support applications running in AWS environments.
• Work with Docker and containerized applications to support scalable deployments.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and software delivery processes.
• Implement secure application designs, including authentication and authorization mechanisms.
• Collaborate with frontend developers to support integrations with web applications and user interfaces.
• Participate in code reviews and follow Git-based development workflows.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve technical issues across applications and environments.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and high-quality software solutions.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

PostgreSQL

MySQL

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

Git

Frontend basics

Security

Tools

AWS

Docker

PostgreSQL

MySQL

JavaScript/TypeScript/React/Angular

Job description

First Orion in Dubai, UAE, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer with 5+ years in Java/Spring Boot. You will design, build, and maintain scalable backend services, REST APIs, and microservices. You’ll work with PostgreSQL/MySQL, AWS, Docker, and CI/CD, collaborating with frontend teams and security-conscious design.

Onsite in Dubai with a competitive benefits package. Ideal candidates will have strong debugging skills and experience in distributed environments, plus familiarity with frontend