Senior Backend Engineer: Java/Spring Microservices (Dubai)

D4 Insight; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

D4 Insight in Dubai is seeking experienced Backend Software Engineers to design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade backend services, APIs, and microservices using Java and Spring Boot. You will contribute to secure, scalable banking applications across digital and mobile channels.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in backend development, strong Spring ecosystem expertise, hands-on REST/OpenAPI, and experience deploying to Azure with AKS and App Services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years backend development, including at least 3 years building Spring Boot microservices.
• Strong expertise in Java 17+, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security, and Microservices Architecture.
• Hands-on experience with REST APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger, and API lifecycle management.
• Experience with Azure services including AKS, App Services, Key Vault, Storage, Application Insights, and Azure DevOps.
• Experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, and Redis.
• Strong understanding of design patterns, distributed systems, resilience, and fault-tolerance mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade backend services, APIs, and microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build secure, scalable, resilient, and high-performance banking applications.
• Develop RESTful APIs and event-driven services aligned with enterprise API standards and governance frameworks.
• Deploy and support applications on Microsoft Azure using cloud-native services and container platforms.
• Implement OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, API security, encryption, and secure coding practices.
• Work with relational and NoSQL databases across enterprise applications.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize application performance.
• Support release management activities.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, design reviews, code reviews, and CI/CD implementation.

Skills

Java 17+

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Microservices

RESTful APIs

OpenAPI/Swagger

OAuth/OpenID/JWT

Azure Cloud

SQL/NoSQL

Tools

Azure AKS

Azure App Services

Key Vault

Azure DevOps

Azure Storage

Application Insights

Job description

D4 Insight in Dubai is seeking experienced Backend Software Engineers to design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade backend services, APIs, and microservices using Java and Spring Boot. You will contribute to secure, scalable banking applications across digital and mobile channels.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in backend development, strong Spring ecosystem expertise, hands-on REST/OpenAPI, and experience deploying to Azure with AKS and App Services.