Senior Software Engineer (Java & Performance)

UMATR; Abu Dhabi; Presencial; AED 420 000 - 660 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

UMATR in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specialized in Java and Performance Engineering to optimize speed, scalability, and efficiency of a complex distributed platform. You will work across the stack from Java and JVM internals to Kubernetes, databases, and networking, identifying bottlenecks and delivering improvements that impact latency and throughput.

The role offers collaboration with experienced engineers and the chance to enhance production reliability across cloud and

Qualificações

• 8 years of professional Java/JVM experience in production.
• Strong Java 17/21 and Spring Boot expertise.
• Deep JVM internals knowledge: GC, memory, concurrency, and perf tuning.
• Experience profiling and optimizing latency, throughput.

Responsabilidades

• Improve application performance across Java-based distributed systems.
• Investigate bottlenecks using profiling and benchmarking tools.
• Develop automated performance tests to catch regressions.
• Optimize JVM/Kubernetes configurations for production workloads.
• Collaborate with peers to share performance insights.

Conhecimentos

Java

JVM internals

Spring Boot

Profiling

Benchmarking

Kubernetes

Distributed systems

Performance tuning

GC tuning

JMH

Flight Recorder

Gatling

k6

Ferramentas

JMH

Gatling

k6

Kubernetes

Docker

Descrição da oferta de emprego

tax-free We re partnering with an innovative technology company that s helping organisations around the world make their digital platforms more secure seamless and reliable Their technology supports millions of digital interactions where speed security and reliability are essential Operating across cloud on-premise and highly secure environments they re tackling engineering challenges that go far beyond traditional software development strong And that s where this opportunity gets interesting strong They re investing in the performance and scalability of their platform creating an opportunity for an experienced engineer to work on complex technical challenges and make a real difference to how their systems operate You ll join a talented engineering team where your work will directly influence the speed efficiency and reliability of technology that people depend on every day

About the Role

We re looking for a strong Senior Software Engineer specialising in Java and Performance Engineering strong to help optimise the speed scalability and efficiency of a complex distributed platform You ll work across the entire technology stack from Java and JVM internals to Kubernetes networking and databases identifying bottlenecks and developing solutions that improve performance in production This is an opportunity to go beyond everyday backend development and tackle engineering problems where even small improvements in latency throughput and resource efficiency can make a meaningful difference You ll collaborate with experienced engineers influence technical decisions and help establish performance practices that benefit the wider engineering team

Responsibilities

• Improve application performance optimising latency throughput and resource usage across Java-based distributed systems
• Investigate performance bottlenecks using profiling and benchmarking tools to identify issues across the JVM Kubernetes networking and databases
• Develop automated performance tests helping identify regressions early in the development process
• Optimise Java and JVM performance including garbage collection memory usage concurrency and thread management
• Improve system scalability working on caching database queries connection pools and application configurations
• Support performance across cloud and on-premise environments ensuring applications run efficiently on different infrastructure
• Contribute to capacity planning helping teams understand infrastructure requirements and improve resource efficiency
• Collaborate with engineering teams to share performance insights improve development practices and build reusable tools

Requirements

• 8 years of professional experience working with Java and JVM-based technologies in production environments
• Strong hands-on experience with Java 17 21 and Spring Boot
• Deep understanding of JVM internals including garbage collection memory management concurrency and performance tuning
• Experience investigating and improving application performance latency and throughput
• Familiarity with Java profiling and benchmarking tools such as Java Flight Recorder async-profiler JMH Gatling or k6
• Strong understanding of distributed systems microservices and backend architecture
• Experience with Kubernetes and applications deployed across cloud or on-premise environments