Senior Java Backend Engineer – Spring Boot, Cloud & APIs

Ambush Consulting; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambush is a people-first company building meaningful products and lasting partnerships in a collaborative, outcomes-oriented environment. We seek a skilled Java backend engineer to design scalable services using Spring Boot, REST, GraphQL, and modern cloud-native tooling.

You will work with Docker and Kubernetes, leverage AWS, and integrate with PostgreSQL databases and Kafka-based messaging to deliver robust, observable systems in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Java (17–25) and Spring Boot, building scalable and reliable backend services.
• Solid experience with RESTful APIs and GraphQL.
• Hands‑on experience with Docker and containerized environments.
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms.
• Experience with JPA/Hibernate and relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred).
• Experience with event-driven systems and messaging tools (Kafka preferred).
• Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal).

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

GraphQL

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

JPA/Hibernate

PostgreSQL

Kafka

English

React

JavaScript

TypeScript

CI/CD

Grafana

Job description

Ambush is a people-first company building meaningful products and lasting partnerships in a collaborative, outcomes-oriented environment. We seek a skilled Java backend engineer to design scalable services using Spring Boot, REST, GraphQL, and modern cloud-native tooling.

You will work with Docker and Kubernetes, leverage AWS, and integrate with PostgreSQL databases and Kafka-based messaging to deliver robust, observable systems in a fast-paced setting.