Senior Java Backend Engineer — Spring Boot & Microservices

Iris Software Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Iris Software Inc. is hiring a Java Backend Developer for a hybrid role in Toronto. You will lead the design and development of scalable backend applications using Java and Spring Boot, build secure REST APIs and microservices, and take end-to-end ownership from design to production support.

You will mentor engineers, uphold engineering best practices, and collaborate with architecture, security, product, QA, and business teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Qualifications

• 5 years+ hands-on coding experience
• Strong Java and Spring Boot development
• Experience designing REST APIs and microservices
• Ability to design, code, review, troubleshoot, and support complex apps
• End-to-end ownership across the full software lifecycle
• Knowledge of API design, security, integration patterns and distributed systems
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, and production engineering

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of backend apps using Java and Spring Boot
• Design secure REST APIs, microservices, and enterprise integrations
• Own solution design through deployment, production support and improvements
• Mentor engineers while contributing hands-on
• Drive best practices: code quality, automated testing, CI/CD, observability and security
• Design and troubleshoot distributed systems, events, and messaging
• Lead technical troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
• Collaborate with architecture, security, product, QA, and business stakeholders

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Git

Code reviews

Job description

Iris Software Inc. is hiring a Java Backend Developer for a hybrid role in Toronto. You will lead the design and development of scalable backend applications using Java and Spring Boot, build secure REST APIs and microservices, and take end-to-end ownership from design to production support.

You will mentor engineers, uphold engineering best practices, and collaborate with architecture, security, product, QA, and business teams to deliver high-quality solutions.