Senior Java Backend Engineer - Microservices & APIs

Infosys Limited; Chester; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Infosys Limited is seeking an experienced Senior Java Developer/Consultant to design, develop, and maintain high-performance API services and backend components powering our application platform. You will work with product owners, architects, QA, and operations to deliver secure, scalable payment capabilities aligned with regulatory standards.

The role includes building Java-based apps and microservices, RESTful APIs with Spring/Spring Boot, and collaborating across teams to deliver features and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT industry experience with strong software development and enterprise delivery.
• Hands-on Java development with Spring, Spring Boot and Hibernate.
• Solid understanding of OOP, design patterns and data structures.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs, microservices, and scalable backends.
• Proven ability to build highly available, distributed enterprise systems.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or MySQL with data modeling and query optimization.
• Familiarity with Apache Kafka, event-driven architectures, Kubernetes and OpenShift.
• Experience with monitoring and troubleshooting tools such as Splunk and TRACE.
• Strong concurrency, multithreading and performance tuning skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and production issue resolution abilities.
• Banking/financial services domain experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain Java-based applications and microservices.
• Develop and enhance RESTful APIs using Java, Spring, and Spring Boot.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Integrate applications with databases, APIs, messaging platforms, and third-party services.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews and adhere to development best practices and standards.

Skills

Java Development

Spring Framework

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Microservices

OOP Principles

Data Structures

SQL Databases

Kafka

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Monitoring/Logging

Tools

Hibernate

Job description

Infosys Limited is seeking an experienced Senior Java Developer/Consultant to design, develop, and maintain high-performance API services and backend components powering our application platform. You will work with product owners, architects, QA, and operations to deliver secure, scalable payment capabilities aligned with regulatory standards.

The role includes building Java-based apps and microservices, RESTful APIs with Spring/Spring Boot, and collaborating across teams to deliver features and