Java Backend Engineer

Experis; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis is seeking a Java Backend Engineer to design, develop, and operate scalable Java-based microservices in a cloud-native environment on Microsoft Azure. The role requires 7+ years of hands-on experience with modern Java, Kafka, and containerized deployments.

The ideal candidate will work with Quarkus or Spring Boot, implement event-driven architectures, and contribute to API design, data pipelines, and CI/CD automation. Bangalore-based, permanent position.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on Java software development with modern Java versions.
• Experience with Quarkus or Spring Boot.
• Cloud-native apps on Microsoft Azure.
• Strong Apache Kafka and event-driven architecture experience.
• Docker and Kubernetes experience.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience in real-time stream processing and Flink knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate highly scalable Java-based microservices.
• Build and maintain event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka.
• Design, develop, and maintain APIs and integration services.
• Ensure high availability, security, and reliability of data pipelines.
• Follow engineering best practices, code quality standards, and automation.
• Participate in troubleshooting, performance tuning, and incident resolution.

Skills

Java

Quarkus

Spring Boot

Azure Cloud

Apache Kafka

Microservices

CI/CD

Kafka Architecture

Data Serialization

Kafka Ecosystem

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure CLI

Job description

Position: Java Backend Engineer

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience: 7+ Years

Location: Bangalore

Notice Period: Immediate to 20 Days (Serving Notice Only)

Job Summary

We are looking for a Java Backend Engineer with 7+ years of experience in designing, developing, and operating scalable Java-based backend applications. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Java, Quarkus or Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, Azure cloud, and microservices architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate highly scalable Java-based microservices and platform capabilities.
• Build and maintain event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka.
• Design, develop, and maintain APIs and integration services.
• Ensure high availability, security, and reliability of data pipelines.
• Follow engineering best practices, code quality standards, and automation.
• Participate in troubleshooting, performance tuning, and incident resolution.

Mandatory Skills

• 7+ years of hands-on software development experience with the latest versions of Java.
• Hands-on experience with Quarkus framework (or Spring Boot).
• Experience with cloud-native application development on Microsoft Azure.
• Strong experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven architecture.
• Good understanding of Kafka architecture, including clusters, brokers, partitions, replication, and offsets.
• Expertise in designing high-throughput, low-latency messaging systems on Azure.
• Knowledge of partitioning strategies, consumer groups, and message delivery semantics.
• Knowledge of data serialization formats such as Avro, Protobuf, and JSON.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience in building real-time stream processing applications.
• Good understanding of Apache Flink concepts including:
  
  • State management
  • Checkpointing
  • Fault tolerance
  • Event-time processing
  • Windowing

Nice to Have

• Apache Flink
• Confluent Cloud
• Kafka Connect (any one)

Additional Skills

• Experience working in complex enterprise environments.
• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and Microsoft Logging Framework.
• Ability to optimize application performance and troubleshoot streaming workflows.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Soft Skills

• Strong technical communication skills in English.
• Good analytical and problem-solving abilities.