Java GHCP Developer

Birlasoft; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Birlasoft in Bengaluru, India is seeking a Java developer to design and implement secure, scalable RESTful APIs using Spring Boot. You will collaborate with product managers, architects, and DevOps to deliver backend services powering web and mobile apps.

The role requires strong Java fundamentals, Spring ecosystem experience, and hands-on API design/implementation skills, including GitHub Copilot usage. On-site Bengaluru workplace with cloud/deployment focus.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Java 8+ (preferably 11/17+) and Spring Boot.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and integrating with external/internal services.
• Familiarity with OpenAPI/Swagger and API documentation.
• Knowledge of GitHub Copilot usage.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain RESTful APIs using Java and Spring Boot (Web, Data, Security, Actuator).
• Model and integrate with databases (SQL/NoSQL), write efficient queries, and manage schema migrations.
• Implement API security: OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, role-based access, rate limiting, input validation.
• Write clean, testable code with unit, integration, and contract tests.
• Optimize performance and reliability (caching, connection pooling, async/non-blocking I/O, pagination).
• Observability: structured logging, metrics/tracing, health checks.
• CI/CD and cloud deployment (Docker, basic Kubernetes concepts, pipelines; Azure exposure a must).
• Collaborate in Agile teams: grooming, estimation, code reviews, documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger).
• Own services end-to-end: design, development to deployment and production support.

Skills

Java fundamentals

Spring Boot

GitHub Copilot

RESTful API design

SQL/NoSQL Databases

JPA/Hibernate

Git/Maven/Gradle

OpenAPI/Swagger

Postman/Rest Assured

CI/CD & Docker

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform/Helm

Git

Postman

REST Assured

Job description

About The Role

We are seeking a Java developer focused on building secure, scalable, and resilient

Area(s) of responsibility

About The Role

We are seeking a Java developer focused on building secure, scalable, and resilient RESTful APIs using Spring Boot. You’ll work closely with product managers, architects, and DevOps to deliver backend services powering web and mobile applications. The ideal candidate brings strong Java fundamentals, Spring ecosystem experience, and hands‑on API design/implementation skills and with using GitHub CoPilot experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain RESTful APIs using Java and Spring Boot (Web, Data, Security, Actuator).
• Model and integrate with databases (SQL/NoSQL), write efficient queries, and manage schema migrations
• Implement API security: OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, role-based access, rate limiting, input validation.
• Write clean, testable code with unit, integration, and contract tests
• Optimize performance and reliability (caching, connection pooling, async/non-blocking I/O, pagination).
• Observability: structured logging (SLF4J/Logback), metrics/tracing (Micrometer, OpenTelemetry), and health checks (Actuator).
• CI/CD and cloud deployment (Docker, basic Kubernetes concepts, pipelines; Azure exposure a must).
• Collaborate in Agile teams: participate in grooming, estimation, code reviews, and documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger).
• Own services end‑to‑end: from design and development to deployment and production support (on-call rotation optional).

Required Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Java 8+ (preferably 11/17 or later) and Spring Boot.
• knowledge and experience of using GitHub Copilot
• Experience building RESTful APIs and integrating with external/internal services.
• Solid understanding of data structures, concurrency, and error handling.
• Hands‑on with RDBMS (e.g., PostgreSQL/MySQL) and ORMs (JPA/Hibernate).
• Proficient with Git, branching strategies, and Maven/Gradle.
• Familiarity with API documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger) and Postman/Rest Assured.

Senior / Lead

• API architecture & design (resource modeling, versioning, idempotency, resilience patterns).
• Security best practices (OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, mTLS, secrets management).
• Scalability & resilience patterns (Circuit Breaker/Retry/Backoff with Resilience4j; async/reactive programming).
• Experience with microservices, message brokers (Kafka/RabbitMQ), and event-driven patterns.
• Cloud-native deployments (Docker/K8s) and IaC (Terraform/Helm is a plus).
• Mentoring developers and leading design/code reviews.

Education

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent practical experience.