Senior Java Development Analyst

Jobgether; India; Remote; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Meal allowance

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Wellhub membership

IT training courses

Job summary

Jobgether, on behalf of a partner company, seeks a Senior Java Development Analyst based in India to lead backend modernization and reconstruct a legacy system into a scalable architecture using Java and Spring Boot. You will design RESTful APIs, microservices, and robust backend components while ensuring performance, security, and maintainability.

This fully remote role involves collaboration across technical and business teams, contributing to architecture decisions and delivery planning.

Qualifications

• University degree in IT or related field; or degree plus IT postgraduate qualification (360 hours)
• Proven experience as a Java Backend Developer or Software Engineer
• Strong Java and Spring Boot knowledge
• Experience with JPA/Hibernate and SQL
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and microservices
• Experience modernizing legacy systems and collaborating across teams

Responsibilities

• Lead backend development and modernization of a legacy system
• Analyze complex business rules in legacy apps to derive requirements
• Design and implement RESTful APIs, microservices, and backend components
• Apply best practices and patterns to modernize applications
• Ensure code quality, performance, security, and maintainability
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on architecture and delivery planning

Skills

Java Backend

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

SQL

Hibernate/JPA

Legacy modernization

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Java Development Analyst based in India.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Java Development Analyst to lead backend development and modernization initiatives.
You will contribute to the reconstruction of a complex legacy system, translating established business rules into a modern, sustainable architecture.
The role involves designing and implementing robust APIs, microservices, and backend components using Java and Spring Boot.
You will help improve application performance, security, maintainability, and overall software quality.
Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will contribute to technical decisions, architecture discussions, and delivery planning.
This is an opportunity to apply strong engineering expertise to a meaningful modernization project in a fully remote environment.

Accountabilities

In this role, you will drive backend development and legacy system modernization, ensuring that technical solutions meet business needs and established engineering standards. Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the evolution, reconstruction, and reimplementation of a system modernization project, transforming legacy business rules and functionalities into a modern architecture.
• Analyze and interpret complex business rules embedded in legacy applications to identify requirements and propose sustainable technical solutions.
• Design, develop, implement, and document RESTful APIs, microservices, and structured backend components.
• Apply software engineering best practices, architectural principles, and design patterns to modernize existing applications.
• Ensure the quality, performance, security, testability, and maintainability of code delivered to production.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on architecture decisions, technical assessments, requirements gathering, and delivery planning.

Requirements

The ideal candidate brings extensive backend development experience with Java, along with strong knowledge of modern application architecture, database technologies, and legacy system modernization. Required qualifications include:

• A university degree, either in progress or completed, in Information Technology or a related field; alternatively, a completed degree in any discipline accompanied by a postgraduate qualification in IT of at least 360 hours.
• Proven experience as a Java Backend Developer or Software Engineer.
• Strong command of Java and the Spring Boot ecosystem.
• Practical experience with data persistence technologies, particularly JPA and Hibernate.
• Experience designing, developing, integrating, and documenting RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing, refactoring, and rebuilding legacy systems.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with messaging architectures and platforms such as Apache Kafka or similar technologies.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience working with cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Familiarity with automated unit and integration testing.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Benefits

• Permanent employment under a Brazilian CLT employment contract.
• Fully remote working arrangement.
• Life insurance.
• Meal allowance (Vale-Refeição).
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Wellhub membership.
• Access to English-language courses through a partner program.
• Access to IT training courses through a partner program.
• Working schedule of 220 hours per month, from 8:30 AM to 6:18 PM, with a one-hour break.