Full-Stack Java Engineer - Spring Boot + React/Angular

EPAM Systems Inc; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Java Engineer (Full Stack) to design, build and own backend services in Java or Kotlin with Spring Boot and to develop responsive frontends in Angular or React. You will contribute end-to-end from the database to the user interface, and help less experienced engineers grow.

The work spans Scrum or Kanban teams across countries, with upgrades and migrations including Java-to-Kotlin or AngularJS-to-Angular.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Java (or Kotlin) with Spring Boot.
• Hands-on experience with Angular or React with JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5 and CSS3; frontend depth judged case by case.
• Understanding of microservices, REST API and event-driven design.
• Working knowledge of Apache Kafka or other solutions, including asynchronous messaging, event processing and reliable message delivery.
• Experience with Azure or AWS with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD pipelines for production deployments.
• Track record monitoring applications, troubleshooting incidents and tracing root causes.
• Experience with Postgres, MongoDB or CosmosDB.
• Clean, testable, secure code using JUnit, Mockito, Jest or Cypress.
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows and Scrum or Kanban, plus clear English communication.
• Right to work in Malaysia (visa sponsorship is not available).
• Nice to have Java-to-Kotlin or AngularJS-to-Angular migration experience.
• UI frameworks such as Material UI, Native UI or TailwindCSS.
• Terraform, GitHub Actions or other Infrastructure-as-Code tooling.
• Test-Driven Development (TDD).

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain backend services and APIs in Java or Kotlin with Spring Boot.
• Develop responsive Angular or React frontends and integrate them with backend APIs.
• Implement event-driven features on Apache Kafka or similar messaging
• Maintain and improve existing systems through refactoring and technology upgrades, supporting Java-to-Kotlin or AngularJS-to-Angular migrations
• Deploy and operate services on Azure or AWS with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD
• Monitor applications, resolve production incidents and join the on-call rotation as needed
• Partner with product managers and designers in Scrum or Kanban teams
• Raise quality and secure coding practices through code reviews, guidance and AI-assisted tools

Skills

Java/Kotlin

Spring Boot

Angular/React

Microservices

REST API

Kafka

Cloud: Azure/AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Git & Scrum/Kanban

English communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

CI/CD

Job description

EPAM Systems Inc in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Java Engineer (Full Stack) to design, build and own backend services in Java or Kotlin with Spring Boot and to develop responsive frontends in Angular or React. You will contribute end-to-end from the database to the user interface, and help less experienced engineers grow.

The work spans Scrum or Kanban teams across countries, with upgrades and migrations including Java-to-Kotlin or AngularJS-to-Angular.