Senior Java Engineer

KINESSO MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. (fka Mediabrands Global Technology Solutions Sdn Bhd); Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading performance marketing agency in Malaysia seeks a highly skilled Senior Java Developer to enhance and maintain an enterprise application for multi-cloud deployments. The ideal candidate will work on cloud-native services and mentor junior developers. This role offers flexible hours and emphasizes productivity and collaboration in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Trust and ownership culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional Java development experience, preferably with Spring Boot.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, and Azure cloud services.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitLab CI.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to refactor an existing Java-based application.
• Manage and improve CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior developers.

Skills

Java development experience

Microservices

RESTful APIs

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

CI/CD tools

Tools

Helm

Terraform

Job description

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We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Developer to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate will take ownership of enhancing and maintaining an existing enterprise application to support multi-cloud deployments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and single-tenant architecture. You will work closely with cross-functional application teams to modernize deployment, improve scalability, and ensure robust cloud integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multiple application teams to enhance and refactor an existing Java-based application for deployment across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Integrate cloud-native services and optimize configurations for each cloud provider.
• Refactor both application and persistence layers to support single-tenant deployments.
• Ensure tenant data isolation, scalability, and maintainability across environments.

Deployment & DevOps

• Maintain and improve Helm charts for Kubernetes-based deployments.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines and automate deployments across environments.
• Oversee and maintain data seeding, data migration scripts, and deployment templates.

Application Maintenance

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and optimize existing systems for performance and reliability.
• Ensure application scalability and security best practices are met.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior developers where needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional Java development experience (Spring Boot or similar frameworks).
• Strong understanding of microservices, RESTful APIs, and containerized applications.
• Proven experience deploying Java applications on Kubernetes using Helm.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, and/or Azure cloud services.
• Experience working with different cloud databases and storage solutions, such as AWS RDS, GCP Cloud SQL, AWS S3, GCP GCS, and similar services.
• Experience in database schema design, data migration, and multi-tenant architecture.
• Solid knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions).

Good to have:

• Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Understanding security and compliance in cloud environments.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Self-driven with the ability to take ownership of complex technical challenges.

Why Join Us?

We offer a culture based on trust, freedom & ownership. Employees are able to manage their own time with flexible hours. We focus on productivity, ability & attitude as primary factors of success in our organization. Please note that this job is for the data and technology group of Kinesso with office in Wisma LYL, Petaling Jaya.

About Kinesso

KINESSO is the technology-driven performance marketing agency that sits at the very heart of IPG Mediabrands, providing actionable growth for both our agency partners and clients. We turn 'action' into 'outcome' for our clients, leveraging our unique capabilities in optimization, analytics, AI, and experimentation. KINESSO has brought together the collective power of what was formerly Matterkind, Reprise, and Kinesso under one collective entity that will serve as the most powerful delivery engine in the industry. We have extensive offerings spanning across performance marketing and data and technology. Fueled by a deep understanding of consumer behavior, we offer an end-to-end engine of planning and optimization while also delivering on data-driven strategy for social platforms, actionable growth in e-commerce, and creating curated marketplaces specific to each client's function and needs. The company has more than 6,000 employees operating in more than 60 countries. Learn more at www.KINESSO.com.