Java Backend Engineer - Spring Boot & Microservices

EC Markets LTD; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Wave Group in Albany, Auckland, is seeking a Java Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems for critical business applications. Office based in Albany with an emphasis on secure, high-perf solutions.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of Java development, strong Spring Boot and REST API experience, and familiarity with microservices and relational databases. Collaboration with product, QA, and Agile teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional Java development experience.
• Strong Java 8+ skills and Spring Boot expertise.
• Solid RESTful API design and microservices experience.
• Strong SQL skills with MySQL or similar databases.
• Experience with ORM frameworks and Git/CI-CD pipelines.
• Good communication and debugging abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build scalable RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Design and optimize database structures and queries.
• Integrate with third-party systems and external APIs.
• Participate in architecture and technical design discussions.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues.
• Improve performance, reliability, and security; write clean code.
• Perform code reviews and share knowledge within Agile teams.

Skills

Java 8+

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Microservices

SQL (MySQL)

ORM (MyBatis/Hibernate/JPA)

Git & CI/CD

Software design principles

Debugging & problem solving

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

RabbitMQ

SQS

Redis

ELK/Grafana/Prometheus

MyBatis/Hibernate/JPA (ORM)

Job description

Global Wave Group in Albany, Auckland, is seeking a Java Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems for critical business applications. Office based in Albany with an emphasis on secure, high-perf solutions.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of Java development, strong Spring Boot and REST API experience, and familiarity with microservices and relational databases. Collaboration with product, QA, and Agile teams is essential.