Java Backend Engineer: Microservices & REST APIs

EPAM Systems; Mexico; On-site; PHP 3,762,000 - 5,643,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Employee financial programs

Paid time off and sick leave

Upskilling, reskilling and certificate

LinkedIn Learning access

Global career opportunities

Volunteer and community involvement

EPAM Employee Groups

Award-winning culture

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Java Developer to join our team. You will craft backend services in Java, design robust REST APIs, and work with microservices across distributed systems.

The role emphasizes secure, well-tested code, performance tuning, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of Java experience, familiarity with Spring Boot and relational databases, and strong English communication skills.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of practical experience working with Java and object-oriented programming concepts.
• Solid grasp of how to design REST APIs along with knowledge of sound API development practices.
• Background in building or working alongside microservices and systems spread across multiple nodes.
• Working knowledge of MySQL, SQL syntax, structuring relational data, and tuning queries for performance.
• Exposure to writing unit and integration tests, plus comfort using contemporary testing frameworks.
• Awareness of key security concepts including authentication, authorization, and building APIs securely.

Responsibilities

• Build, engineer, and sustain backend services written in Java.
• Craft and improve REST APIs that power mobile app functionality and connect with outside systems.
• Handle MySQL-related tasks such as structuring data models, writing and refining queries, and diagnosing issues.
• Play a part in shaping and evolving backend and microservices architecture built for scale and long-term maintainability.
• Write dependable, secure, thoroughly-tested code that adheres to sound engineering principles.
• Track down and fix bugs, performance bottlenecks, and issues arising in live environments.
• Take part in reviewing peers' code, joining technical conversations, providing estimates, and shaping solution designs.
• Team up with mobile engineers, product-side stakeholders, quality assurance staff, and fellow backend developers to bring complete features to life.
• Support efforts around automated testing, monitoring, logging practices, and general application dependability.
• Make use of AI-powered development tools when useful to boost efficiency, elevate code standards, and streamline testing and troubleshooting

Skills

Java

REST APIs

Microservices

OOP

Git

CI/CD

Security fundamentals

English (B2+)

Tools

MySQL

Job description

EPAM Systems is seeking a Java Developer to join our team. You will craft backend services in Java, design robust REST APIs, and work with microservices across distributed systems.

The role emphasizes secure, well-tested code, performance tuning, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of Java experience, familiarity with Spring Boot and relational databases, and strong English communication skills.