Principal Backend Engineer (Java Springboot)

TalentHue - IT & Corporate Recruitment; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,674,000 - 2,790,000; Full time

Job summary

TalentHue - IT & Corporate Recruitment is looking for a Principal Backend Engineer (Java Springboot) based in Lahore. This role involves owning the full lifecycle of backend services, mentoring team members, and ensuring technical excellence.

Candidates should have strong expertise in Java and Spring, as well as hands-on experience with AWS services. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree and 6–10+ years of backend development experience. Excellent opportunity to drive architectural decisions and contribute to innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• 6–10+ years of backend/server-side development experience.
• Proven experience designing and implementing microservices architectures.
• Strong knowledge of relational and/or NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of backend services, from architecture to production support.
• Design, develop, and maintain Spring Boot–based Java microservices.
• Conduct code reviews and provide technical mentorship.

Skills

Java

Spring/Spring Boot

AWS

GraphQL

Agile

Microservices Architecture

RESTful APIs

Data Modeling

Observability Tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

AWS Lambda

API Gateway

DynamoDB

RDS

CloudWatch

Job description

Role Introduction

As a Principal Backend Engineer (Java Springboot), you will own the full lifecycle of backend services, from architecture and design to deployment, monitoring, and production support, while mentoring team members and driving technical excellence.

Features

• Onsite
• US Hours

Requirements

• Design, develop, and maintain Spring Boot–based Java microservices deployed on AWS (ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, RDS/DynamoDB, etc.).
• Build and maintain GraphQL APIs, ensuring robust schema design, performance optimization, and security best practices.
• Integrate backend systems with Salesforce Commerce (catalog, pricing, promotions, inventory, customer, and order management flows).
• Contribute to domain-driven, event-driven, and microservices architecture strategies.
• Drive decisions related to scalability, reliability, observability, and security.
• Conduct code reviews and provide technical mentorship where required.
• Manage the full service lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Implement automated testing (unit, integration, and contract testing) to ensure production readiness.
• Utilize monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Sumo Logic, Quantum Metric, or similar) to proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Partner with frontend, mobile, and QA teams to deliver seamless end-to-end features.
• Maintain technical documentation and promote engineering best practices.

Specifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• 6–10+ years of backend/server-side development experience.
• Strong expertise in Java (Java 8+) and Spring/Spring Boot or comparable frameworks.
• Proven experience designing and implementing microservices architectures, including service boundaries, resilience patterns, and API versioning.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS core services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudWatch, RDS/DynamoDB, SQS/SNS.
• Strong experience with GraphQL (schema design, resolvers, optimization, and security).
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design principles.
• Experience integrating with Salesforce Commerce (B2C Commerce Cloud/SFCC or Commerce APIs).
• Strong knowledge of relational and/or NoSQL databases, data modeling, and performance tuning.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with cross‑functional teams.

Expertise

Skills: Agile, Amazon Web Services, API Gateway, AWS Lambda, B2C Commerce Cloud, CloudFront, CloudWatch, Contract Testing, Data Modeling, Domain-Driven Design, DynamoDB, ECS, EKS, Event-Driven Architecture, GraphQL, Integration Testing, Java, Microservices Architecture, NoSQL, Observability Tools, Quantum Metric, RDS, RESTful APIs, S3, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Scrum, SFCC, SNS, Spring Boot, SQL, SQS, Sumo Logic, Unit Testing.