Senior Java Backend Architect - On-site Istanbul

RIGHTYON TECHNOLOGY; Gebze; On-site; TRY 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site collaboration with engineering

Direct impact on architectural choices

Long-term production projects

AI-enabled engineering culture

Job summary

RIGHTYON TECHNOLOGY in Istanbul/Gebze seeks a Senior Java Backend Developer to own backend architecture and hands-on development. The role emphasizes scalable services, REST/GraphQL APIs, and close collaboration with on-site engineers to deliver long-term production-grade systems.

You will leverage AI-assisted development tools to boost speed and quality, manage database schemas, optimize queries, and drive architectural decisions within an engineering-driven culture.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience in Java backend development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Own the design and evolution of REST and/or GraphQL APIs.
• Take responsibility for backend architecture and long-term technical decisions.
• Design and optimize database schemas and complex SQL queries.
• Implement and maintain event-driven and message-based systems (Kafka, MQTT, RabbitMQ).
• Leverage AI tools to improve development speed and quality.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce clean code and best practices.
• Identify, prioritize, and reduce technical debt.
• Improve system performance, stability, and reliability.
• Collaborate closely with on-site engineers and stakeholders.

Skills

Java 17+

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

SQL

JPA / Hibernate

Concurrency & Multithreading

Clean Code & SOLID

Design Patterns

AI-assisted development tools

Code reviews & best practices

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

AI tools (Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor)

Cloud platforms (GCP/AWS)

Kafka/MQTT

Job description

RIGHTYON TECHNOLOGY in Istanbul/Gebze seeks a Senior Java Backend Developer to own backend architecture and hands-on development. The role emphasizes scalable services, REST/GraphQL APIs, and close collaboration with on-site engineers to deliver long-term production-grade systems.

You will leverage AI-assisted development tools to boost speed and quality, manage database schemas, optimize queries, and drive architectural decisions within an engineering-driven culture.