C2C Requirement of Senior Java Backend Engineer | Mountain View, CA

Tech Mirrors; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Part time

Job summary

Tech Mirrors is looking for a Senior Java Backend Engineer to join their team in Mountain View, CA. This hybrid role requires extensive experience in Java, Spring, and AWS, along with a solid understanding of microservices architecture.

The ideal candidate should demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, experience in agile development, and the ability to write clean, modular code. Responsibilities include gathering functional requirements, resolving production issues, and enhancing services at scale.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of active development experience.
• Hands-on experience in developing applications using Spring/Spring Boot.
• Experience with AWS services like EC2, Lambda, S3, and DynamoDB.

Responsibilities

• Gather functional requirements and develop technical specifications.
• Participate in the agile feature/product design process with cross-functional teams.
• Monitor production systems and remediate issues.

Skills

Java

Spring

Spring Boot

REST APIs

GraphQL

Microservices

Agile

Data structures

Jenkins

AWS

Apache Kafka

Unit testing

Tools

JPA/Hibernate

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipeline

Spring Security

Job description

Senior Java Backend Engineer

Location: Mountain View, CA (Hybrid) | Job type: Contract

Hiring Process

• 1st round: Hacker Rank Test
• 2nd round: Technical Interview (Internal)
• 3rd round: Client interview

Job Description

• Proven skills in Java, Spring, Spring Boot, REST/GraphQL web services and Cloud with at least 10 years of active dev experience
• Hands‑on experience developing applications using Spring/Spring Boot framework and relational / non‑relational DBs
• Experience with Spring Boot or Spring framework with good systems & architectural grasp
• Experience with Agile development Knowledge of unit testing frameworks – preferably JUnit
• Experience with building web applications, databases, microservices at large scale and knowledge of Jenkins, SonarQube, Git, Deployment Architecture
• Experience with AWS (Amazon Web Services) with EC2, Lambda, S3 and DynamoDB along with pipeline configurations
• Experience with REST APIs and GraphQL
• Experience with analysing existing code, unit and integration tests, AWS cloud environment and services
• Good understanding of architectural patterns of a large, high‑scale web application (e.g., well-designed APIs, high volume data pipelines, efficient algorithms)
• Passionate about writing clean, modular and unit testable code
• Self‑motivated, proactive and able to multitask and possesses strong verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Understanding of data structures and problem solving approaches, and ability to articulate trade offs
• Gathering functional requirements, developing technical specifications, and project & test planning
• Resolving defects and bugs during testing, pre‑production, production, and post‑release patches
• Participate in the agile feature/product design process working with cross‑functional teams
• Design, implement and enhance services at large scale as part of the sales product, enabling various customer’s use cases. E2E responsibilities including technical documentation and automation tests.
• Production support involved with monitoring production systems and remediating issues
• Provide support in JDK and other Java tech stack migrations

Skills

Primary: Java, Rest Api, Spring and Spring Boot, Microservices, Apache Kafka, GraphQL, JPA/Hibernate, Design patterns, Agile and Scrum, Data structures and Algorithms

Secondary: AWS & Kubernetes, CI/CD pipeline, Unit testing(UT), Spring Security, Jenkins

Nice to have

Usage of AI tools (like cursor AI, Copilot, Claude) to improve efficiency

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran or disability status.