Java Backend Engineer – Cloud, AI & Scalable APIs

Optimum; Bethpage (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimum is seeking a skilled Software Developer Engineer II in Bethpage, NY. The role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining enterprise-scale Java/Oracle backends with cloud deployment on GCP and AWS.

Expect emphasis on scalable APIs, data schemas, and secure, high-performance services across distributed systems. You will work with Spring Boot, Oracle databases, PLSQL, and microservices, while collaborating in an Agile environment to deliver reliable, testable software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
• 3+ years of software development experience.
• Experience in developing scalable, distributed, and multithreaded enterprise applications in Java.
• Experience in Spring Boot, Spring AI, Spring Data JDBC, Spring Data Redis, and Spring Kafka.
• Experience with Oracle databases, schema/table design, SQL performance tuning, and PLSQL functions, procedures, and triggers.
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases like Redis.
• Experience with messaging systems like Kafka and ActiveMQ.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, including Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Jira.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodology is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud (GCP) and its capabilities.
• Understanding of AI/ML concepts, including model training, evaluation, and deployment.
• Proficiency in machine learning frameworks like BigQuery ML (BQML), TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn.
• Experience with Google Vertex AI and Gemini AI for AI-driven applications.
• Python and shell scripting experience is desirable.
• Experience with Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) like modems, gateways, and routers is a plus.
• Familiarity with AI Tools and AI First mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly scalable, multithreaded enterprise applications and APIs.
• Optimize Oracle SQL performance, design efficient database schemas, and develop PLSQL procedures, functions, and triggers.
• Develop and integrate back-end web services.
• Define and manage database schemas in Oracle and BigQuery.
• Participate in design and code reviews to ensure high-quality software development.
• Develop unit and integration tests for application reliability.
• Deploy and manage web applications on cloud platforms like GCP and AWS.

Skills

Java

Oracle SQL

PL/SQL

Multithreading

APIs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Spring Boot

Kafka

ActiveMQ

GCP

AWS

BigQuery

TensorFlow

Scikit-Learn

Google Vertex AI

Git

CI/CD

Jira

Redis

Job description

Optimum is seeking a skilled Software Developer Engineer II in Bethpage, NY. The role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining enterprise-scale Java/Oracle backends with cloud deployment on GCP and AWS.

Expect emphasis on scalable APIs, data schemas, and secure, high-performance services across distributed systems. You will work with Spring Boot, Oracle databases, PLSQL, and microservices, while collaborating in an Agile environment to deliver reliable, testable software.