Java Backend Engineer — Spring Microservices & Kafka

eNGINE; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

eNGINE is seeking a backend-leaning Java Developer to join a team building on a modern enterprise stack, including Java, Spring, REST APIs, Kafka, and microservices. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on real architecture problems and quality code.

You'll collaborate across data engineers, stakeholders, and project managers, write maintainable code, and help raise the team's bar through best practices and knowledge sharing, including local meetups.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring (Spring Boot preferred).
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs.
• Experience with Kafka and microservices-based architecture.
• Ability to communicate well with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Angular or frontend experience is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining backend services using Java, Spring, and REST APIs
• Working with Kafka and microservices architecture to build systems that scale
• Writing clean, maintainable code and holding the line on best practices — not just for yourself, but helping raise the bar for the team
• Sharing ownership of the team's commitments rather than just your individual tickets — if something's falling behind, that's everyone's problem to solve
• Working cross-functionally with data engineers, business stakeholders, project managers, and fellow engineers to land on solutions that are actually elegant, not just functional
• Staying sharp by engaging with the broader engineering community — local meetups, knowledge-sharing, that kind of thing — and bringing what you learn back to the team

Skills

Java

Spring

REST APIs

Kafka

Microservices

Angular

Job description

eNGINE is seeking a backend-leaning Java Developer to join a team building on a modern enterprise stack, including Java, Spring, REST APIs, Kafka, and microservices. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on real architecture problems and quality code.

You'll collaborate across data engineers, stakeholders, and project managers, write maintainable code, and help raise the team's bar through best practices and knowledge sharing, including local meetups.