Java Backend Microservices Engineer - Scalable REST APIs

Machine Learning Technologies, LLC; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 81,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Machine Learning Technologies, LLC is seeking an experienced Java Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain highly available, secure microservices for healthcare data exchange and platform capabilities.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Java/JEE, Spring Boot, Node.js, RESTful APIs, Apache Kafka, and CI/CD, plus knowledge of DevOps, application security, and infrastructure automation. You will design backend solutions and ensure security and performance across integrations.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Java/JEE, Spring Boot, Node.js, RESTful APIs, Apache Kafka, and CI/CD.
• Knowledge of DevOps, application security, and infrastructure automation.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and JSON-based data modeling may be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend microservices using Java/JEE, Spring Boot, and Node.js.
• Develop secure, scalable, high-performance RESTful APIs.
• Implement event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka, including producers, consumers, schema evolution, partitioning, and consumer groups.
• Work with JSON for data modeling, validation, versioning, and backward compatibility.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines covering unit testing, integration testing, static analysis, and deployment automation.
• Integrate security controls such as SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, image scanning, and secrets management.
• Apply 12-Factor Application Principles, IaC, and configuration management best practices.
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Security, and DevOps teams to deliver reliable backend solutions.
• Ensure application performance, security, availability, and compliance across healthcare integrations.

Skills

Java/JEE

Spring Boot

Node.js

RESTful APIs

JSON

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Security best practices

12-Factor App

IaC

Tools

Apache Kafka

SAST

DAST

IaC tooling

Job description

Machine Learning Technologies, LLC is seeking an experienced Java Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain highly available, secure microservices for healthcare data exchange and platform capabilities.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Java/JEE, Spring Boot, Node.js, RESTful APIs, Apache Kafka, and CI/CD, plus knowledge of DevOps, application security, and infrastructure automation. You will design backend solutions and ensure security and performance across integrations.