Java Engineer

Motion Recruitment; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment seeks a Backend Java Engineer for our Customer Notifications Platform, a mission-critical system delivering customer communications across the travel journey. The role focuses on backend development, production support, and integration engineering, with no significant frontend work required.

The ideal candidate has 6-7+ years in enterprise software development, deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Azure, and large-scale production environments, and experience with event-driven

Qualifications

• 6-7+ years of enterprise software development experience.
• Hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs.
• Experience with microservices architecture and Azure cloud.
• Experience supporting and troubleshooting production applications.
• Experience with event-driven platforms and messaging.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance large-scale backend applications.
• Support and improve a highly integrated customer communication platform.
• Develop and support microservices-based applications and event-driven integrations.
• Investigate and resolve complex production issues in hosted environments.
• Partner with engineering teams to deliver enhancements and maintain platform stability.
• Participate in Level 1 production support and periodic on-call rotations.
• Ensure system reliability, scalability, security, and compliance across regulated environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate technical decisions effectively.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices Architecture

Azure Cloud

Production support

Communication skills

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Backend Java Engineer to ‘Customer Notifications Platform, a mission-critical system responsible for delivering customer communications across the entire travel journey.
This role is heavily focused on backend development , production support, and integration engineering. Although the environment may be described as “full stack,” there is no significant front-end development requirement , and experience.
The ideal candidate will have 6-7+ years of enterprise software development experience , with deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Azure cloud technologies, and large-scale production environments . Candidates with prior experience in notification, messaging, or event-driven platforms will be highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance large-scale, business-critical backend applications.

• Support and improve a highly integrated customer communication platform responsible for:

• Boarding passes

• Flight cancellations and schedule changes

• Gate updates

• Check-in notifications

• Reaccommodation communications

• Hotel and meal notifications

• Baggage updates

• Receipts and travel confirmations

• SMS, email, push notifications, Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, and iOS Live Activities

• Develop and support microservices-based applications and event-driven integrations.

• Investigate and resolve complex production issues in hosted environments.

• Partner with engineering teams to deliver enhancements and maintain platform stability.

• Participate in Level 1 production support and periodic on-call rotations.

• Ensure system reliability, scalability, security, and compliance across regulated environments.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate technical decisions effectively.

Required Qualifications

• 6-7+ years of experience in enterprise software development.

• Strong hands-on experience with:

• Java

• Spring Boot

• REST APIs

• Microservices Architecture

• Azure Cloud

• Experience supporting and troubleshooting production applications.

• Expertise working with large-scale, highly integrated systems.

• Strong understanding of application reliability, security, and performance.

• Experience with event-driven systems and messaging technologies.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.