Java Software Engineer

Photon; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Photon, a leading Digital Platform Engineering company, is hiring a senior Java backend developer to design, build, and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using Java 11/17 and Spring Boot. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure backend services, implement clean architecture, and participate in CI/CD and DevSecOps practices.

The role requires 5–8+ years in Java backend, strong SQL and NoSQL knowledge, and experience with API documentation and messaging

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5–8+ years of Java backend development experience.
• Strong Java 11/17, Spring Boot, and REST API design.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, and DevOps for scalable backend solutions.
• Ensure security, performance, and reliability with CI/CD integration.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Microservices

SQL & RDBMS

NoSQL

Git & CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

OAuth2 / JWT

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Hibernate/JPA

Swagger/OpenAPI

Kafka/RabbitMQ

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

We are Photon, one of the world's largest Digital Platform Engineering companies providing a combination of Strategy Consulting, Creative Design and Technology Services to a wide range of customers. We work with 40% of the Fortune 100 companies.

Please refer the below job description and apply if interested.

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Location: Irving, Tampa

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services.
• Develop reusable and maintainable code following clean architecture and coding best practices.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, frontend developers, QA, and DevOps teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Design and optimize database schemas, queries, and data access layers.
• Implement API security using OAuth2, JWT, OpenID Connect, and other authentication mechanisms.
• Integrate with third-party services, messaging systems, and enterprise applications.
• Develop unit, integration, and API tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and architecture decisions.
• Troubleshoot production issues, optimize application performance, and support deployments.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–8+ years of experience in Java backend development.
• Strong proficiency in Java 11/17 and object-oriented programming principles.
• Extensive experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, and Spring Security.
• Strong experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Experience with Hibernate/JPA and relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle.
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Cassandra is a plus.
• Experience with API documentation using Swagger/OpenAPI.
• Familiarity with messaging platforms such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Experience using Git and modern CI/CD tools.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized deployments.
• Experience implementing event-driven and distributed architectures.
• Knowledge of caching technologies such as Redis or Hazelcast.
• Exposure to GraphQL is a plus.
• Understanding of observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Splunk.

Technical Skills

• Testing: JUnit, Mockito, REST Assured