Lead Software Engineer

Virtusa; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtusa is seeking a senior backend engineer to design, develop, test, and deploy scalable Java/Spring Boot microservices and event-driven solutions with Kafka and MongoDB.

You will ensure performance, reliability, and security while resolving production issues and collaborating with cross-functional teams on architecture, reviews, and deployment.

Qualifications

• Requires seven years of experience developing and maintaining scalable enterprise applications.
• Must have strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, Apache Kafka, and MongoDB, including data modeling and query optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable backend applications and microservices.
• Ensure application performance, reliability, security, and code quality while troubleshooting production issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on architecture, reviews, and deployment.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

Apache Kafka

MongoDB

Data Modeling

Query Optimization

Backend Development

Application Performance

Agile Development

CI/CD

Automated Deployment

Core Java

Job description

Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable backend applications and microservices using Java and Spring Boot, and build event-driven solutions with Kafka and MongoDB. Ensure application performance, reliability, security, and code quality while troubleshooting production issues and collaborating with cross-functional teams on architecture, reviews, and deployment.

Requirements:

Requires seven years of experience developing and maintaining scalable enterprise applications. Must have strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, Apache Kafka, and MongoDB, including data modeling and query optimization.

Key Skills:

• Java
• Spring Boot
• Apache Kafka
• MongoDB
• Core Java
• REST APIs
• Microservices
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Data Modeling
• Query Optimization
• Backend Development
• Application Performance
• Root Cause Analysis
• Agile Development
• CI/CD
• Automated Deployment