Remote-Eligible Java Backend Engineer — Scalable APIs

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Three work environment options

Health insurance

Education sponsorships

Flexi-leaves

Job summary

Bluehost is seeking a Java Backend Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Java 17/21, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs. You will work on microservices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native deployments, collaborating with product, QA, and DevOps in an Agile environment to deliver reliable software for millions of users.

Candidates should have 4+ years of backend experience, strong SQL skills (MySQL/PostgreSQL), and experience with Docker, Kafka, and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of backend software development experience.
• Strong experience with Java (Java 8+).
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot and the Spring ecosystem.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Strong knowledge of SQL databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Understanding of object-oriented design principles and design patterns.
• Experience with Git, Maven or Gradle, and Docker.
• Familiarity with distributed systems, caching, and messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and production support skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build scalable RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Develop clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• Participate in architecture, code reviews, and technical design discussions.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and engineering best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote software quality across the team.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Microservices

SQL databases

Object-oriented design

Distributed systems

Git

CI/CD

Agile

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Maven/Gradle

Git

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Kafka

RabbitMQ

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

Swagger/OpenAPI

Job description

Bluehost is seeking a Java Backend Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Java 17/21, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs. You will work on microservices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native deployments, collaborating with product, QA, and DevOps in an Agile environment to deliver reliable software for millions of users.

Candidates should have 4+ years of backend experience, strong SQL skills (MySQL/PostgreSQL), and experience with Docker, Kafka, and Kubernetes.