Senior Backend Engineer — Java & Microservices

Avizva; Reston, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AVIZVA in Reston, VA is seeking a Senior Development Engineer - BackEnd Technologies to design, develop, and maintain scalable Java applications. You will build micro-services, integrate APIs, and mentor junior engineers in a fast-paced healthcare technology environment.

The role requires strong Java expertise (8+), Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and a solid grasp of architecture, design patterns, and data modeling across MS SQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5-8 years of hands-on experience in Java (version 8 or higher) with OOPS concepts.
• Proficiency in Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Security, Spring MVC, and JPA/Hibernate.
• Experience in micro-services architecture and modular software design.
• Strong knowledge of design patterns, multithreading, and data structures.
• Experience designing and implementing robust RESTful APIs.
• Databases: MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB (advantageous).
• Code reviews, debugging, and troubleshooting to ensure quality delivery.
• Knowledge of RabbitMQ and Kafka is a plus.
• Familiarity with FrontEnd and DevOps, and Agile methodology.
• Mentoring and guiding teammates to success; strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Understand business requirements and align software with stakeholder needs.
• Build robust Java applications from design to deployment; integrate APIs.
• Develop micro-services for modular, maintainable software.
• Translate requirements into low-level designs independently.
• Participate in solution analysis meetings and sessions.
• Review code to ensure quality standards.
• Identify risks and propose resolutions to leadership.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on backend excellence.
• Mentor team members and remove roadblocks to success.

Skills

Java 8+

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

Design patterns

Multithreading

MS SQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Agile

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE or related

Tools

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Job description

AVIZVA in Reston, VA is seeking a Senior Development Engineer - BackEnd Technologies to design, develop, and maintain scalable Java applications. You will build micro-services, integrate APIs, and mentor junior engineers in a fast-paced healthcare technology environment.

The role requires strong Java expertise (8+), Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and a solid grasp of architecture, design patterns, and data modeling across MS SQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.