Senior Java Backend Architect — Remote

Stefanini; United States; Remote; USD 35,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal voucher

Course discounts

Academy Stefanini

Mentoring

Medical assistance

Dental assistance

Travel club

Pet insurance

Job summary

Stefanini in Brazil is seeking a Senior Java backend developer with architectural vision to design and evolve microservices and REST APIs using Java 17+ and Spring Boot 3. You will assess risks, drive technical solutions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure scalable, secure software.

You will work with containers and Kubernetes, implement testing, observability, and documentation, review code, and mentor others.

Qualifications

• 5+ years backend development experience, including at least 3 years with Java and Spring Boot.
• Strong knowledge of Java 17+, Spring Boot 3, microservices, REST APIs, and OpenAPI/Swagger.
• Knowledge of development patterns and principles, such as DDD, Clean Architecture, SOLID, and design patterns.
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, or SQL Server) and JPA/Hibernate.
• Knowledge of automated testing with JUnit 5 and Mockito, Docker, Git, and CI/CD.
• Ability to analyze complex scenarios, anticipate risks, assess impacts, and recommend technical solutions grounded in architecture best practices.
• Autonomy, critical thinking, and clear communication to collaborate with technical and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evolve microservices and backend applications using Java 17+ and Spring Boot 3.
• Design, implement, and document REST APIs, considering security, performance, versioning, and scalability.
• Analyze solutions from an architectural perspective, identifying risks, dependencies, and impacts, and proposing improvements and technical alternatives.
• Support development decisions with critical thinking, evaluating scenarios and guiding solutions aligned with architecture best practices and business needs.
• Develop synchronous and asynchronous integrations using messaging and event-driven architecture.
• Model data, optimize queries, and ensure quality through automated testing, observability, and development best practices.
• Work with containerization and deployment in Kubernetes environments, in partnership with platform teams.
• Perform code reviews, share knowledge, and provide technical support to less experienced professionals.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

OpenAPI/Swagger

JPA/Hibernate

Docker

Git

CI/CD

JUnit/Mockito

Critical thinking

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Azure Service Bus

Kubernetes

Job description

Stefanini in Brazil is seeking a Senior Java backend developer with architectural vision to design and evolve microservices and REST APIs using Java 17+ and Spring Boot 3. You will assess risks, drive technical solutions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure scalable, secure software.

You will work with containers and Kubernetes, implement testing, observability, and documentation, review code, and mentor others.