Senior Java Backend Engineer: Cloud-Native Microservices Lead

Ethereum Technologies; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ethereum Technologies in Phoenix, AZ is seeking an experienced Senior Java Backend Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise applications and microservices. The role requires deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, cloud-native architectures, and distributed systems, with hands-on leadership and mentoring responsibilities.

You will own RESTful services, collaborate across product, QA, DevOps, and frontend teams, and drive CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployments.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of overall software development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience in Java and Spring Boot-based enterprise applications.
• Proven expertise in microservices and cloud-native architecture.
• Experience in system design, application scalability, and performance optimization.
• Strong technical leadership, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy enterprise-grade microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Lead technical design discussions and define scalable application architecture.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and distributed applications.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor developers, and ensure coding standards.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and optimize application and database performance.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Implement secure, scalable, and fault-tolerant backend solutions.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, QA, DevOps, and Frontend teams.
• Support CI/CD, cloud deployments, and containerized applications.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Cloud technologies

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Problem solving

Mentoring

REST APIs

CI/CD

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Apache Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

Ethereum Technologies in Phoenix, AZ is seeking an experienced Senior Java Backend Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise applications and microservices. The role requires deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, cloud-native architectures, and distributed systems, with hands-on leadership and mentoring responsibilities.

You will own RESTful services, collaborate across product, QA, DevOps, and frontend teams, and drive CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployments.