Senior Java Backend Engineer — Remote, API & Microservices

Jobgether; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive contract rate

Remote work within US

Diverse technical assignments

Modern tech stack exposure

Professional development

Contract flexibility

Job summary

Partner Company in the United States is seeking an experienced Senior Java Backend Developer to design, develop, and maintain enterprise backend services. You will build scalable APIs, microservices, and distributed systems, leveraging Java technologies and modern frameworks.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate specifications into robust software, contribute to architecture decisions, and support cloud adoption and production operations.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Java backend development for enterprise software.
• Experience with Spring Boot and the Spring ecosystem.
• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Understanding of microservices and distributed systems.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Ability to translate requirements into practical software solutions.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud) is a plus.
• Comfortable working in cross-functional teams and Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise-grade backend applications and services.
• Build, enhance, and integrate RESTful APIs to support communication between applications and external systems.
• Develop scalable microservices and distributed applications with a focus on reliability and performance.
• Work with relational databases and SQL to manage data access.
• Write clean, maintainable production-ready code and implement test strategies.
• Contribute to system modernization and cloud adoption where applicable.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, QA, and other developers in Agile workflows.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

SQL

CI/CD

Linux

Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Kafka

DevOps

Communication

Adaptability

Tools

Kafka

Job description

Partner Company in the United States is seeking an experienced Senior Java Backend Developer to design, develop, and maintain enterprise backend services. You will build scalable APIs, microservices, and distributed systems, leveraging Java technologies and modern frameworks.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate specifications into robust software, contribute to architecture decisions, and support cloud adoption and production operations.