Senior Java Backend Engineer: Scalable APIs & Microservices

Greater Giving, Inc.; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Worldpay is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer – Java to join the Launchpad team. This hybrid role spans Cincinnati, OH (3 days) or Denver, CO (2 days) with visa sponsorship not available.

You will design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs, participate in full software lifecycle, and help scale enterprise-grade payments solutions on the Worldpay platform. Ideal candidates bring strong Java/Spring experience, event-driven architecture know-how, and comfort with code reviews and mentoring in an

Qualifications

• Experience designing and building RESTful Java APIs.
• Strong understanding of Spring ecosystem (Boot, MVC, Data JPA, Security).
• Experience with event-driven architectures and Kafka.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs using Java and Spring.
• Collaborate on API standards and architecture with architects and teams.
• Write clean, tested code and participate in reviews.
• Troubleshoot performance and reliability issues across services.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and ensure stakeholder updates.
• Mentor teammates and drive improvements in an Agile environment.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Event-driven

APIs design

JUnit/Mockito

Code reviews

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

AWS

Apache Kafka

Job description

Worldpay is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer – Java to join the Launchpad team. This hybrid role spans Cincinnati, OH (3 days) or Denver, CO (2 days) with visa sponsorship not available.

You will design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs, participate in full software lifecycle, and help scale enterprise-grade payments solutions on the Worldpay platform. Ideal candidates bring strong Java/Spring experience, event-driven architecture know-how, and comfort with code reviews and mentoring in an