Senior Java Backend Engineer – Spring Boot & Microservices

externaljobboards; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Learning support

Well-being programs

Equipment provided

Team events

Recognition

Job summary

externaljobboards is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build and maintain backend services for a high-volume live system. You will participate in feature development, code reviews, and production support in an Agile team, with emphasis on dependable, evolvable solutions.

Expect collaboration across functions and a focus on scalable design. The role requires strong Java expertise with REST and Spring Boot, plus familiarity with Kafka, Elasticsearch/Solr, AWS, and PostgreSQL.

Qualifications

• Professional Java development experience.
• REST services with Spring Boot and microservice architecture.
• Kafka, Elasticsearch or Solr, and AWS familiarity.
• JPA and complex SQL queries in PostgreSQL.
• Strong troubleshooting and performance optimization skills.
• Working knowledge of IntelliJ, Git, GitHub or GitLab, Jira, Docker, and Maven.
• SDLC and CI/CD practices; available to work until 3 p.m. Central Time.
• Upper-intermediate English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review backend code for maintainable, high-quality delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to design and ship features.
• Contribute to technical discussions and backend design decisions.
• Investigate bugs and respond to production incidents.
• Evaluate tradeoffs and explain design choices for long-term impact.

Skills

Java

REST services

Spring Boot

Application security

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Solr

AWS

PostgreSQL SQL

Troubleshooting

CI/CD

Git

Docker

IntelliJ

Jira

GitHub/GitLab

Maven

English

Tools

Jira

GitHub

GitLab

Docker

IntelliJ

Maven

PostgreSQL

Job description

externaljobboards is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build and maintain backend services for a high-volume live system. You will participate in feature development, code reviews, and production support in an Agile team, with emphasis on dependable, evolvable solutions.

Expect collaboration across functions and a focus on scalable design. The role requires strong Java expertise with REST and Spring Boot, plus familiarity with Kafka, Elasticsearch/Solr, AWS, and PostgreSQL.