Senior Java Engineer: Spring Boot, Cloud & Kafka

Randstad Digital; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Digital seeks an experienced Senior Java Engineer for a contract-to-hire role in Bentonville, AR. You will design and develop scalable cloud-native backend services within a distributed environment, utilizing Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and Kafka.

The ideal candidate has strong system design, coding, and debugging skills, plus hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure / GCP), Docker, and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• 8 years of professional software engineering experience with strong backend Java development
• Advanced hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot
• Strong experience designing and developing microservices and distributed systems
• Experience with Kafka
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform
• Strong database experience across SQL, NoSQL, and RDBMS technologies
• Experience with Cassandra and Solr
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of OO programming, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms
• Experience developing scalable APIs and cloud-native services
• Strong system design, coding, debugging, and problem-solving skills
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field preferred

Responsibilities

• Design and develop highly scalable backend applications and services using Java and Spring Boot
• Build and enhance cloud-native microservices in large-scale distributed environments
• Participate in system design, architecture, coding, testing, debugging, and production support
• Develop new services, systems, and product functionality
• Build and support Kafka-based pipelines and event-driven integrations
• Work with both SQL and NoSQL databases
• Collaborate with engineering, product, data, and data science teams
• Support applications and services that integrate with machine learning and data platforms
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and implement scalable long-term solutions
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to engineering standards and best practices
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business and product requirements into technical solutions
• Ensure applications are reliable, scalable, maintainable, and delivered on time

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Kafka

Cloud platforms

Databases

Docker

Kubernetes

OO design

APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Randstad Digital seeks an experienced Senior Java Engineer for a contract-to-hire role in Bentonville, AR. You will design and develop scalable cloud-native backend services within a distributed environment, utilizing Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and Kafka.

The ideal candidate has strong system design, coding, and debugging skills, plus hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure / GCP), Docker, and Kubernetes.