Senior Java Microservices Engineer | Spring Boot & Kafka

Pittsburgh Tomorrow; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pittsburgh Tomorrow is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Pittsburgh, PA to design, develop, and modernize enterprise Java applications. The role focuses on Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, and Kafka within a regulated financial context.

You will contribute to scalable, event-driven systems, participate in code reviews, testing, and production deployments, and mentor junior developers while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot in enterprise environments.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable microservices and REST APIs.
• Experience with Kafka-based event-driven architectures and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise Java applications using Spring Boot.
• Build scalable microservices and REST APIs with Kafka-based integration.
• Support CI/CD processes, deployments, and incident resolution.
• Provide technical guidance and collaborate with product owners, QA, and DevOps.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot / Spring Framework

Apache Kafka

Microservices architecture

RESTful APIs

JSON and API integration

SQL

Git

Maven/Gradle

JUnit/Mockito

CI/CD

Logging/Monitoring

Agile/Scrum

Job description

Pittsburgh Tomorrow is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Pittsburgh, PA to design, develop, and modernize enterprise Java applications. The role focuses on Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, and Kafka within a regulated financial context.

You will contribute to scalable, event-driven systems, participate in code reviews, testing, and production deployments, and mentor junior developers while collaborating with cross-functional teams.