Responsibilities

• Design and implement back-end services, APIs, and business logic using Java (e.g., Spring Boot, Hibernate).
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and mentor junior engineers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, identify solutions, and deliver high-quality software.
• Write and maintain unit and integration tests to ensure code quality.
• Debug and troubleshoot complex production issues and implement fixes.
• Stay current with Java technologies, frameworks, and best practices.
• Identify issues that can impact your production line, throw predictive impact updates to Managers
• Collaborative skills across teams to bring in efficiency
• Identify mitigation plans when needed
• Working across teams and functions undertake specialist roles which require the experience and knowledge of a team leader/manager.
• Take responsibility for the work you and your team produces ensuring high levels of attention to detail.
• Prioritize own workload based on input from Project Managers, Designers, Account Managers, Team Lead, and Manager.
• Document work and correspondence in tracking systems
• In alignment with business objectives, improve production quality and efficiency as necessary.
• Perform root cause analysis for quality and/or efficiency problems, and recommend action plans to address them.
• 4-year degree or certificate in a related field required.
• Minimum 4 years of related professional experience in web design, leading a team and/or web coding.

?Required Skills (Must haves)

• 5+ years of professional experience with Java development.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and SOLID principles.
• Experience with Java frameworks such as Spring Boot, Hibernate, or Microservices architecture.
• Proficiency in RESTful API development and database technologies (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure).
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills (Nice too have)

• Experience with message brokers (e.g., SQS, RabbitMQ, Kafka).
• Familiarity with front-end integration or tools like React or Angular.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices and performance tuning.