Backend Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs that ensure seamless communication across systems.
• Optimize application performance, reliability, and security.
• Write unit, integration, and performance tests to ensure high code quality.
• Conduct thorough code reviews and contribute to shared codebases and best practices.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers and contribute to UI-related tasks when required.
• Work with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.
• Use Azure DevOps pipelines to ensure efficient CI/CD workflows.
• Leverage infrastructure-as-code tools (e. g., Terraform) for environment consistency.
• Engage with product managers, frontend engineers, designers, and DevOps to deliver value.
• Participate actively in agile ceremonies (scrum, planning, retrospectives).
• Contribute to technical design discussions and architecture reviews.
• Utilize Generative AI (GenAI) tools to improve productivity in development and testing.
• Stay up to date with industry trends in backend engineering, cloud computing, and microservice design.

Requirements:

• 4-6 years of experience in backend development.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful API design.
• Solid understanding of SQL databases.
• Familiarity with containerized deployments and Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based version control.
• Exposure to Azure Cloud services.
• Experience with performance tuning, observability (e. g., using Prometheus/Grafana), and incident resolution.
• Familiarity with Helm, Istio, or other service mesh technologies.
• Prior use of AI-enhanced developer tools.
• Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks, especially React.

Soft Skills

• Clear, proactive communicator.
• Agile mindset and collaborative team player.
• Curious, with a bias for action and learning.
• Upholds CatalystOne values - Dedication, Agile, Result, Trust (DART).