Java Back End Developer

Summary

The Java Backend Engineer will design and develop intelligent HR-focused digital products using Java, Spring Boot, and Azure cloud services. The role involves building microservices, managing data streaming, and ensuring the security and reliability of AI-integrated solutions.

We are looking for a Java Backend Engineer to design, develop, and continuously improve intelligent digital products and services that support employees and HR stakeholders, with AI at the core.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Strong experience in Java and Spring Boot, including Spring Batch and Spring Cloud, and building microservices.
  • Proficiency in REST API and GraphQL schema design.
  • Experience with NoSQL data modelling (e.g., Azure Cosmos DB), data streaming (e.g., Confluent Kafka), and authentication/authorization protocols including OAuth 2.0 and Microsoft Entra ID.
  • Familiarity with Azure Cloud Services, including App Services, Azure Monitor, and API-Management.
  • Collaborative communication skills: able to express ideas clearly in English and adapt technical content for diverse audiences while working closely with product managers, designers, and engineers in agile settings.
  • Strong commitment to quality, maintainability, documentation, and continuous learning.
  • Key Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, and continuously improve intelligent digital products and services that support employees and HR stakeholders, with AI at the core.
  • Apply modern engineering practices, from analyzing user needs and developing new features to automated testing, deployment, and observability.
  • Ensure quality, security, reliability, and compliance by applying digital principles and implementing functional and non-functional requirements.
  • Build observability into solutions, monitor production health, help resolve incidents, and remediate root causes of risks and issues.
  • Advocate for user and stakeholder needs, ensuring AI solutions are explainable, ethical, and human-centric.
  • Share knowledge openly, contribute to hiring and onboarding, and help shape a collaborative, forward-thinking engineering culture.

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