Java Backend Engineer (Azure, Kafka)
Summary
Build and maintain Java-based microservices on Azure, using Kafka for event streaming and PostgreSQL for data storage while designing RESTful APIs and troubleshooting production issues.
About EPAM
EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. EPAM has been expanding in Singapore since 2013 and delivering the best solutions to our customers. As a recognized leader, EPAM Singapore achieved Great Place to Work® Certification in 2023 and is committed to providing our team with inspiring careers.
You will have the opportunity to work with fellow talented technologists and accelerate your career by participating in our numerous upskilling, training, and certification programs. That is why EPAM Singapore was awarded Gold for Best In-House Certification Programmes in the Employee Experience Awards 2023 and Silver in the SkillsFuture Employers Awards 2022 for our efforts in championing employees' skills development and building a lifelong learning culture at the workplace. You can also look forward to developing holistically with the multiracial festivals and various wellness and cultural activities organized by our passionate colleagues here.
Why EPAM?
- By choosing EPAM, you're getting a job at one of the most loved workplaces according to Newsweek 2022 & 2023.
- Employee ideas are the main driver of our business. We have a very supportive environment where your voice matters.
- You will be challenged while working side-by-side with the best talent globally. We work with top-notch technologies, constantly seeking new industry trends and best practices.
- We offer a transparent career path and an individual roadmap to engineer your future & accelerate your journey.
- At EPAM, you can find vast opportunities for self-development: online courses and libraries, mentoring programs, partial grants of certification, and experience exchange with colleagues around the world. You will learn, contribute, and grow with us.
What You’ll Do
- Design and build back-end services in Java using microservices patterns
- Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and service integrations
- Implement event streaming and messaging using Apache Kafka
- Build, deploy and tune cloud-native workloads on Microsoft Azure
- Design PostgreSQL schemas, queries and performance optimizations
- Participate in code reviews, automated testing and release activities
- Troubleshoot production issues and drive root-cause fixes
- Create and maintain technical documentation for services and APIs
What Will Make You Shine
- Java back-end development experience and clean coding practices
- Microservices architecture knowledge including service-to-service communication
- RESTful APIs design experience including versioning and reliability considerations
- Microsoft Azure experience deploying and operating applications
- Apache Kafka experience for messaging, streaming or event-driven design
- PostgreSQL skills in schema design, query writing and tuning
- Problem-solving ability in development and production environments
- Clear communication and teamwork across engineering and product partners
Nice to have
- Spring Boot and Spring framework experience
- Containerization and orchestration exposure (for example Kubernetes)
- Observability tooling experience (logging, metrics, tracing)
How We Hire
Here, we summarize the typical journey to finding a job within EPAM:
- Apply and tell us about yourself
- Go through some standard interviews:
- General interview with a recruiter
- Technical interview with our technology experts
- Manager interview or Offer interview with a hiring manager
- Get ready to join the team
Not sure if you meet all the requirements? No problem. Let’s talk anyway and find out more.
It takes 1 min of application to start the journey with us. Apply now!