Java Engineer
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Summary
Backend Java Engineer in Taguig (night shift) developing and maintaining microservices and REST APIs with Java 17/21, Spring Boot, and PostgreSQL, using Azure DevOps for CI/CD. Owns features end-to-end from development through deployment and production support, collaborating with QA, product, and DevOps teams.
Taguig | Nightshift
About the Role
As a Java Engineer, you'll develop and maintain backend applications using Java 17/21, Spring Boot, microservices, and PostgreSQL. You'll take ownership of assigned features from development through deployment and production support while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
This role is ideal for an experienced developer ready to work more independently and grow toward a senior engineering position.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain backend applications using Java 17 and Java 21.
- Design and implement microservices, REST APIs, and enterprise integrations using Spring Boot.
- Write clean, secure, maintainable code and perform debugging and performance optimization.
- Work with PostgreSQL on SQL development, schema design, indexing, and query tuning.
- Implement unit and integration tests and participate in code reviews.
- Use Azure DevOps for source control, CI/CD pipelines, builds, releases, and deployments.
- Take ownership of features from development through production support.
- Collaborate with QA, product owners, business analysts, architects, and DevOps teams.
- Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and investigate production issues.
Must-Have Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related field.
- Typically 5–8 years of relevant Java development or backend engineering experience.
- Strong hands-on experience with Java, preferably Java 17 or Java 21.
- Strong experience with Spring Boot, Spring Framework, and microservices.
- Hands-on PostgreSQL experience, including SQL development and query optimization.
- Experience developing REST APIs and enterprise backend applications.
- Hands-on Azure DevOps experience with Repos, Boards, Pipelines, and deployment workflows.
- Experience with Git, CI/CD practices, and Agile/Scrum delivery.
- Strong coding, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
Good-to-Have
- Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerization and orchestration tools.
- Microsoft Azure cloud services and cloud-native application delivery.
- Monitoring, logging, alerting, and application support.
- Automated testing frameworks, static code analysis, and code quality tools.
- Release management, environment coordination, and deployment support.