Senior Java Backend Engineer — API-Driven & Secure
Summary
Build and secure Java backend services, migrate from Java 8 to 21 and Spring Boot 2.x to 3.x, and optimize MySQL while adding observability and CI/CD.
Merchantrade Asia Sdn Bhd is modernizing its Java ecosystem, upgrading from Java 8 to 21 and Spring Boot 2.x to 3.x, with refactoring for maintainability, testability, and performance.
The role focuses on security hardening, RESTful API design, MySQL optimization, and implementing observability with structured logging, metrics, tracing, and CI/CD pipelines. You will collaborate across QA, Product, and Frontend teams to deliver robust systems.