Senior Software Engineer (Java)

• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.
  
• Translate business and technical requirements into scalable software solutions.
  
• Participate throughout the software development lifecycle, including analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.
  
• Design and integrate REST APIs and microservices.
  
• Troubleshoot production issues, identify root causes, and implement sustainable solutions.
  
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following engineering best practices.
  
• Perform code reviews and provide technical guidance to other team members.
  
• Contribute to system design, architecture, and technical decision-making.
  
• Improve application performance, reliability, security, and maintainability.
  
• Create and maintain technical documentation in Confluence.
  
• Collaborate with product owners, QA engineers, and other technical teams in an Agile environment.
  
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies and technical discussions.
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  
• Minimum 5–6 years of professional software development experience, primarily using Java.
  
• Strong experience with Java, Spring Boot, and the Spring ecosystem.
  
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, design principles, and common design patterns.
  
• Experience designing and developing REST APIs and microservices.
  
• Good experience with Maven and Git-based development workflows.
  
• Strong knowledge of relational databases, SQL, and data-access technologies such as JPA/Hibernate.
  
• Experience writing unit and integration tests using tools such as JUnit and Mockito.
  
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.
  
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills.
  
• Experience with Agile software development practices.
  
• Ability to independently own technical tasks and guide less-experienced engineers.
  
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
  
• Availability to work during the core working hours of 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM Lebanon time.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS services and cloud-based application development.
  
• Working knowledge of Python.
  
• Experience with event-driven systems, messaging technologies, or distributed systems.
  
• Familiarity with Docker and containerized applications.
  
• Experience with application monitoring, logging, and performance optimization.
  
• Basic front-end experience with React is a plus but not required.