Senior Backend Developer (WFH)

About this role

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teammates to design, implement, test, and deploy new systems and enhancements to existing platforms.

• Engineer backend services and API changes that support new functionality and product requirements.

• Develop features for new experiences and technologies, ensuring maintainability and performance.

• Own production system support activities, including troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and issue resolution.

• Actively participate in Scrum ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement of delivery processes.

• Ensure strong test coverage using unit and integration testing; follow TDD where applicable.

• Participate in peer reviews for design and code to improve quality and knowledge sharing.

• Participate in architecture planning and technical design discussions.

• Proactively collaborate with teammates and communicate clearly with remote stakeholders.

• Willing to start by July in a contract engagement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent work experience and/or training.

• Minimum 5 years of experience building microservices / REST-based web systems.

• Experience working in a product-oriented, team-based environment using modern delivery practices (e.g., UX-focused collaboration, lean/agile, DevOps, cloud).

• Proficiency in Java 17 or above (preferably JDK 25).

• Proficiency with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud.

• Experience with RDS (MySQL).

• Strong understanding of Docker and Kubernetes.

• Ability to write unit tests and apply TDD principles.

• Strong command of design patterns, OOP, and sound software engineering methodologies.

Originally posted on Himalayas