Java Backend Developer

# Job Description: Senior Backend Engineer – Java, Spring Boot & Google Cloud Platform

**Role:** Senior Backend Engineer
**Primary Skills:** Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform)
**Cloud Technologies:** Cloud Run, Cloud Pub/Sub, Cloud Run Jobs

## Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Backend Engineer to design, develop, and deploy scalable, production-ready backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform). The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in microservices architecture, RESTful API development, event-driven systems, database integration, and cloud-native application development.

## Key Responsibilities

* Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable microservices and RESTful APIs using Java and Spring Boot.
* Architect and manage cloud-native workloads on Google Cloud Platform using Cloud Run, Cloud Pub/Sub, and Cloud Run Jobs.
* Implement event-driven architectures and asynchronous communication between distributed services.
* Integrate relational and distributed databases while ensuring data consistency, transactional integrity, and efficient persistence layers.
* Implement secure service-to-service communication and follow backend security best practices.
* Drive system design decisions focused on scalability, availability, fault tolerance, and resilience.
* Implement observability solutions, including structured logging, distributed tracing, and metrics monitoring.
* Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and improve system reliability.
* Conduct performance tuning and load testing using tools such as JMeter or Gatling.
* Develop automated unit, integration, and functional tests as part of the software development lifecycle.
* Optimize application performance, memory utilization, concurrency, and thread execution under high traffic.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, maintainable, and high-performance backend solutions.

## Required Skills and Qualifications

* Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot.
* Solid understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful API design.
* Experience with Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform), particularly Cloud Run, Cloud Pub/Sub, and Cloud Run Jobs.
* Experience building cloud-native and event-driven applications.
* Knowledge of relational databases and distributed data persistence.
* Understanding of transactions, data consistency, API security, and service-to-service authentication.
* Experience with distributed systems, system design, scalability, and fault tolerance.
* Familiarity with application monitoring, structured logging, distributed tracing, and production troubleshooting.
* Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.

## Preferred Qualifications

* Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter or Gatling.
* Knowledge of automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.
* Experience with JVM performance tuning, memory management, multithreading, and concurrency.
* Familiarity with Docker, containerization, and cloud deployment practices.
* Experience operating and supporting high-traffic production systems.

## Key Technical Skills

**Backend:** Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs
**Cloud:** Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Run, Cloud Pub/Sub, Cloud Run Jobs
**Architecture:** Event-Driven Architecture, Distributed Systems, System Design
**Databases:** Relational and Distributed Databases
**Monitoring:** Structured Logging, Distributed Tracing, Metrics Monitoring
**Testing:** Unit Testing, Integration Testing, JMeter, Gatling
**Performance:** JVM Tuning, Memory Management, Multithreading, Concurrency