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We are looking for a skilled Java Developer who can take ownership of building reliable, scalable, and maintainable backend systems using Java. You will work closely with product teams, frontend developers, QA engineers, and other backend engineers to develop APIs, business logic, integrations, and production-ready application features.
This role is for someone who can understand business requirements, write clean Java code, and build backend functionality that performs well under real-world usage. You should be comfortable working with existing Java codebases, improving application quality, fixing bugs, and building features that are stable, secure, and easy to maintain.
You will not only write Java services. You will think through application architecture, API design, database structure, authentication, authorization, validation, performance, error handling, concurrency, and long-term maintainability. You will be expected to make practical technical decisions, identify backend risks early, and build solutions that other developers can confidently extend.
This is a hands-on backend development role. You should be able to take features from requirement to implementation, troubleshoot production issues, optimize database queries, and collaborate with frontend or product teams to deliver complete functionality.
The ideal candidate has strong Java development experience, solid database knowledge, API development skills, and the ability to build dependable backend systems for serious products.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain secure, scalable, and reliable Java-based backend systems.
- Develop backend features, APIs, business logic, integrations, and server-side processes.
- Work with databases to design schemas, write queries, and optimize performance.
- Implement authentication, authorization, validation, and secure backend workflows.
- Build and maintain REST APIs, microservices, and enterprise application components.
- Integrate third-party services, payment systems, CRMs, communication tools, and external APIs.
- Debug backend issues, fix bugs, and improve application reliability.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-structured Java code.
- Collaborate with frontend developers and QA teams to ensure smooth feature delivery.
- Improve backend performance, scalability, logging, monitoring, and error handling.
Candidate Requirements
- Strong experience with Java development and modern backend development practices.
- Experience with Java frameworks such as Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Hibernate, or similar.
- Good understanding of relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL, or similar.
- Experience building and maintaining REST APIs, backend services, or microservices.
- Ability to design efficient data models and optimize database queries.
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and clean code principles.
- Understanding of authentication, authorization, sessions, tokens, and backend security best practices.
- Experience integrating third-party APIs and external services.
- Familiarity with Git, code reviews, debugging, and collaborative development workflows.
- Understanding of caching, queues, background jobs, logging, concurrency, and performance optimization.
- Ability to troubleshoot production issues with confidence and structure.
Experience Level
Mid to senior level, typically 3+ years in Java development or backend engineering roles.
Work Type
Full-time Remote
Benefits / Why Join Us
- Work remotely with global teams and international clients
- Long-term contract opportunities with stable workloads
- Competitive compensation based on skills and experience
- Flexible and remote-first work environment
- Opportunity to work on real products and business operations
- Grow your experience with fast-moving companies and modern teams
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