Backend Java Lead​/Developer

Overview

Position: Backend Java Lead/Developer

Location: Irving, TX — Day 1 Onsite

Duration: 1 Year

Java Springboot, Kafka, MSSQL, Couchbase

• 6+ years of hands-on experience with Java 8+ and strong proficiency in Spring Boot framework.
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture.
• 6+ years of experience with relational databases (SQL Server, Postgres).
• 6+ years of industry experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, Azure, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Open Shift), including familiarity with services like S3, Lambda, EC2, RDS, Load Balancing, Istio Service Mesh, and API Gateway.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and other containerization technologies.
• Advanced Kafka Expertise: designed, implemented, and managed Kafka-based solutions, including:
• Crafting Kafka topics, producers, and consumers for use cases such as event sourcing, log aggregation, and real-time analytics.
• Optimizing Kafka performance through serialization, batching, partitioning strategies, and consumer group management.
• Troubleshooting and monitoring Kafka clusters in production.
• Understanding Kafka core characteristics: durability, scalability, fault tolerance, and security best practices (authentication, authorization, encryption).
• Ownership and lead mindset; remote/hybrid work; availability for video calls several times a week.

• Java Springboot, JPA, Apache CXF, Tibco, Kafka, MSSQL Server, Postgres, Couchbase, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Stash, Jira.