Java Microservices AWS Developer

Position Type: Full-Time / Permanent
Experience Required: 4+ Years
Department: Software Engineering / Cloud Application Development

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Java Microservices AWS Developer to design, develop, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud-native applications using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

The ideal candidate will have strong experience building RESTful APIs, distributed systems, event-driven applications, and cloud-based services. The developer will work closely with architects, DevOps engineers, QA teams, product managers, and other developers to deliver secure, reliable, high-performance applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain Java-based microservices applications.

• Develop backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Framework.

• Design and implement RESTful APIs and web services.

• Build scalable and loosely coupled microservices architectures.

• Deploy and manage applications on Amazon Web Services.

• Work with AWS services such as EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, CloudWatch, SQS, and SNS.

• Develop cloud-native applications using AWS best practices.

• Implement service-to-service communication between distributed microservices.

• Develop event-driven applications using Kafka, SQS, SNS, or similar messaging technologies.

• Integrate applications with relational and NoSQL databases.

• Work with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, DynamoDB, or MongoDB.

• Implement authentication and authorization using OAuth 2.0, JWT, or similar security standards.

• Develop reusable, maintainable, and efficient Java components.

• Implement exception handling, logging, monitoring, and application health checks.

• Troubleshoot application issues, API failures, performance problems, and cloud infrastructure issues.

• Optimize microservices for scalability, performance, availability, and reliability.

• Containerize applications using Docker.

• Deploy containerized services using Kubernetes, ECS, or EKS.

• Support CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or AWS CodePipeline.

• Write unit and integration tests using JUnit, Mockito, and related testing frameworks.

• Participate in code reviews and follow established software development standards.

• Use Git for source-code management and team collaboration.

• Collaborate with DevOps teams to support automated deployments and infrastructure management.

• Maintain technical documentation for APIs, services, application architecture, and deployment processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• Minimum 4 years of professional Java development experience.

• Strong hands-on experience with Core Java.

• Strong experience with Spring Boot and Spring Framework.

• Experience developing microservices-based applications.

• Strong experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.

• Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

• Experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS, EKS, SQS, SNS, API Gateway, or CloudWatch.

• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and software design principles.

• Experience with distributed systems and service-oriented architectures.

• Experience with SQL and relational databases.

• Knowledge of NoSQL databases.

• Experience with JSON and API-based communication.

• Hands-on experience with Docker and containerized applications.

• Experience with Git and standard version-control workflows.

• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Developer Associate or similar AWS certification.

• Experience with Apache Kafka.

• Experience with Kubernetes.

• Experience with Spring Cloud.

• Knowledge of service discovery and API Gateway patterns.

• Experience with circuit breakers, fault tolerance, and resilience patterns.

• Experience with Redis or distributed caching.

• Familiarity with Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code.

• Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline.

• Experience with application monitoring using AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, Splunk, or similar tools.

• Knowledge of OAuth 2.0, JWT, and application security.

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.

Technical Skills

• Java

• Core Java

• Java 8+

• Spring Boot

• Spring Framework

• Spring MVC

• Spring Cloud

• Microservices

• RESTful APIs

• JSON

• AWS

• Amazon EC2

• Amazon ECS

• Amazon EKS

• AWS Lambda

• Amazon S3

• Amazon RDS

• DynamoDB

• API Gateway

• CloudWatch

• SQS

• SNS

• Apache Kafka

• Docker

• Kubernetes

• SQL

• PostgreSQL

• MySQL

• Oracle

• MongoDB

• Redis

• Maven

• Gradle

• Git

• Jenkins

• CI/CD

• JUnit

• Mockito

• OAuth 2.0

• JWT

• Terraform

• CloudFormation

Key Competencies

• Java backend development

• Microservices architecture

• Cloud-native development

• AWS application development

• REST API development

• Distributed systems

• Event-driven architecture

• Containerization

• Cloud deployment

• Database integration

• Application security

• Performance optimization

• Troubleshooting and debugging

• Automated testing

• CI/CD implementation

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Excellent communication skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

• Ability to understand complex business and technical requirements

• Strong commitment to software quality and maintainability

• Ability to manage multiple development priorities

• Ability to collaborate effectively with developers, architects, QA, DevOps, and product teams

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.