Senior Java Backend Developer – , AWS Cloud & GenAI

Senior Java Backend Developer AWS Cloud & GenAI

Required Skills

• AWS Cloud Computing
  
• Advanced Java Concepts
  
• AI & GenAI Products & Tools
  

Primary Skillset

• AWS experience (mandatory)
  
• GenAI experience (mandatory)
  

Job Summary

• Design build and operate scalable web applications using Java for the backend and modern JavaScript/TypeScript for the frontend.
  
• Lead solution design own end-to-end delivery mentor team members and drive performance reliability and security.
  
• Design build and operate cloud-native backend services on AWS using .
  
• Lead solutions from architecture through delivery while maintaining high standards for scalability reliability security and developer experience.
  

Responsibilities

Architecture & Delivery

• Design and implement robust REST and GraphQL services using Java (Java 17) and Spring Boot (or Micronaut/Quarkus).
  
• Develop responsive front-end applications using React Angular or Vue with TypeScript.
  
• Own end-to-end feature delivery across backend APIs databases frontend UI and integrations.
  
• Define API contracts service boundaries and documentation using OpenAPI/Swagger.
  
• Ensure high performance scalability and observability through profiling tracing and metrics.
  

Cloud DevOps & Reliability

• Build CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions Jenkins or GitLab CI with automated testing and deployments.
  
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform CloudFormation or CDK.
  
• Utilize Docker and Kubernetes (EKS AKS or GKE) for containerization and orchestration.
  
• Set up monitoring and alerting using Prometheus Grafana OpenTelemetry CloudWatch New Relic or Datadog.
  
• Drive incident response and root cause analysis.
  
• Apply caching rate limiting and resilience patterns including circuit breakers retries backoff and bulkheads.
  

Security & Compliance

• Enforce secure coding practices based on OWASP Top 10.
  
• Implement API authentication using OAuth2 and OIDC.
  
• Manage secrets securely.
  
• Implement data protection using TLS KMS and encryption at rest and in transit.
  
• Support audits and compliance standards such as SOC2 ISO and PCI.
  

Quality & Technical Leadership

• Establish coding standards and testing strategies for unit integration and end-to-end testing.
  
• Conduct code reviews and mentor development teams.
  
• Lead design reviews and technical roadmap initiatives.
  
• Collaborate with Product QA SRE and Data teams to deliver business outcomes.
  

Required Qualifications

• 812 years of professional software development experience.
  
• 5 years of experience building backend services using Java preferably Spring Boot.
  
• Strong front-end development experience with React (preferred) Angular or Vue.
  
• Experience with state management frameworks such as Redux NgRx or Pinia.
  
• Proficiency in JavaScript TypeScript and modern build tools such as Webpack Vite npm yarn or pnpm.
  
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases including PostgreSQL MySQL Oracle MongoDB or Cassandra.
  
• Strong SQL and query optimization skills.
  
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines Docker and Kubernetes.
  
• Hands-on experience with JUnit TestNG Mockito Jest React Testing Library Cypress or Playwright.
  
• Strong understanding of distributed systems event-driven architecture messaging and idempotency.
  
• Solid knowledge of OWASP OAuth2 OIDC and JWT.
  
• Excellent problem-solving communication documentation and stakeholder management skills.
  

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with Kafka Kinesis RabbitMQ asynchronous processing and saga/outbox patterns.
  
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS Azure or GCP and managed services including RDS DynamoDB OpenSearch and API Gateway.
  
• Performance and scalability optimization using JMeter k6 JVM tuning Lighthouse and Web Vitals.
  
• Experience with micro frontends design systems and WCAG accessibility standards.
  
• Experience in fintech payments or other regulated environments.
  
• Knowledge of Kotlin Go or Python.
  
• Experience with Micronaut or Quarkus.
  

Core Competencies

• Systems thinking with a focus on scalability resilience and observability.
  
• Pragmatic execution with emphasis on quality automation and iterative delivery.
  
• Strong ownership mindset with a focus on service reliability and continuous improvement.
  
• Security-by-design approach throughout the software development lifecycle.
  
• Technical leadership with mentoring collaboration and engineering excellence.