Senior Java Developer (Microservices / AWS / Kafka)

Henderson Scott

Plano, United States of America

9 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Senior

Compensation

$ 150K

Job location

Plano, United States of America

Tech stack

Java

API

Agile Methodologies

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

JIRA

Unit Testing

Cloud Computing

Continuous Delivery

Continuous Integration

Relational Databases

Software Debugging

Software Design Patterns

Distributed Systems

JUnit

PostgreSQL

Log4j

Enterprise Messaging Systems

MongoDB

NoSQL

OAuth

Performance Tuning

Systems Integration

React

Spring-boot

Software Security

SOAPAPI

Backend

GIT

Event Driven Architecture

Containerization

Kubernetes

Kafka

Docker

Jenkins

Mulesoft

Microservices

Job description

We're supporting a key Financial Services programme on a Senior Java Developer hire, focused on delivering scalable, enterprise-grade applications within a cloud-native environment.

This role sits within a collaborative Agile team, contributing to microservices design, development, and integration across multiple systems.

???? What you'll be doing:

Developing Java / Spring Boot microservices and integrations
Working with REST & SOAP web services in distributed systems
Building solutions in AWS environments (EKS, ECS, Kubernetes)
Implementing event-driven architecture using Kafka
Contributing to testing (JUnit), debugging, and performance tuning
Coordinating with UI and backend developers for system integration
Working within a continuous delivery / CI/CD environment

Requirements

Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot microservices
Hands-on experience with AWS cloud technologies
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, EKS/ECS
Strong knowledge of Kafka (implementation & messaging systems)
Experience with NoSQL (MongoDB) and RDBMS (PostgreSQL, Aurora)
Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins), Git, JIRA
Knowledge of API security (OAuth, SSO)
Strong understanding of microservices architecture & design patterns
Experience with Log4j and unit testing frameworks (JUnit)
Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills

???? Nice to have: Exposure to ReactJS and API platforms like MuleSoft