Senior Java Backend Engineer

Staffxpert Llc
McLean, VA, United States
7 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Automation of Tests Cloud Engineering Continuous Integration Relational Databases Software Debugging Distributed Systems Enterprise Messaging Systems MongoDB
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Software Engineering SQL Databases Data Logging Spring-boot Backend Event Driven Architecture Kubernetes Api Design Restful APIs Serverless Computing Microservices

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and support scalable Multifamily application platforms and cloud-native services. This role is focused on hands-on engineering across Java-based microservices, event-driven

Requirements

distributed systems, APIs, MongoDB, AMQ, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD automation, and production-grade backend capabilities that are secure, resilient, observable, and aligned with business needs. Must Have:

  • 7 8+ years of software engineering experience
  • Strong hands-on Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs & Microservices
  • Extensive AWS experience with cloud-native, event-driven distributed systems
  • Kubernetes experience
  • MongoDB + SQL/relational databases
  • AMQ / messaging platforms and asynchronous/event-driven architecture
  • CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
  • Hands-on use of AI tools/practices for software engineering
  • Strong backend/API design, data modeling, security, performance & scalability experience
  • Production support, debugging, monitoring, logging and root-cause analysis
  • Mortgage/financial services experience is a plus
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Key Technologies: Java | Spring Boot | Microservices | REST APIs | AWS | Kubernetes | MongoDB | AMQ | SQL | CI/CD | Automated Testing | Event-Driven Architecture | AI, Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship Job Description - Required Experience & Education 5-7+ years of professional software development experience. …

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