Java Backend API Engineer

• Design, implement, and maintain versioned RESTful APIs including resource modeling, HTTP semantics, status codes, pagination, filtering, and error contracts.
• Build high-quality Java services using Spring Boot with comprehensive unit, integration, and contract tests.
• Apply API security practices including OAuth 2.0/OIDC, JWT, input validation, and rate limiting.
• Engineer resilient microservices with timeouts, retries with backoff, circuit breakers, idempotency, and graceful degradation.
• Use asynchronous and event-driven patterns with messaging or streaming systems where appropriate.
• Contribute to data pipelines that move and transform data between services and databases.
• Author and review API specifications and provide design feedback to peers.
• Deploy and operate services using Docker and Kubernetes with CI/CD pipelines.
• Support enterprise demand management intake and routing within the Apptio platform including configuration, data architecture, and scalable reporting.

We are seeking a Senior Java Backend API Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in designing and building RESTful APIs, Java/Spring Boot microservices, and data pipelines and a proven ability to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable backend services on containerized cloud infrastructure., * 7+ years of experience building backend services in Java.

• Strong hands-on expertise with Spring Boot and the Spring ecosystem.
• Proven experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and writing API specifications.
• Experience building and running microservices in distributed environments.
• Familiarity with messaging or streaming systems such as Kafka.
• Working knowledge of relational databases and data modeling.
• Understanding of data pipelines and transformation patterns.
• Proficiency with Git, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of API security practices including OAuth 2.0/OIDC and JWT.

Preferred Skills:

• Data pipeline tools such as Apache Spark and Airflow.
• API gateways and service mesh technologies.
• NoSQL databases and caching solutions.
• Observability tooling for metrics, logs, and tracing.

Work Arrangement & Notes

• Hybrid schedule with a minimum of 3 days per week onsite.
• Glider: Candidate ID Verification may be required.
• Hours per Day: 8. Labor Type: Technical.

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Opportunities for growth with global clients.
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.