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# Java Backend API Engineer

- **Company:** BCforward
- **Location:** Chandler, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $119,517.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Airflow, Cloud Computing, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Data Validation, Relational Databases, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Java Web Services, NoSQL, OAuth, OpenID, JSON Web Token, Openapi, Datadog, Apache Spark, Spring-boot, Software Security, Backend, Rate Limiting, Git, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Pagination, Stream Processing, Data Pipelines, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** October 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/e600ac9b-04cd-4d64-b8ce-192a067b79d2

## About the Role

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.

## Description

* 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.