Cloud-Native Java Developer

Cloud-Native Java Developer

Position Type: Full-Time / Permanent

Experience Required: 4+ Years

Department: Software Engineering / Cloud Engineering

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Cloud-Native Java Developer to design, develop, deploy, and maintain scalable, resilient, and high-performance cloud-native applications.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, and public cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. The developer will work closely with architects, DevOps engineers, QA teams, product managers, and other software engineers to build modern distributed applications designed specifically for cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and maintain cloud-native applications using Java.

Build scalable backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Framework.

Design and develop independently deployable microservices.

Develop RESTful APIs and integrate internal and external services.

Apply cloud-native design principles to improve scalability, resilience, availability, and maintainability.

Containerize Java applications using Docker.

Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes.

Develop applications for cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Work with cloud services for compute, storage, databases, messaging, monitoring, and application deployment.

Develop event-driven services using Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, or cloud messaging technologies.

Implement synchronous and asynchronous communication between microservices.

Implement service discovery, centralized configuration, API Gateway, and load-balancing patterns.

Implement fault-tolerance patterns including retries, timeouts, circuit breakers, and graceful degradation.

Develop database integration using JPA, Hibernate, and Spring Data.

Work with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server.

Work with NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB, DynamoDB, or similar databases.

Implement caching using Redis or related technologies.

Implement authentication and authorization using OAuth 2.0, JWT, and role-based access control.

Develop secure APIs and follow cloud application security best practices.

Implement application logging, metrics, health checks, tracing, and monitoring.

Troubleshoot distributed application, container, API, database, and cloud infrastructure issues.

Optimize applications for performance, scalability, reliability, and efficient resource utilization.

Write clean, reusable, maintainable, and well-documented Java code.

Develop unit and integration tests using JUnit, Mockito, and related frameworks.

Participate in code reviews and follow established engineering standards.

Use Git for source-code management.

Support automated CI/CD pipelines for application build, testing, and deployment.

Collaborate with DevOps teams on Infrastructure as Code and deployment automation.

Maintain technical documentation for APIs, microservices, cloud infrastructure, and deployment processes.

Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Minimum 4 years of professional Java development experience.

Strong hands-on experience with Core Java.

Strong experience with Spring Boot and Spring Framework.

Hands-on experience developing microservices-based applications.

Strong knowledge of RESTful API design and development.

Experience developing distributed systems and cloud-native applications.

Hands-on experience with Docker.

Strong working knowledge of Kubernetes.

Experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and software-design principles.

Experience with relational databases and SQL.

Experience with JPA/Hibernate or similar ORM technologies.

Knowledge of NoSQL databases.

Experience with Maven or Gradle.

Experience with Git and version-control workflows.

Understanding of CI/CD concepts and automated deployments.

Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications Experience with Java 17 or later.

Experience with Spring Cloud.

Knowledge of cloud-native Java frameworks such as Quarkus or Micronaut.

Experience with Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ.

Experience with AWS services such as EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, API Gateway, and CloudWatch.

Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service or Google Kubernetes Engine.

Experience with Helm for Kubernetes application deployment.

Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation.

Experience with Redis or distributed caching.

Knowledge of service mesh technologies such as Istio.

Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or cloud-native CI/CD platforms.

Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk, ELK, or CloudWatch.

Experience with distributed tracing.

Knowledge of OAuth 2.0, JWT, and cloud security practices.

Experience with Agile/Scrum software development.

Technical Skills Java

Core Java

Java 17+

Spring Boot

Spring Framework

Spring MVC

Spring Cloud

Microservices

Cloud-Native Architecture

RESTful APIs

Distributed Systems

Event-Driven Architecture

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

AWS

Microsoft Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Apache Kafka

RabbitMQ

JPA

Hibernate

Spring Data

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Oracle

MongoDB

DynamoDB

Redis

Maven

Gradle

Git

Jenkins

CI/CD

Terraform

CloudFormation

JUnit

Mockito

OAuth 2.0

JWT

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

ELK Stack

Quarkus

Micronaut

Cloud-Native Engineering Responsibilities

The Cloud-Native Java Developer will contribute to applications designed around: Microservices architecture

Containerization

Kubernetes orchestration

Horizontal scalability

High availability

Fault tolerance and resilience

Automated deployments

Infrastructure as Code

API-driven communication

Event-driven communication

Distributed configuration

Cloud security

Observability and monitoring

Automated recovery and health checks

Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery

Key Competencies Java backend development

Cloud-native application development

Microservices development

Distributed-system development

REST API development

Containerization and orchestration

Cloud deployment

Event-driven architecture

Application security

Database integration

Performance optimization

Production troubleshooting

Automated testing

DevOps collaboration

Soft Skills Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Excellent communication skills

Strong attention to detail

Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams

Ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems

Strong commitment to code quality and maintainability

Ability to collaborate effectively with developers, architects, QA engineers, DevOps engineers, and product teams

Willingness to learn and adopt evolving cloud-native technologies

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.