Staff Backend Engineer - Java/Spring Boot

Job Description :

We are looking for a Principal Java Backend Engineer or Staff Java Backend Engineer to lead the design and delivery of scalable, integration-heavy backend systems. This role requires a hands-on technical leader who can unblock teams, influence stakeholders, and collaborate directly with client engineering teams to drive solutions.

You will operate at a Principal Engineer level, balancing architecture leadership with hands-on development.

Requirements :

We are looking for a highly experienced Principal Backend Engineer to join our Domain Services portfolio. This is a high-impact role within an established, integration-heavy enterprise environment.

The successful candidate will step into a complex delivery landscape and help strengthen technical direction, improve engineering standards, and drive better ways of working through technical credibility and influence.

This is not a greenfield role; it requires someone comfortable navigating ambiguity, improving existing systems, and leading change without formal authority.

Technical Leadership :

• Lead architecture and design of domain services and integration-heavy systems.

• Act as a technical escalation point to unblock teams and resolve complex challenges.

• Drive best practices in microservices, event-driven architecture, and API design.

• Ensure systems are scalable, resilient, and cloud-native.

• Improve engineering standards, quality practices, and technical direction across teams.

Hands-On Engineering :

• Develop backend services using Java (11+) and Spring Boot.

• Build and maintain event-driven systems using Kafka.

• Design and implement REST APIs (GraphQL experience is a plus).

• Work with MongoDB for high-volume, distributed workloads.

• Contribute directly to code, reviews, and production issue resolution.

Architecture & Integration :

• Design secure, integration-focused workflows across systems.

• Apply domain-driven design principles.

• Improve performance, scalability, and observability.

• Work within integration-heavy enterprise systems.

Cloud & Engineering Practices :

• Experience working with Microsoft Azure (preferred).

• CI/CD and DevOps-aware engineering mindset.

• Strong testing discipline (JUnit, Mockito).

• Gradle or modern build systems.

Leadership & Stakeholder Collaboration :

• Influence architectural decisions across teams.

• Partner with client stakeholders to unblock delivery challenges.

• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to engineers.

• Drive improvement through credibility rather than authority.

• Comfortable working in established, multi-team enterprise environments.

Required Experience :

• 13+ years in backend engineering.

• Deep expertise in Java and distributed systems.

• Strong experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka).

• Experience improving legacy systems and integration-heavy platforms.

• Proven ability to influence technical direction across teams.

Nice to Have :

• Micronaut framework experience.

• Retail or enterprise-scale domain exposure.

• Multi-cloud exposure (Azure/AWS).

Benefits :We Offer :

• Competitive salary.

• Annual bonus, subject to company performance.

• Access to Udemy online training and opportunities to learn and grow within the role.