Senior Java Software Engineer

Sr. Java Developer

Experience: 5–7 Years

Location : Sydney

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Sr. Java Developer with strong hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, database technologies, and cloud-native development. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining scalable and high-performance enterprise applications.

The candidate will work closely with architects, technical leads, business stakeholders, DevOps, and development teams to deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions throughout the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise applications using Core Java and Spring Boot .
• Develop scalable and maintainable microservices-based applications .
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs and enterprise applications.
• Participate in technical design and solution discussions with architects and technical leads.
• Translate functional and technical requirements into effective software solutions.
• Write clean, efficient, reusable, and well-tested code.
• Perform code reviews and follow established coding and design standards.
• Troubleshoot application issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Work with databases including Oracle and MongoDB .
• Develop and support integrations using IBM MQ and other messaging technologies.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams on CI/CD pipelines, deployments, and release activities .
• Work with Docker and Kubernetes for containerized application deployment.
• Participate in all phases of the SDLC, including requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes, application quality, and engineering practices.

Primary Technical Skills

Application Development

• Core Java / Java EE
• Spring Boot
• Microservices
• RESTful Web Services / REST APIs
• Angular
• Apache Tomcat
• Object-Oriented Programming and Design Patterns

Database Technologies

• Oracle Database
• MongoDB
• SQL

Integration & Messaging

• IBM MQ
• Apache Kafka
• REST-based integrations

DevOps & Automation

• Jenkins
• Azure Pipelines
• Ansible
• Git
• Azure DevOps

Containerization & Cloud-Native Technologies

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Cloud-native application development

Secondary Skills

• API design and development
• Application performance tuning
• Enterprise application integration
• CI/CD practices
• Production support and troubleshooting
• Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Basic understanding of application security and scalability

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of hands-on software development experience , primarily with Java and Spring Boot.
• Strong experience in developing enterprise applications and microservices .
• Good understanding of REST APIs, databases, messaging, and CI/CD practices.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with architects, technical leads, developers, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders.