What are the responsibilities and job description for the Java Developer position at SRM Digital LLC?
Role: Java Developer
Duration: Long Term Contract
Location: Phoenix, AZ (3 Days/Week from office)
Note: Final interview will be F2F in client office.
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Java Developer with strong hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST API development, Microservices, AWS cloud services, MySQL, and Oracle databases. The ideal candidate should have experience designing, developing, deploying, and supporting scalable backend applications in a production environment.
The candidate is expected to work in a fast-paced Agile environment, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to application performance, reliability, security, and maintainability.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain backend applications using Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate/JPA, and Microservices architecture.
Build, enhance, and support RESTful APIs for enterprise application integrations.
Design and optimize database solutions using MySQL and Oracle.
Write efficient SQL queries, perform query tuning, indexing, and database performance optimization.
Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot applications on AWS using services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, and CloudWatch.
Implement secure coding practices, API security, authentication, authorization, and secrets management.
Participate in code reviews, unit testing, integration testing, debugging, and production issue resolution.
Work with CI/CD pipelines for automated build, deployment, and release processes.
Collaborate with product owners, architects, QA, DevOps, and other engineering teams in Agile/Scrum environments.
Ensure code quality, scalability, reliability, and adherence to software development best practices.
Required Qualifications
8–10 years of experience in Java/J2EE backend development.
Strong hands-on experience with Java 8/11/17, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Hibernate/JPA, and REST APIs.
Good understanding of Microservices architecture, API design, service-to-service communication, and distributed system concepts.
Experience with AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, and CloudWatch.
Strong database experience with MySQL and Oracle.
Experience in SQL optimization, indexing, query performance tuning, and transaction handling.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, or similar.
Proficiency with Git, Maven/Gradle, JUnit, Mockito, and code quality practices.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Preferred Skills
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
Knowledge of messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or AWS SQS.
Experience with OAuth2, JWT, Spring Security, or secure API development.
Exposure to AWS Secrets Manager, ElastiCache, or other cloud-native services.
AWS Certification is a plus.
Experience supporting production applications and handling performance or availability issues.