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Back End Engineer

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d.light

Software Engineering
Remote
Posted on Feb 6, 2026

Job Description

This is a remote position.

The job holder will be responsible for building scalable backend systems and will work on cloud-native services using Java, Spring Boot 3, AWS, and Apache Kafka, contributing to design, development, and continuous improvement of our platform.

Roles & Responsibilities Include;

  • Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java and Spring Boot 3

  • Build and consume RESTful APIs with clean, maintainable code

  • Develop event-driven and asynchronous systems using Apache Kafka

  • Deploy and operate services on AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, etc.)

  • Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability

  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices

  • Troubleshoot production issues and improve system performance and stability

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical solutions




Requirements

Desired Skills & Experience

  • 2–3 years of professional experience in Java backend development

  • Strong knowledge of Java (8+) and Spring Boot 3

  • Experience building REST APIs and working with JSON

  • Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, topics, offsets)

  • Experience deploying or operating applications on AWS

  • Solid understanding of SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, or similar)

  • Familiarity with Git and modern CI/CD pipelines

  • Understanding of micro services architecture and distributed systems basics



Benefits

  • Competitive Package