Senior Software Engineer (Java)

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will

• Design and develop Java-based microservices for cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Work in an Agile environment, embracing trunk-based development, continuous delivery, and a shift-left approach to quality.
• Collaborate closely with engineers and quality specialists to ensure microservices testing strategy is applied effectively:
  • Unit tests for logic correctness.
  • Component tests for service boundaries.
  • Contract tests for service interactions.
  • Simple, maintainable end-to-end tests for critical workflows.
• Have an appetite to run containerized services locally (e.g. Docker, Podman) to prevent integration issues and keep pipelines clean.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, ensuring fast, reliable deployments.
• Participate in code reviews, refinement sessions, and planning to improve design, testability, and maintainability.
• Take ownership of your work and help the team continuously improve through retrospectives and knowledge sharing.

• Build and maintain efficient, reusable, reliable, and secure Java code based on user stories and software designs.
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
• Ensure quality through automated testing and a shift-left approach.
• Contribute to trunk-based development workflows and maintain healthy continuous delivery pipelines.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and provide timely updates on progress.
• Analyse requirements, provide design input, and estimate complexity.

• Solid experience with Java and the JVM ecosystem.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and microservices architecture.
• Experience with unit testing and writing clean, maintainable code.
• Familiarity with microservices testing strategy (unit, component, contract, end-to-end).
• Knowledge of AWS services (SQS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudWatch, IAM).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and trunk-based development.
• Good communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Familiarity with Git and modern branching workflows.

• Experience working with Elasticsearch
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, ECS).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab).
• Experience with BDD practices
• Knowledge of secure coding practices and observability (distributed tracing, monitoring).
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation.