Java API Lead

Java API Lead

Edison, NJ onsite

Job Description

Designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable microservices using Java 17/21 and Spring Boot framework

Building reactive and non-blocking applications leveraging Spring WebFlux to handle high-concurrency workloads efficiently

Developing and consuming RESTful APIs following industry best practices and ensuring proper documentation

Implementing event-driven architecture using Apache Kafka for seamless asynchronous communication between services

Troubleshooting issues, performing root cause analysis, and implementing effective fixes

Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities for optimization and automation

Skill Matrix

Skill

Proficiency Expected (Mandatory)

Java 17/21

Expert-level understanding of Java 17/21 features including records, sealed classes, pattern matching, and enhanced switch expressions

Spring Boot

Strong hands-on experience in building production-grade applications using Spring Boot

Spring WebFlux

Proficiency in developing reactive, non-blocking applications using Spring WebFlux and Project Reactor

REST APIs

Expertise in designing, developing, and securing RESTful APIs with proper versioning and error handling

Microservices

Solid experience in microservices architecture including service discovery, API gateway, circuit breakers, and distributed tracing

Apache Kafka

Strong knowledge of Kafka for building event-driven systems, including producers, consumers, and stream processing

Skill

Proficiency Expected (Good To Have)

MongoDB

Experience with MongoDB for NoSQL database design, queries, and aggregation pipelines

OracleDB

Experience with OracleDB for SQL database design, queries.

AWS Cloud

Familiarity with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS, and RDS

OpenShift

Experience deploying and managing applications on OpenShift or similar container platforms

Kubernetes

Knowledge of Kubernetes for container orchestration, deployments, and scaling

Helm

Experience with Helm charts for Kubernetes application packaging and deployment

Harness

Familiarity with Harness for continuous delivery and deployment automation

Git & Bitbucket

Proficiency in version control using Git and collaboration via Bitbucket

GitHub CoPilot

Familiarity using GitHub CoPilot commands and good at prompt engineering.

JIRA

Experience using JIRA for agile project management and issue tracking

Gradle

Hands-on experience with Gradle for build automation and dependency management

Lightspeed

Familiarity with Lightspeed for development acceleration

Kibana

Experience with Kibana for log visualization, monitoring, and troubleshooting