Java Backend Engineer Distributed Systems

Role Overview

We are looking for experienced Java Backend Engineers to design and build scalable, high-performance distributed systems. This role involves architecting backend platforms that handle large-scale data, high concurrency, and mission-critical workloads.

You will work on system design, performance optimization, reliability engineering, and production-grade distributed architecture.

• Design and implement scalable distributed backend systems using Java
• Architect microservices and event-driven systems
• Build high-throughput, low-latency services
• Design APIs, messaging pipelines, and asynchronous processing systems
• Work on system resilience, fault tolerance, and high availability
• Optimize performance, memory usage, and concurrency handling
• Participate in architecture discussions and technical decision-making
• Write clean, maintainable, and production-grade code
• Troubleshoot complex production issues

• Strong proficiency in Java, including concurrency and multithreading
• Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts
• Experience designing microservices architecture
• Experience with REST APIs and backend service development
• Familiarity with messaging systems
• Experience with relational and/or No
  
  SQL databases
• Understanding of caching systems
• Strong debugging and performance tuning skills

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure)
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with observability tools
• Exposure to high-scale systems handling millions of requests

• Strong system design thinking
• Ownership mindset
• Ability to work in fast-paced engineering environments
• Clear communication and documentation skills