Principal Backend Engineer (Java Springboot)
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A US based specialty retail clothing store.
Role Introduction
As a Principal Backend Engineer (Java Springboot), You will own the full lifecycle of backend services, from architecture and design to deployment, monitoring, and production support, while mentoring team members and driving technical excellence.
Features
- Onsite
- Fulltime
- US Hours
Requirements
- Design, develop, and maintain Spring Boot–based Java microservices deployed on AWS (ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, RDS/DynamoDB, etc.).
- Build and maintain GraphQL APIs, ensuring robust schema design, performance optimization, and security best practices.
- Integrate backend systems with Salesforce Commerce (catalog, pricing, promotions, inventory, customer, and order management flows).
- Contribute to domain-driven, event-driven, and microservices architecture strategies.
- Drive decisions related to scalability, reliability, observability, and security.
- Conduct code reviews and provide technical mentorship where required.
- Manage the full service lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
- Implement automated testing (unit, integration, and contract testing) to ensure production readines
- Utilize monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Sumo Logic, Quantum Metric, or similar) to proactively identify and resolve issues.
- Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Partner with frontend, mobile, and QA teams to deliver seamless end-to-end features.
- Maintain technical documentation and promote engineering best practices.
Specifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
- 6–10+ years of backend/server-side development experience.
- Strong expertise in Java (Java 8+) and Spring/Spring Boot or comparable frameworks.
- Proven experience designing and implementing microservices architectures, including service boundaries, resilience patterns, and API versioning.
- Hands-on experience with AWS core services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudWatch, RDS/DynamoDB, SQS/SNS.
- Strong experience with GraphQL (schema design, resolvers, optimization, and security).
- Solid understanding of RESTful API design principles.
- Experience integrating with Salesforce Commerce (B2C Commerce Cloud/SFCC or Commerce APIs).
- Strong knowledge of relational and/or NoSQL databases, data modeling, and performance tuning.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with cross-functional teams.
Expertise
Skills: Agile, Amazon Web Services, API Gateway, AWS Lambda, B2C Commerce Cloud, CloudFront, CloudWatch, Contract Testing, Data Modeling, Domain-Driven Design, DynamoDB, ECS, EKS, Event-Driven Architecture, GraphQL, Integration Testing, Java, Microservices Architecture, NoSQL, Observability Tools, Quantum Metric, RDS, RESTful APIs, S3, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Scrum, SFCC, SNS, Spring Boot, SQL, SQS, Sumo Logic, Unit Testing
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Principal Backend Engineer (Java Springboot)
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