Java Developer

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Java Developer with over 4 years of hands-on experience in building robust and scalable backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and deploy high-performance, scalable, and secure backend services using Java 8+, Spring Boot, and Microservices.
• Participate in the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC), from requirements gathering to production deployment and support.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, DevOps engineers, and product owners to deliver end-to-end features.
• Optimize application performance and ensure high availability and responsiveness.
• Write clean, maintainable, and reusable code while following best practices (coding standards, unit testing, CI/CD, etc.).
• Develop RESTful APIs and ensure their quality and consistency.
• Handle integration with external systems and third-party services.
• Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and mentor junior developers.

Technical Skills Required:

• Languages: Java 8 or above
• Frameworks: Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security
• Architecture: Microservices architecture and design patterns
• Databases: MySQL/PostgreSQL, MongoDB (optional)
• Messaging: Kafka, RabbitMQ (optional)
• API Development: RESTful APIs, Swagger/OpenAPI
• Version Control: Git, GitHub/GitLab
• Tools: Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, Docker
• Testing: JUnit, Mockito
• Cloud (optional): AWS/Azure/GCP exposure
• CI/CD & DevOps tools (optional): Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes

Nice to Have:

• Experience in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of API Gateway, Service Registry (e.g., Eureka), and Circuit Breakers (e.g., Hystrix or Resilience4j).
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.).

Egen is a data engineering and cloud modernization firm helping industry-leading companies achieve digital breakthroughs and deliver for the future, today. We are catalysts for change who create digital breakthroughs at warp speed. Our team of cloud and data engineering experts are trusted by top clients in pursuit of the extraordinary. An Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company 7 times, and recently recognized on the Crain’s Chicago Business Fast 50 list, Egen has also been recognized as a great place to work 3 times.

You will join a team of insatiably curious data engineers, software architects, and product experts who never settle for "good enough". Our Java Platform team's tech stack is based on Java8 (Spring Boot) and RESTful web services. We typically build and deploy applications as cloud-native Kubernetes microservices and integrate with scalable technologies such as Kafka in Docker container environments. Our developers work in an agile process to efficiently deliver high value data driven applications and product packages.

Required Experience:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Technology and Management, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Have experience working and strong understanding of object-oriented programing and cloud technologies
• End to end experience delivering production ready code with Java8, Spring Boot, Spring Data, and API libraries
• Strong experience with unit and integration testing of the Spring Boot APIs.
• Strong understanding and production experience of RESTful API's and microservice architecture.
• Strong understanding of SQL databases and NoSQL databases and experience with writing abstraction layers to communicate with the databases.

Nice to have's (but not required):

• Exposure to Kotlin or other JVM programming languages
• Strong understanding and production experience working with Docker container environments
• Strong understanding and production experience working with Kafka
• Cloud Environments: AWS, GCP or Azure

Job Description:

• Must have experience of 1 – 6 years.
• Experience in Java/J2EE platform.
• Experience in web application development with JSP, Servlet, Spring Boot, Hibernate
• Knowledge of MySQL database.
• Developed REST and SOAP web services..
• Experience in version control system and build tool
• Must have completed BE/MCA/M.Sc/MTech.

• Expert knowledge of computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms,

  and software design.

• Strong understanding of end-to-end architectures and development frameworks; knowledge

  across tiers in a multi-tier cloud environment including load balancers, web servers, application

  containers, data stores, and distributed caches.

• Minimum 6 years of experience with deep technical knowledge and hands on skills in Java.

• Has worked extensively on caching technologies such as Redis, memcache.

• Should be strong with Data Strcutures, Algorithms & OOPs concepts.

• Worked on NoSQL databases such as MongoDb.

• Designed and developed highly scalable multi-threaded large scale distributed systems.

• Well versed with services and micro-services architecture.

• • Usage of containers, virtual machine systems, cloud computing.

   

Job Description:
Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or a closely related computer technical field with 3+ years experience programming with at least one of the following languages:Java, C++, C#, Python, Go, or Perl;

OR 

• MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or a closely related computer technical field 2+ years experience programming with at least one of the following languages: Java, C++, C#, Python, Go, or Perl.

ALSO 

• Minimum 3 years of experience building applications using at least one of the following: web application technologies including: HTML, CSS, or Javascript; OR Databases, for example: Mysql, Mongo, ora similar program; OR a collection of systems connected and communicating via a network connection
• Minimum 1 year of experience mentoring more junior Engineers
• Significant experience with large scale, high-performance systems