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Java Backend Developer
EPAM Systems
🇧🇷 Brazil | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 🇲🇽 Mexico
Remote
1 week ago
- Java
- Agile
- Microservices
- Spring Boot
- REST API
- System Design
- CI/CD
- Scrum
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- JPA
- Hibernate
- Git
- Integration Testing
- AWS
- GCP
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- OAuth2
1 week ago
We are seeking aJava Backend Developer to build and evolve scalable, high-performance services that power mobile and web experiences used daily by thousands of professionals. You will collaborate in an agile team to deliver secure APIs and reliable microservices—apply now to help shape backend systems at scale.
Responsibilities
- Design backend services using Java and Spring Boot
- Build RESTful APIs for mobile and web applications
- Develop secure and reliable microservices with strong performance characteristics
- Optimize database models and data access layers for scalability
- Integrate external APIs and third-party platforms
- Collaborate with engineers, product partners, QA, and architects to deliver solutions
- Participate in system design sessions, code reviews, and architectural discussions
- Troubleshoot production issues and improve reliability and performance
- Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code following engineering best practices
- Contribute to CI/CD improvements, automation, and modern development practices
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience with Java in production backend development
- Experience with Spring Boot for building services and APIs
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute in an Agile/Scrum setup
- Solid project ownership skills for delivering backend features from design to release
- Strong REST API design knowledge and microservices fundamentals
- Relational database experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server
- Persistence framework knowledge with JPA/Hibernate or similar ORM tools
- Version control proficiency with Git and collaborative workflows
- Testing mindset with unit and integration testing frameworks
- Strong analytical skills and practical problem-solving abilities
- Clear communication skills for technical discussions and code reviews
- English proficiency: B2 Upper-Intermediate
Nice to have
- Cloud platform experience with AWS or GCP
- Docker experience for containerized development and deployment
- Kubernetes experience for orchestrating microservices
- OAuth2 knowledge for secure authorization flows
- Single Sign-On experience with SSO and related authentication patterns
Java Backend Developer · EPAM Systems