Senior Backend Developer (Java / Spring) Remote · Full-time

Remote Full-time
Senior Backend Developer (Java / Spring)
Remote · Full-time
We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer who enjoys building reliable, scalable production systems and solving complex backend engineering problems.
This role is for engineers who have designed and operated real backend systems in production, understand system architecture, performance, and reliability, and take ownership of services from design to deployment and operation.
You will work on backend systems that require clean architecture, operational reliability, and long-term maintainability.
Responsibilities


Design and implement scalable backend architectures


Develop and maintain high-performance REST APIs


Ensure system scalability, reliability, and performance


Implement secure backend systems (authentication, authorization, RBAC, encryption)


Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents


Maintain logging, monitoring, and observability


Contribute to architecture decisions and engineering standards


Required Experience


Senior-level backend development experience


Strong architecture and system design skills


Experience building and operating production backend systems


Strong understanding of scalability, performance, and reliability


Commitment to clean, maintainable code and modern development practices


Experience with security-relevant topics
(authentication, authorization, RBAC, encryption)


Experience in production troubleshooting and debugging


Nice to have


DevOps or infrastructure experience


Tech Stack
Backend


Java Enterprise / Jakarta / Spring
(Validation, Dependency Injection, Annotations)


APIs


RESTful APIs


JSON-API


Processing


Synchronous and asynchronous processing


Persistence


MongoDB


S3 / Object storage


Workflow


Process engines


BPMN workflows


Observability


ELK stack (logging and full-text search)


Infrastructure


Docker


DigitalOcean


AWS


Azure


Nginx


Testing


API testing with Cypress


Who Should Apply


Engineers with several years of backend production experience


Developers who have designed systems, not only implemented tasks


Engineers comfortable with ownership of production services


Developers experienced with scalability, performance, and reliability challenges


Who This Role Is NOT For
This position is not suitable for:


Junior or entry-level developers


Developers without production backend system experience


Candidates whose experience is primarily frontend or scripting


Developers without Java / Spring production experience


Short Technical Challenge (Application Step)
To help us understand your experience, please include short answers to the following questions when applying:


Describe one backend system you designed or architected that runs in production.


What was the largest scale of this system?
(users, requests per second, or data volume)


Describe one production incident you personally investigated and resolved.


Applications that include specific technical details and measurable scale will be prioritized.

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