Junior Backend Engineer

Purpose:

To develop, maintain, and support reliable backend applications and services that enable business capabilities and digital products in accordance with established engineering and security standards.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain backend services and APIs in Java and Spring Boot within a microservices architecture.

• Translate functional and technical requirements into working, tested software.

• Integrate services with databases, internal platforms, and external partner systems.

• Work with event streaming and messaging (Kafka, MQ) under guidance.

• Write clean, maintainable, testable code in line with engineering standards.

• Perform unit testing, debugging, and defect resolution.

• Apply secure coding practices, including authentication, authorization, and data protection requirements.

• Support deployment and monitoring on containerized platforms (OpenShift/Kubernetes) through established CI/CD pipelines.

• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and squad ceremonies.

• Support production troubleshooting under the guidance of senior engineers.

• Maintain relevant technical documentation.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of development practices and application quality.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• 2 years of backend development experience.

• Working knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, SQL, and Git.

• Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and debugging fundamentals.