Senior Java Engineer

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PER THE MANAGER :

The candidates you provided are highly skilled in Java and Java Spring. However, as I previously mentioned, our main priority is to find someone with Node.js expertise, particularly for backend development. Could you please revisit your pool and identify candidates that align with our specific criteria?

Role Overview

Seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for our Backend-For-Frontend (BFF) team to architect and deliver resilient, observable, and scalable backend services powering client-facing platforms. This senior role balances hands‑on development with technical decision‑making, code reviews, and mentoring engineers across the team.

Key Responsibilities

Build and develop BFF layers using Java (17–21), Spring Boot and Node.js to consolidate data and provide optimized interfaces for web / mobile clients.

Lead the implementation and maintenance of RESTful and Node.js ; shape and enforce API governance.

Integrate and synchronize data flows across Kafka , Redis , MongoDB , and Postgres .

Oversee deployments and production health within AWS ECS / ECR , leveraging containerization ( Docker ) and proactive monitoring with New Relic and CloudWatch .

Champion best practices in unit / integration testing, CI / CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CircleCI) , and Agile delivery.

Guide architectural adoption of domain-driven design, CMS (Contentful) integrations, and distributed system reliability .

Perform high-level debugging, code reviews, and mentor engineering staff on backend and BFF topics.

Collaborate closely with frontend / DevOps leads to deliver secure, performant, customer-centric services.

Technical Requirements

5+ years (or relevant senior experience) building and scaling backend services in Node.js .

Deep expertise in designing, implementing, and optimizing GraphQL APIs and schema-first API strategies for BFF patterns.

Proven hands‑on skill integrating with Kafka (stream processing), Redis (caching), MongoDB / Postgres (NoSQL / relational).

Advanced experience in AWS ECS / ECR , containerization with Docker .

Mastery of logging, distributed debugging, and observability (New Relic, CloudWatch or similar).

Track record driving test automation, CI / CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CircleCI) , and Agile Scrum ceremonies.

Familiarity with Contentful CMS , and principles of domain-driven design .

Strong advocate for code quality, security best practices, and system architecture discussions .

Preferred

History of leading BFF / API gateway or complex API aggregation projects.

Experience scaling high-throughput real-time APIs (REST and GraphQL).

Mentored and upskilled junior / mid-level engineers; driven architectural modernization and tech adoption. Background supporting production systems in 24 / 7 SaaS or transactional platforms.

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• Mid-Senior level

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Harsh Pandey | Technical Recruiter | Apetan Consulting LLC

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