Blockchain Java Backend Developer

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, DTEL Engineering & Consultants Inc, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today!Blockchain Java Backend DeveloperMust Have Technical/Functional SkillsCore Backend SkillsStrong proficiency in Java (8+), and frameworks such as Spring Boot / Spring Cloud.Experience building distributed systems and microservices architectures at scale.Strong knowledge of: Concurrency, multithreading, asynchronous programming API design (REST/gRPC), security (OAuth2/JWT), and integration patternsSolid understanding of data stores: SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB/Cassandra) Caching (Redis) and search (Elasticsearch) is a plusHands-on experience with message streaming/queues: Blockchain Skills (Must-Have)Strong understanding of blockchain fundamentals: Transactions, blocks, confirmations/finality, consensus, gas/fees, wallets, keys.Experience integrating backend services with blockchain networks/nodes: Ethereum-compatible networks (Ethereum/Polygon/BSC) using Web3j, ethers-style approaches and/or permissioned chains (Hyperledger Fabric, Corda, Quorum)Experience supporting large blockchain deployments: Node connectivity, RPC management, event indexing, chain reorg handling, retry strategies.________________________________________DevOps / Cloud (Preferred)Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerized microservices deployments.CI/CD exposure (Jenkins/GitHub Actions/GitLab CI/Azure DevOps).Cloud experience (Azure/AWS/Google Cloud Platform) is a plus.Understanding of security practices: Secrets management (Vault/KMS), TLS, RBAC, network security.Roles & Responsibilities Design and develop Java-based backend services that interact with blockchain networks and nodes (public or permissioned).Build and scale microservices-based architecture supporting blockchain transaction workflows, event processing, and off-chain components.Develop reliable services for: Transaction orchestration Smart contract invocation Blockchain event subscription/listening On-chain/off-chain data synchronizationImplement scalable APIs (REST/gRPC) for blockchain-enabled products and integrations.Optimize performance for high throughput and low latency: Transaction throughput handling, batching, retries, idempotency, rate limiting.Ensure secure integration with blockchain: Key management best practices, signing transactions, secure secret handling.Implement observability and reliability standards: Logging, monitoring, tracing, alerting, SLOs/SLAs.Work with DevOps/SRE teams to support production deployments, incident triage, and capacity planning.Contribute to architecture decisions including: Event-driven architecture (Kafka/RabbitMQ), caching strategies, database selection, and deployment topologies.