Senior Java Software Engineer

Senior Backend Java Engineer (Microservices / Distributed Systems)This is a hybrid role, spending 2-3 days onsite with your teamOne of our best clients, a true leader in their field, with roots going back over 80 years, is looking to hire a Senior Backend Java Engineer to join a highly scaled engineering organization building mission-critical distributed systems used across a national operational platform.This is an opportunity to work on complex backend architecture challenges involving microservices, event-driven systems, APIs, observability, resiliency, and cloud-native engineering practices.If you enjoy solving difficult distributed systems problems and building software that operates at real scale, this role offers both technical depth and long-term impact.echnical EnvironmentJava / Spring BootMicroservices & distributed systemsKafka / event-driven architectureREST APIs / OpenAPIDocker & KubernetesCI/CD pipelinesTerraform / Infrastructure as CodeCloud platforms (Azure preferred)Observability & monitoring toolingSQL & NoSQL databasesWhat You’ll Be Working OnDesigning and developing backend Java microservices in a distributed architectureBuilding scalable, resilient, API-first systems with strong performance and reliability standardsSolving complex engineering challenges involving:Eventual consistencyIdempotencyDistributed transactionsFault toleranceRetry and recovery patternsWriting clean, maintainable, production-quality code with strong automated testing practicesBuilding observability directly into applications:LoggingMetricsAlertingDistributed tracingPartnering with Platform/SRE teams to improve reliability and operational maturityParticipating in architecture and technical design discussions across large-scale systemsMentoring engineers and contributing to strong engineering standards and code qualityWhat We’re Looking For8–10+ years of professional software engineering experienceStrong backend-focused Java development experienceDeep understanding of the Spring ecosystemExperience building microservices in production environmentsStrong understanding of distributed systems concepts and patternsExperience with messaging/event-streaming technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQExperience designing scalable APIs and backend platformsSolid understanding of:Clean code principlesSOLID design12-factor application methodologiesExperience with containerized/cloud-native deploymentsStrong testing mindset across unit, integration, and contract testingExperience working in modern DevOps-enabled engineering environmentsNice to HaveCloud platform experience (Azure preferred)Experience supporting high-throughput or mission-critical systemsExposure to large-scale operational or transactional platformsWhy Engineers Like This OpportunityComplex backend engineering problems at scaleStrong engineering culture focused on code quality and architectureModern cloud-native technology stackLarge-scale systems with real-world impactHighly collaborative engineering environmentOpportunity to influence architecture and technical directionIf you are a senior backend engineer looking for a role centered around scalable Java microservices, distributed systems, and modern engineering practices, we’d love to connect. Email me at mike@3screen.com.