Backend Engineer (Java Microservices – Card & Unsecured Loan)

Job Requirements • 3–6 years of hands-on backend development experience in enterprise environments. • Strong proficiency in Java (11/17/21) and Spring Boot (Spring Web, Security, Data). • Proven experience designing, developing, and deploying RESTful APIs and microservices using OpenAPI/Swagger. • Strong knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Oracle), SQL optimization, indexing, and transaction management. • Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ for event-driven messaging. • Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift. • Proficiency in automated testing using JUnit 5, Mockito, and Testcontainers. • Experience working in Agile/Scrum or Kanban environments. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills. Preferred Skills (Added Advantage) • Experience with legacy Java EE/J2EE applications (EJB, Servlets, SOAP/WSDL, WebSphere, WebLogic, JBoss). • Banking, Financial Services, or FinTech experience, particularly in credit cards and unsecured lending. • Knowledge of loan origination, credit bureau integration, revolving credit lines (Cashline), and Straight-Through Processing (STP). • Familiarity with microservice resilience patterns, API contract testing, and distributed tracing (Resilience4j, Pact, OpenTelemetry, Jaeger).