Senior Backend Engineer

Job Description/Responsibilities
• Our Client Walmart is looking for a strong Java Developer with experience in Java, Spring boot, Microservices, Kafka, Cassandra
• Strongly prefer a candidate who has prior experience at Walmart client
• Development in Java, Spring Boot, Microservice API while providing expertise in the full software development lifecycle, from concept and design to testing, designing, developing, and delivering high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems
• Write well-designed, testable, efficient code
• Ensure designs follow specifications and deliver superior engineering outcomes
• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review
• Drives technical vision and influences product roadmap and vision
• Work in a team environments and mentor the junior team members
• Honing individual engineering competency using the available enablement programs
• Engage in team leadership and people management

Skills
• 7 + years of coding experience in Java, Microservices, Spring Boot, API Development
• Proficient in Core Java technologies & Spring framework
• Hands-on experience in the development of RESTFUL web services & Spring Boot based microservices
• Working experience in database and storage such as Oracle, MS SQL server and/or No SQLs such as Mongo DB, Cassandra or Redis, etc.
• Experience working with cloud platform services and application development such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Knowledge of commonly used IDEs like Eclipse, IntelliJ, etc. and UNIX scripts
• Good understanding of DevOps concepts and process and CICD tools such as Jenkins, Bamboo
• Excellent communication skill and participates actively in team meetings discussions
• Be a specialist in Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns
• 3+ years of experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies is required.
• Experience in Jira, Confluence is strongly preferred.
• Strong organization skills with good interpersonal skills and a customer service-oriented attitude.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Experience pertaining to Retail/Grocery industry is preferred.

What are the top 3 Must Haves for this role?
1) Java
2) Microsvcs
3) Kafka