Junior Java Developer

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain Java applications based on business and technical requirements.
• Design and implement scalable, reusable, and high-performance backend services and APIs.
• Collaborate with frontend, QA, DevOps, and product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code following Java best practices and coding standards.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and integrate with third-party systems and services.
• Work with relational and NoSQL databases to design, optimise, and manage data models.
• Implement security, authentication, and authorisation mechanisms within applications.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, and support automated testing frameworks.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application issues related to performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure quality, maintainability, and knowledge sharing.
• Use Git for version control and support CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows.
• Work in Agile/Scrum environments, participating in sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Document technical designs, system architecture, and development processes using tools such as Confluence or JIRA.
• Identify opportunities to improve application performance, code quality, and development efficiency.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong experience with Java and object-oriented programming principles.
• Experience with Java frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot, or similar.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Knowledge of relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) and ORM frameworks such as Hibernate or JPA.
• Familiarity with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) is an advantage.
• Experience with Git and collaborative development workflows.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience with unit testing frameworks such as JUnit, Mockito, or similar.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is a plus.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.