Senior Backend Engineer aspire

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Aspire, you will design and build scalable backend systems using Java 21, Spring Boot microservices, and PostgreSQL. You will develop high-performance APIs, optimize database operations, and ensure secure, reliable communication across distributed services while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust backend solutions.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Java 21 and Spring Boot.
• Build and operate cloud-native microservices architectures with a strong focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs following modern API design best practices.
• Develop secure service-to-service communication and authentication mechanisms.
• Build robust data access layers using Hibernate/JPA and PostgreSQL.
• Optimize SQL queries, indexing strategies, and database performance.
• Manage and tune PostgreSQL databases on AWS RDS, including monitoring and performance optimization.
• Ensure backend systems efficiently handle high-throughput traffic and concurrent workloads.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, performance bottlenecks, and database inefficiencies.
• Collaborate with product, DevOps, and engineering teams to deliver scalable backend solutions.
• Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, logging, and observability.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and best practice implementation.

What You'll Need

• 5+ years of backend development experience with Java.
• Strong knowledge of Java 17/21, modern language features, concurrency, and JVM performance.
• Extensive experience with Spring Boot and microservices architecture.
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs.
• Solid experience with Hibernate / JPA.
• Strong experience working with PostgreSQL, including query optimization and indexing.
• Experience with AWS RDS or similar managed database services.
• Experience building systems that handle high-volume traffic and concurrent workloads.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization skills.
• Familiarity with agile workflows and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Knowledge of event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ) is a plus.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.
• Awareness or knowledge of IT security best practices as defined by ISO/SOC or similar.