Overview
We are seeking a Sr. Java Spring Boot Engineer to lead the design and development of enterprise-grade backend applications supporting large-scale payment and infrastructure platforms. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in modern Java, Spring Boot, distributed systems, and cloud-native development on Alibaba Cloud with strong software architecture skills and experience delivering high-performance, mission-critical solutions.
Job Role & Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications and microservices using Java 17+/21, Spring Boot, and modern software engineering best practices.
- Architect and build high-performance, resilient, and secure systems supporting payment processing, infrastructure services, and other business-critical platforms.
- Design RESTful APIs, event-driven solutions, and distributed systems using technologies such as Kafka while ensuring scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance.
- Collaborate with solution architects, product owners, DevOps engineers, and regional development teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Develop and deploy cloud-native applications on Alibaba Cloud while optimizing application performance, availability, and security.
- Perform architecture reviews, system design discussions, technical leadership, and code reviews to maintain engineering excellence.
- Champion code quality through SonarQube, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and both manual and AI-assisted development practices.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues, conduct root-cause analysis, and drive continuous improvements in application performance and reliability.
- Mentor engineers and promote best practices in software architecture, coding standards, and backend engineering.
General Background
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 8 years of hands-on experience in Java backend software engineering, with experience leading the design and development of enterprise-scale applications.
- Proven experience delivering large-scale payment, financial services, e-commerce, or high-transaction enterprise platforms is highly preferred.
- Professional proficiency in both English and Chinese (Mandarin) to effectively communicate and collaborate with regional stakeholders across APAC.
Mandatory Skills
- Strong expertise in Java 17+ (preferably Java 21), Spring Boot, JVM internals, Hibernate, RESTful APIs, Microservices Architecture, and distributed systems design.
- Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka, SonarQube, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native application deployment on Alibaba Cloud.
- Strong background in software architecture, system design, performance optimization, high availability, scalability, and secure backend application development.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Infrastructure-as-Code, observability tools, and modern DevOps practices.
- Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar to improve engineering productivity and code quality.
