Senior API Developer- Java/ Spring Boot

Job Title: Senior API Developer Java/Spring Boot

Location: Remote

Experience: 7+ Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

Senior API Developer

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable

  RESTful APIs

  using

  Java (Spring Boot)

  or similar frameworks.
• Lead the end-to-end design and implementation of

  microservices architectures

  and ensure adherence to best practices.
• Mentor and guide junior developers; conduct code reviews and ensure coding standards are met.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product managers, architects, QA, DevOps) to ensure timely delivery and alignment with business goals.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, including scalability, performance, and security.
• Drive improvements in API performance, documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger), testing automation, and CI/CD practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex system and integration issues.
• Ensure compliance with

  data privacy

  ,

  security standards

  , and relevant domain-specific regulations (e.g., HIPAA if healthcare-based).
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years

  of professional experience in backend/API development with

  Java

  ,

  Spring Boot

  , or equivalent frameworks.
• Strong expertise in

  REST API

  design, best practices, and patterns.
• Solid experience with

  NoSQL/SQL databases

  such as

  MongoDB

  ,

  PostgreSQL

  , or

  MySQL

  .
• Experience leading or mentoring development teams, contributing to project planning and technical design.
• Familiarity with

  cloud platforms

  (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and

  containerization tools

  (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of

  security standards

  , including

  OAuth2

  ,

  JWT

  , and

  API gateways

  .
• Proficiency in using tools such as

  Git

  ,

  Jenkins

  ,

  JIRA

  , and

  Swagger/OpenAPI

  .

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the

  healthcare domain

  , including working with data standards such as

  FHIR

  ,

  HL7

  ,

  EDI 837/835

  , or

  HIPAA

  compliance.
• Exposure to

  event-driven systems

  and tools such as

  Kafka

  ,

  RabbitMQ

  , or

  SNS/SQS

  .
• Previous experience in a

  technical lead

  or

  engineering leadership

  capacity.
• Understanding of

  DevOps

  and

  SRE

  practices in a distributed systems environment.

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.