Senior Software Engineer (Java)

This is a remote position.

The Key Responsibilities are:
- Design, develop, test, and maintain backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.

- Translate business and technical requirements into scalable software solutions.

- Participate throughout the software development lifecycle, including analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.

- Design and integrate REST APIs and microservices.

- Troubleshoot production issues, identify root causes, and implement sustainable solutions.

- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following engineering best practices.

- Perform code reviews and provide technical guidance to other team members.

- Contribute to system design, architecture, and technical decision-making.

- Improve application performance, reliability, security, and maintainability.

- Create and maintain technical documentation in Confluence.

- Collaborate with product owners, QA engineers, and other technical teams in an Agile environment.

- Participate in Scrum ceremonies and technical discussions.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.

- Minimum 5–6 years of professional software development experience, primarily using Java.

- Strong experience with Java, Spring Boot, and the Spring ecosystem.

- Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, design principles, and common design patterns.

- Experience designing and developing REST APIs and microservices.

- Good experience with Maven and Git-based development workflows.

- Strong knowledge of relational databases, SQL, and data-access technologies such as JPA/Hibernate.

- Experience writing unit and integration tests using tools such as JUnit and Mockito.

- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.

- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills.

- Experience with Agile software development practices.

- Ability to independently own technical tasks and guide less-experienced engineers.

- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.

- Availability to work during the core working hours of 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM Lebanon time .

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with AWS services and cloud-based application development.

- Working knowledge of Python.

- Experience with event-driven systems, messaging technologies, or distributed systems.

- Familiarity with Docker and containerized applications.

- Experience with application monitoring, logging, and performance optimization.

- Basic front-end experience with React is a plus but not required.

This opportunity is remote for Egyptian applicants and Hybrid for Lebanese applicants.

Originally posted on Himalayas