Junior Backend Developer Java

Context & Mission

We are looking for a curious and rigorous Junior Backend Engineer to help design build and operate our microservices powering the Lefty platform. Youll work primarily with Java (21) and modern JVM tooling build gRPC / Protobuf APIs consumed by our apps and contribute to data-heavy services using Elasticsearch ScyllaDB and MariaDB . Youll collaborate with senior engineers learn best practices and take ownership of well-scoped features from design to production.

Youll join an agile ambitious team that values technical excellence observability and reliability . Youll contribute to services that ingest and process large-scale social data including features leveraging open-source AI models to enrich and classify content.

About the position

Design and implement services in Java : Build well-structured maintainable microservices with clean boundaries and clear domain models.

Define fast typed APIs : Ship and evolve gRPC services with Protobuf schemas. Keep contracts stable and backward compatible.

Search and storage at scale : Model and query data effectively with Elasticsearch for search and ScyllaDB for high-throughput low-latency workloads.

Quality and reliability : Write unit and integration tests participate in code reviews and contribute to resilient observable systems with logging metrics and tracing.

Operate what you build : Help monitor production debug incidents with teammates and propose pragmatic improvements.

Collaborate cross-functionally : Work closely with Product Frontend and Data to clarify requirements and deliver business value incrementally.

Build and test with Bazel : Use Bazel as our build system for fast reproducible and scalable builds and CI. Its a Google-grade toolchain that helps us keep builds hermetic and reliable.

Required Experience :

Junior IC

Key Skills

REST,Eclipse,JSP,Junit,Spring,Struts,Jpa,Hibernate,Maven,J2EE,Jdbc,Java

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 40000 - 50000