We are seeking a highly skilled Java Backend Developer with strong experience (7+years) in building scalable, secure, and high performance backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, Kafka, and AWS. The ideal candidate will possess hands-on expertise across development, integration, test automation, CI/CD pipelines,

and AWS cloud deployments. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design,implement, test, deploy, and support enterprise-grade solutions.

This role requires deep technical proficiency, strong analytical capability, and an ability to work in an agile, fast-paced environment.

Core Technical Skills

1. Programming Languages & Frameworks

• Java 17 (preferred); strong experience in Java 8+
- Spring Boot 3.x, Spring Framework, Spring Data JPA
- Spring Security for authentication & authorization
- RESTful API design and development
- Strong understanding of Core Java concepts, multithreading, collections, generics, functional programming (Lambdas/Streams)

1. Microservices & Integration

• Hands-on experience in designing and developing microservices architectures
- Strong understanding of service discovery, API gateways, inter-service communication
- Ability to write and maintain integration tests using JUnit
- Knowledge of Kafka:

- Topics, partitions, producers/consumers
- Consumer groups
- Replica topics
- Event-driven design

1. Test Automation Skills

• Writing unit tests using JUnit
- API Automation using Spring Boot Test

Tools & Platform Expertise
1. CI/CD, DevOps & Cloud

Hands-on experience with:

AWS Services

- AWS CodePipeline
- AWS CodeBuild




- AWS CloudWatch (logs, metrics, troubleshooting)
- AWS ECS (Fargate)
- AWS Secret Manager
- S3 Buckets
- RDS (PostgreSQL)

CI/CD Tools

- Git / GitHub
- Jenkins
- CodePipeline / GitHub Actions
- Containerization using Docker (images, containers, registries)

5. Development & Code Quality Tools

- IDEs: IntelliJ IDEA, VS Code
- Documentation: Confluence
- Project Management: JIRA
- Static analysis & code quality:

- SonarQube
- PMD
- SpotBugs

1. Database Skills

• Solid proficiency with PostgreSQL or Dynamo DB
- Good understanding of:

- Joins, indexing, performance tuning
- Data modeling

• Exposure to MongoDB (Good to have)
1. Methodologies & Principles

• Agile (Scrum/Kanban)
- Understanding of SDLC (Dev QA UAT Prod)
- Strong adherence to DRY, SOLID principles
- Experience diagnosing issues in distributed environments
- Strong debugging skills across logs, cloud metrics, and pipelines

1. Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend microservices using Java & Spring Boot
- Build scalable, secure APIs and integrate with enterprise systems
- Develop event-driven pipelines using Kafka
- Implement CI/CD workflows for seamless deployments
- Write unit, integration, and automated tests
- Participate in architecture reviews and code reviews
- Investigate production issues using AWS CloudWatch & logging frameworks
- Collaborate with product, QA, and DevOps teams across full SDLC
- Ensure code quality using static analysis and coverage tools
- Optimize application performance and database queries
- Maintain proper documentation using Confluence

📌 Senior Java Developer (Thiruvananthapuram)
🏢 Hucon Solutions
📍 Thiruvananthapuram