Back End Engineer at d.light

Job Description

The job holder will be responsible for building scalable backend systems and will work on cloud-native services using Java, Spring Boot 3, AWS, and Apache Kafka, contributing to design, development, and continuous improvement of our platform.

​Roles & Responsibilities Include;

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java and Spring Boot 3
• Build and consume RESTful APIs with clean, maintainable code
• Develop event-driven and asynchronous systems using Apache Kafka
• Deploy and operate services on AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, etc.)
• Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve system performance and stability
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical solutions

Requirements

Desired Skills & Experience

• 2–3 years of professional experience in Java backend development
• Strong knowledge of Java (8+) and Spring Boot 3
• Experience building REST APIs and working with JSON
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, topics, offsets)
• Experience deploying or operating applications on AWS
• Solid understanding of SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, or similar)
• Familiarity with Git and modern CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of micro services architecture and distributed systems basics

Benefits

• Competitive Package