Java Software Engineer

1. **Total Experience** * Must have 6\-8 years of IT experience. * Prefer candidates with at least 5 years of hands\-on Java backend development experience. 1. **Core Technical Skills** * Strong hands\-on expertise in Java (Java 8/11/17/21\). * Deep understanding of Collections, Multithreading, Concurrency, Exception Handling, JVM, Design Patterns, and OOP concepts. * Extensive experience with Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, 1. **Microservices \& API Skills** * Experience designing and developing Microservices. * Strong REST API development and integration experience. * Knowledge of API Gateway, Service Discovery, Configuration Management. * SOAP services exposure is an advantage 1. **Database Skills** * Hands\-on experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB. 1. **Messaging \& Integration** * Experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ/MQ. * Experience in Event\-Driven Architecture **Good to have skills:** Apache Camel, CI/CD Pipelines, Monitoring Tools like Splunk, Grafana or Geneos. Knowledge of tools like Jira Confluence Bitbucket **Recent Project Eligibility (Most Important)** * Worked as Java Backend Developer / Senior Developer / Tech Lead. * Developed enterprise\-scale applications. * Built microservices\-based solutions. * Designed or integrated REST APIs. * Used Spring Boot as primary framework. * Participated in architecture discussions, code reviews, CI/CD **Preferred Domain Experience** * Banking, Payments, Financial Services, Digital Banking, or Enterprise Applications. **Leadership \& Delivery** * Experience mentoring junior developers. * Participation in Agile/Scrum projects. * Technical ownership of modules/features. **Scoring Model** * Core Java: 25% * Spring/Spring Boot Stack: 20% * Microservices \& API Development: 20% * Recent Relevant Projects (last 5 years): 20% * Database \& Messaging Technologies: 10% * Leadership, Agile \& Production Support: 5%