Java Backend Developer

Role Overview

• Work directly with PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server (Oracle experience also welcome)
• Design, analyze, and improve database schemas used by long lived applications
• Write and optimize SQL queries for performance and scalability
• Understand execution plans, indexes, locking, and transactions
• Investigate and solve real production performance issues
• Learn how large datasets behave under load and how to make them faster
• Develop backend services in Java using the Spring ecosystem
• Use Hibernate / JPA with an understanding of their strengths and pitfalls
• Decide when ORM is helpful and when SQL is the better tool
• Contribute to design discussions with a strong data-centric perspective.

Requirements

• 4-5 years of experience
• Strong Java backend developer
• Good knowledge of the Spring Framework
• Hands-on experience with Hibernate and JPA
• Strong interest in SQL and relational databases
• Experience with PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server (Oracle is a plus)
• Willingness to dive into performance tuning and data-heavy problems.

Tech Stack

• Hibernate
• Java
• Oracle
• Postgres
• Spring
• SQL