Technical Lead/Senior Backend Engineer (Golang / Java Microservices)

This role is hands-on and delivery-focused, requiring deep experience in RESTful API development, microservices architecture, and secure, scalable backend systems. You will work closely with engineers, security specialists, and product teams in an Agile delivery model.

• Strong hands-on experience with Golang
• JAX-RS (Java API for RESTful Web Services) - mandatory
• Java, Microservices, Spring & Spring Boot
• Hands-on experience implementing microservices architectures
• REST API design and development
• Microservices authorization using OAuth 2.0
• Java 8+, including multithreading
• Spring modules: AOP, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA
• Experience troubleshooting performance and security issues in production
• Solid understanding of design patterns for APIs and microservices
• Basic knowledge of CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments

Preferred / Desirable Experience

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - containerised API development & deployment
• Docker & Kubernetes (preferably on GCP)
• Cloud-agnostic microservices development
• Experience with cryptography frameworks in Go and/or Java
• SQL databases
• Exposure or interest in application security / mobile app security
• Experience with DevOps tooling and cloud environments

I am recruiting on behalf of my client, a leading global technology services and consulting company, for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer with strong Golang and Java microservices expertise.