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Senior Server-side Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of Java experience building server-side applications
  • Strong leadership skills to influence technical decisions and mentor peers
  • Proven project delivery experience in large cross-functional teams
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Design backend-for-frontend APIs that support mobile client use cases
  • Build Spring Boot services in Java with clean, maintainable architecture
  • Implement REST endpoints with clear contracts and predictable behavior
  • Optimize performance through profiling, tuning, and efficient data access

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Collaboration

About the company

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EPAM Systems

  • IT Services & Consulting
  • XLarge
  • 10,001+
Since 1993, EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) has used its software engineering expertise to become a leading global provider of digital engineering, cloud and AI-enabled transformation services, and a leading business and experience consulting partner for global enterprises and ambitious startups. We address our clients’ transformation challenges by fusing EPAM Continuum’s integrated strategy, experience and technology consulting with our 30+ years of engineering execution to speed our clients’ time to market and drive greater value from their innovations and digital investments. We make GenAI real with our AI LLM orchestration, testing and engineering solutions, EPAM DIAL, EPAM EliteA™ and EPAM AI/RUN™, respectively. We deliver globally, but engage locally with our expert teams of consultants, architects, designers and engineers, making the future real for our clients, our partners and our people around the world. We believe the right solutions are the ones that improve people’s lives and fuel competitive advantage for our clients across diverse industries. Our thinking comes to life in the experiences, products and platforms we design and bring to market. Added to the S&P 500 and the Forbes Global 2000 in 2021 and recognized by Glassdoor and Newsweek as a Top 100 Best Workplace, our multidisciplinary teams serve customers across six continents. We are proud to be among the top 15 companies in Information Technology Services in the Fortune 1000 and to be recognized as a leader in the IDC MarketScapes for Worldwide Experience Build Services, Worldwide Experience Design Services and Worldwide Software Engineering Services. Learn more at www.epam.com.

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Job description

We are looking for a Senior Server-side Engineer to build and evolve a mobile service layer (Backend for Frontend) that powers high-traffic client experiences. You will collaborate with engineers, product partners, designers, and QA to deliver reliable APIs, optimize performance, and keep code quality high. Apply now to help shape the next generation of mobile backend services. Responsibilities Design backend-for-frontend APIs that support mobile client use cases Build Spring Boot services in Java with clean, maintainable architecture Implement REST endpoints with clear contracts and predictable behavior Optimize performance through profiling, tuning, and efficient data access Write unit tests to protect critical logic and enable safe changes Refactor legacy code to improve readability, safety, and extensibility Fix bugs through root-cause analysis and targeted remediation Integrate with existing backend services and adapt to evolving interfaces Implement asynchronous flows where needed to improve responsiveness Automate builds and checks within continuous integration pipelines Review code to uphold standards and share best practices Collaborate with product, design, and QA to deliver end-to-end features Requirements 3+ years of Java experience building server-side applications Strong leadership skills to influence technical decisions and mentor peers Proven project delivery experience in large cross-functional teams Solid Spring Boot knowledge for building scalable services Strong REST API design skills for contract-first, maintainable endpoints Strong algorithms and data structures skills for solving complex problems Strong unit testing skills to ensure correctness and prevent regressions Hands-on CI experience with build and test automation Experience with asynchronous programming and concurrency concepts Performance optimization skills including profiling and tuning Strong refactoring skills and ability to work with legacy code safely Excellent communication skills and a proactive, self-starting mindset Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2) Nice to have Docker experience for local development and deployment workflows Gradle experience for build configuration and dependency management GraphQL experience for flexible client-driven data fetching Kotlin experience for JVM-based backend development RAML experience for API modeling and documentation

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