Guardian Life—Senior Engineer

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Description: Job Description: We are looking for a talented Java Developer with strong Core Java skills and hands-on experience in Spring Boot and Microservices. The ideal candidate should have a solid understanding of backend development principles and experience building reliable, scalable, and maintainable applications. Familiarity with relational databases, CI/CD pipelines, and modern testing practices is essential. Knowledge of AWS and DevOps tools will be an added advantage. Key Responsibilities - Design, develop, and maintain Java-based applications using Spring Boot and Microservices architecture. - Build and implement RESTful APIs, ensuring smooth integration between systems. - Work with relational databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL, including query optimization and schema design. - Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following object-oriented principles and design patterns. - Create and maintain unit tests and integration tests using JUnit and Mockito. - Collaborate with QA, DevOps, Product Management, and other cross-functional teams. - Participate in code reviews, troubleshoot issues, and perform performance tuning. - Stay updated with evolving technologies and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. - Ability to debug, analytical skills, prod support Required Skills & Qualifications - 3–5 years of hands-on experience in Java development. - Strong knowledge of Core Java (Collections, Multithreading, Exception Handling, Streams, etc.). - Experience with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Microservices. - Solid understanding of RESTful API concepts and best practices. - Experience with Oracle, MySQL and PL/SQL. - Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Git, Maven/Gradle. - Proficiency with testing frameworks including JUnit and Mockito. - Good understanding of software design principles and design patterns. - Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills. - Familiarity with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda) is a plus. - Leveraging AI productivity tools such as Github Co-pilot - Strong communication and collaboration skills. Location: This position can be based in any of the following locations: GurgaonCurrent Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday