Principal Java Engineer

Drive solution architecture and key technical decisions together with business and technical stakeholders, ensuring cloud portability and long-term maintainability

Define and enforce engineering principles and standards: API-first design, contract versioning, security-by-design, observability, resiliency, and performance

Lead the design and development of microservices / service-based architecture with event-driven communication (event modeling, topic design, schemas, reliability patterns)

Design and oversee authentication and authorization strategies: OAuth 2.0 / OIDC, SSO integrations, token strategies, and secure API access patterns

Ensure backend services expose functionality via REST APIs, enabling independent SPA and mobile application development

Guide teams on deployment and operational readiness for Azure / Kubernetes / OpenShift, including autoscaling, failure handling, and production resilience

Apply AI-assisted development tools pragmatically (e.g., refactoring support, test scaffolding, documentation), ensuring strict review and compliance with security policies

• Act as a technical mentor and trusted advisor, raising the overall engineering maturity of the teams