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Senior Java Backend Developer (1-year contractfull-timeonsite)

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Job Location:

Colombo - Sri Lanka

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 10 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 7 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Role

We are scaling up a high-performing delivery team for a global client and we need serious talent fast. If youre a senior engineer or delivery lead who thrives in fast-paced onsite teams this is your move.

Location: WFO or Onsite Colombo (Sri Lanka)

Category: Full-time 12-month contract (1 YR FTC)

Notice Period: Immediate joiners or up to 1 month

Experience: Minimum 5 years hands-on exposure

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and build microservices and APIs using Java and Spring Boot.
  • Model data and integrate with relational databases and messaging systems.
  • Ensure services meet performance reliability and security requirements.
  • Write automated tests and maintain high code quality.
  • Participate in code reviews and architecture discussions.
  • Support services in production including troubleshooting and tuning
Education & Relevant Experience
  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or related field.
  • 5 years of backend development experience in Java.
  • Travel airline or e-commerce platform experience is preferred.
Knowledge Skill Abilities & Others (KSAOs)
  • 5 years of backend development experience in Java.
  • Strong experience with Spring Boot and the Spring ecosystem.
  • REST API design and microservices architecture.
  • Solid SQL skills (Oracle PostgreSQL or MySQL).
  • Messaging or streaming experience (Kafka or RabbitMQ).
  • Automated testing (JUnit) and Git based CI/CD workflows.
  • Containerization with Docker.
  • Kubernetes and cloud platforms (Azure or AWS).
  • Event driven and distributed systems patterns.
  • Travel or airline domain experience.
  • NoSQL data stores.
  • Fluent in English

Required Experience:

Senior IC


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