Senior Software Engineer Job CIC Insurance
Job description & requirements
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About the Role
Reporting to the Software Engineering Manager, the role holder will lead the design and development of robust, scalable, and high-performance backend systems. The ideal candidate should have hands-on expertise in Java Spring Boot, microservices architecture, and deep experience with database design, systems integration, and DevOps automation. Experience in deploying applications to both cloud and on-premise environments is essential.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Java Spring Boot
- Architect and implement scalable microservices and event-driven systems.
- Integrate with internal and third-party systems using REST, SOAP, gRPC, and message queues.
- Drive performance tuning, security hardening, and scalability improvements.
- Implement DevOps best practices including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and monitoring.
- Work across cloud and on-premise environments ensuring reliability and availability.
- Collaborate with front-end engineers, DevOps, QA, and product teams to deliver full-stack solutions.
- Own the full software development lifecycle from planning to production support.
- Mentor junior engineers and perform code reviews.
Qualifications
Essential Knowledge/Skills and Experience Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or in a related field.
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in backend development with strong command of Java Spring Boot.
- Solid understanding and hands-on experience with microservices architecture.
- Experience integrating diverse systems and APIs in enterprise environments.
- Deep knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis).
- Proficient in designing and optimizing database schemas, queries, and transactions.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).
- Experience deploying and supporting applications in AWS or Azure and on-premise infrastructure.
- Strong grasp of security, logging, monitoring, and API management.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.
- Experience with event-driven architecture (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, or MQTT).
- Knowledge of API gateways and Service Load balancing.
Desirable Competencies:
- Familiarity with domain-driven design (DDD) and test-driven development (TDD).
- Exposure to observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Datadog.
- Certification in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) is a plus.
How to Apply
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