#130516 - Mid-Level Java Backend Engineer - Platform Services & Integrations

Job Description

We are seeking a mid-level Java backend engineer to build and support service logic, data processing, integrations, and platform-reliability capabilities for business-critical workflows. This contract role combines hands-on development with production troubleshooting, monitoring, incident support, and cross-functional collaboration.

Enterprise experience strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

- Build, maintain, and improve backend Java services and platform components.

- Develop service logic and data-processing capabilities supporting business-critical workflows.

- Contribute to integration-layer services and middleware capabilities.

- Partner with technical and operational stakeholders to resolve integration issues.

- Diagnose and resolve API and integration failures affecting downstream Salesforce Service Cloud processes.

- Participate in a developer production-support rotation and operational review process.

- Triage critical alerts and monitor health indicators for Java services and platform components.

- Handle urgent operational work, track open incidents, and document findings.

- Keep sprint data and work status current through tickets, standups, and team communication channels.

- Follow established engineering and DevOps processes and complete assigned work reliably and on schedule.

Qualifications

Must-Have Skills

- 3-5 years of relevant experience.

- Hands-on Java development experience.

- Backend software engineering experience.

- Hands-on API and integration experience.

- Production troubleshooting and incident-support experience.

- Experience with production monitoring, alert triage, and service or platform health.

- Experience diagnosing and resolving API or integration failures.

Nice-to-Have Skills

- MuleSoft experience, strongly desired.

- Salesforce Service Cloud integration experience.

- Enterprise integration or middleware experience.

- Message-based or asynchronous integration experience.

- Data-processing or data-transformation experience.

- CI/CD and DevOps experience.

- Experience with monitoring or observability tools.

Additional Information

Required Tools & Platforms

- Java.

- Backend service-development environments.

- API and integration environments.

- Production monitoring and alerting environments.

Location, Time & Engagement

- Remote contract opportunity.

- Candidates must be based in an eligible LATAM location.

- Full US Central Time working hours are required.

- 100% allocation, assumed to be 40 hours per week.

- Expected engagement through March 31, 2027.