Principal Back End Engineer

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Modus CreateProduct Engineering
Location: BrazilFull-TimePrincipal
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Experience
10+ years
Required Skills
Cloud ComputingJavaJVMSpring BootMentorship

Requirements

  • 10+ years professional Java development.
  • Expert-level knowledge of the Spring Framework ecosystem (Spring Core, Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Security, Spring Cloud).
  • Proven track record designing and building greenfield Spring applications that handle high request volumes.
  • JVM expertise: configuration, tuning, garbage collection, memory management, and performance optimization.
  • Experience designing and implementing robust API integrations including OAuth 2.0, retry logic, and circuit breaker patterns.
  • Experience creating AI-powered applications or integrating with AI tools/services.
  • Hands-on cloud platform experience in production environments.
  • Demonstrated mentorship of engineers.
  • Experienced using AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude, etc.).
  • Track record of shipping production systems.

Responsibilities

  • Design and architect complex Spring Framework components for greenfield systems.
  • Own end-to-end delivery of critical backend features, including implementation, testing, performance validation, and production support.
  • Research and evaluate emerging Java and Spring Framework technologies.
  • Implement best practices for high-load systems: API gateway patterns, resilient integrations, efficient database access, caching strategies, and observability.
  • Conduct technical design reviews with engineering peers.
  • Mentor engineers through code review, pair programming, and technical guidance.
  • Contribute to team standards: code quality, testing practices, deployment patterns, and documentation.
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