Senior Back End Engineer - Java Spring Boot ($5000+/month)

The Senior Back End Engineer at our Fintech company in Beirut will lead the development of new features and maintain scalable backend systems. This role involves challenging business requirements, performing code reviews, mentoring junior engineers, and actively participating in team discussions for architectural design. You'll also explore new tools to improve productivity while maintaining high engineering standards.

Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with 5+ years of software development experience, including at least 3 years in Laravel backend development. Proficiency in Java and the Spring Boot framework, strong analytical skills, and hands-on experience with OOP, design patterns, and relational databases are essential. Familiarity with cloud services, agile methodologies, and effective mentoring practices will set you apart.

As a Senior Back End Engineer at our Fintech company, your contributions will be critical in delivering high-performance solutions that meet our clients' needs. You'll work closely on flagship projects for leading e-commerce and fintech platforms, ensuring that the backend systems are robust, secure, and scalable, directly impacting clients' success and satisfaction.

Joining our team as a Senior Back End Engineer opens numerous growth opportunities, especially in enhancing your technical leadership skills. In our fast-paced, startup-like environment, you will have the chance to lead development initiatives, mentor junior talent, and be involved in strategic discussions that shape our future, allowing you to make a significant impact.

Our work culture for Senior Back End Engineers in Beirut is collaborative and flexible, fostering creativity and innovation. You’ll work in a remote-first environment with top talent across different locations, contributing to projects that matter in the fintech industry while enjoying a work-life balance typical of startup settings.

When discussing your experience with Java and Spring Boot, highlight specific projects where you implemented these technologies. Explain the challenges faced, how you designed solutions, and the outcomes. Mention key concepts like dependency injection and RESTful services that showcase your depth of knowledge.

Express your code review methodology, emphasizing the importance of constructive feedback. Discuss how you ensure compliance with best practices and how you mentor junior developers through code reviews, promoting a culture of continual learning and improvement.

In answering this question, elaborate on how effective data modeling is crucial for creating efficient database designs. Share your experience in translating real-world concepts into database schemas and how this impacts the performance and scalability of applications.

Share specific instances where you've mentored junior engineers, focusing on the techniques you used to assess their progress and set development goals. Highlight the importance of building a supportive environment that encourages questions and continuous learning.

Discuss your approach to identifying areas of enhancement within existing frameworks. Share examples of how you have introduced new technologies or practices that led to increased efficiency or performance in past projects.

Explain your time management strategies, such as using agile methodologies or prioritizing tasks based on impact and urgency. Illustrate with examples how these strategies have led to successful project completions under tight deadlines.

Discuss each of the SOLID principles and their importance in creating maintainable, scalable code. Provide examples of how you’ve applied these principles in previous projects to improve the design and architecture of your applications.

Share your philosophy on technical debt and how you prioritize paying it off against delivering new features. Discuss specific instances where you've refactored code or improved processes to reduce technical debt while maintaining project timelines.

List the cloud services you’ve worked with, such as AWS or Azure, and describe specific use cases. Highlight your experience with serverless architecture and containerization, detailing how these technologies improved project outcomes.

When answering this question, narrate a specific challenge you faced, the steps taken to analyze and solve it, and the ultimate results achieved. Emphasize the skills and techniques you employed, showcasing your problem-solving abilities as a Senior Back End Engineer.