Senior Java Software Engineer

About the Role

Systems Arabia is seeking a Senior Java Software Engineer to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend services and enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have 5-10 years of experience in Java-based technologies, Quarkus, and microservices architecture, contributing to application design, cloud-native development, platform integration, quality engineering, and automated delivery across various environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services and enterprise applications using Java and Quarkus.
• Build and maintain microservices with REST APIs, well-defined service boundaries, and reusable components.
• Develop and maintain frontend applications using Angular 22+.
• Implement authentication/authorization, input validation, logging, exception handling, and error management patterns.
• Design and integrate SQL-based data solutions to support application requirements.
• Integrate applications with Kafka for event-driven communication and asynchronous processing.
• Work with OpenShift and Istio to support containerized application deployment and service mesh capabilities.
• Write unit and integration tests; participate in code reviews, refactoring, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver solutions across Dev/Test/Prod environments.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Support CI/CD pipelines, release management, and automated deployments using Tekton and ArgoCD.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Java and backend application development.
• Solid experience with Quarkus framework and microservices architecture.
• Strong frontend development experience using Angular 22+.
• Good understanding of RESTful APIs, API integration, and service-to-service communication.
• Strong knowledge of Core Java, OOP principles, collections, exception handling, generics, and multithreading fundamentals.
• Experience with SQL databases, including database design, queries, and performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven architecture.
• Experience with OpenShift and Kubernetes-based container platforms.
• Understanding of Istio service mesh concepts and microservices communication.
• Hands-on experience with Tekton for CI/CD pipeline automation.
• Experience with ArgoCD and GitOps-based continuous delivery.
• Understanding of automated testing, unit testing, and integration testing practices.
• Proficiency in Git and standard branching/version control practices.
• Exposure to DevOps practices, cloud-native architectures, and automated deployment strategies.

Work Type and Location

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires collaboration with various teams to deliver robust software solutions.