Java Backend Engineer

LivePerson is a leader in trusted enterprise conversational AI and digital transformation. They are seeking a skilled Java Backend Engineer to design and build high-performance, scalable systems, focusing on RESTful API design and system reliability.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems and deliver high-availability and performance
• Design REST-based backend services
• Debug production issues and help maintain existing code
• Development of technical specifications and documentation
• Participate in on-call rotations
• Work with Bots & Automation team in building next-generation bot runtime platform

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 7+ years of experience building successful production software systems
• Solid understanding of Data Structures and Algorithm Design
• Strong programming skills in Java springboot with good knowledge of multi-threading
• Expert-level knowledge of Databases (SQL, NoSQL) like Cassandra, MySQL
• Experience with Data Processing tools like Kafka, Airflow, Apache Spark, Hadoop
• Experience building REST APIs & debugging distributed microservice-based applications
• Experience with Git, Jenkins, and other Development tools
• Experience integrating with third-party APIs
• Experience in Kubernetes
• Experience with NodeJS & Python is a plus but not necessary
• Experience with GCP and AWS is a plus