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

Lifted, an Upwork Company™ Bogotá, Bogota D.C., Colombia

Technology, Information and Internet · 201-500 employees

5 h ago
Remote java Mid (2-5 yrs) Contractor Colombia
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About the role

The engineer will build and maintain backend Java services, platform components, and integration layers to support business-critical workflows. They will also participate in production support rotations, triage alerts, and resolve integration failures.

What they look for

Java Backend Development API Development Integration Production Troubleshooting Incident Support Monitoring Alert Triage Service Logic Data Processing Middleware Salesforce Service Cloud MuleSoft DevOps CI/CD Observability

Requirements

Candidates must have 3-5 years of experience in backend Java development, API integration, and production troubleshooting. Experience with enterprise middleware, Salesforce Service Cloud, and monitoring tools is highly preferred.

Full description

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.

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