Java integration engineer

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 7000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

 

We’re looking for a Backend Engineer (Java) who thrives in fast-moving, agile teams and enjoys working across distributed systems, third-party integrations, and cloud infrastructure. This role is ideal for someone who is hands-on, solutions-oriented, and comfortable navigating ambiguity. You’ll help us build robust, scalable backend services that power critical parts of our platform.

 

Responsibilities 

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems and APIs using Java (Spring Boot or equivalent).

• Build and integrate with third-party APIs and services.

• Develop and deploy distributed systems in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

• -Own the end-to-end lifecycle of backend features from design through to deployment and support.

• Debug and resolve production issues across multiple services and layers of the stack

• Collaborate closely with other engineers, product managers, and external partners in an agile environment.

• COLLABORATION 

• Work closely with product, engineering, and customer success teams to understand requirements

• Collaborate closely with other engineers, product managers, and external partners in an agile environment.

• Communicate technical concepts and progress effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Collaborate on improving team processes, coding standards, and best practices.

• 2–4 years of experience in backend or software engineering roles, with a strong focus on Java.

• Hands-on experience with Java frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot) for building backend services and APIs.

• Proficient in working with both SQL and NoSQL databases; strong understanding of schema design, performance tuning, and data integrity.

• Solid understanding of distributed systems and service-oriented architecture.

• Experience with third-party API integrations (REST, OAuth2, webhooks, etc.).

• Experience deploying and maintaining applications in cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

• Skilled at debugging and troubleshooting complex, distributed production systems.

• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills; proactive and able to navigate loosely defined problems.

• Bonus: Experience with messaging systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ, infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation), and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, ELK, Grafana).