Senior Backend Engineer - Agentic SDLC / AI-Driven Development Lifecycle (AI-DLC) Platform
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Virtusa seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build production-grade microservices using Java 17+ and Spring Boot 3.x for an Agentic SDLC/AI-DLC platform. Requires 10+ years of backend experience, enterprise-scale Agentic SDLC implementation, and expertise in event-driven architectures and AWS.
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Responsibilities
- Design and build production grade microservices using Java 17+ and Spring Boot 3.x adhering to clean code and SOLID principles
- Own services end to end: spec, design, implement, test, deploy, monitor, iterate
- Author OpenAPI 3.x specifications and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) before writing code
- Write comprehensive unit, integration, and contract tests using TDD discipline with 80% meaningful coverage
- Design and manage event driven architectures using Apache Kafka for asynchronous workflows, domain events, and data streaming
- Architect and deploy services on AWS (ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, SQS/SNS, CloudWatch, IAM)
Requirements
- 10+ years of professional hands on backend software engineering experience in production environments
- Demonstrated enterprise scale Agentic SDLC / AI DLC implementation experience
- Experience with Java 17+ and Spring Boot 3.x
- Experience with microservices architecture patterns (API Gateway, Circuit Breaker, Saga, CQRS, Outbox)
- Experience with Apache Kafka for event driven architectures
- Experience with AWS (ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, SQS/SNS, CloudWatch, IAM)
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent experience)
- Experience in banking, fintech, or regulated domain strongly preferred
- AWS Certified Developer / Solutions Architect a plus
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Job description
- Core Backend Engineering: Design and build production grade microservices using Java 17+ and Spring Boot 3.x.
- Own services end to end: spec, design, implement, test, deploy, monitor, iterate.
- Author OpenAPI 3.x specifications and ADRs before writing code.
- Write comprehensive unit, integration, and contract tests using TDD discipline with 80% coverage.
- Design and manage event driven architectures using Apache Kafka.
- Architect and deploy services on AWS.
Core Backend (Non Negotiable)
- Java 17+ — records, sealed classes, virtual threads / Project Loom.
- Spring Boot 3.x — Spring Security, Spring Data JPA/JDBC, Spring WebFlux, Spring Cloud.
- Microservices architecture patterns: API Gateway, Circuit Breaker (Resilience4j), Saga, CQRS, Outbox.
- RESTful API design with OpenAPI 3.x specifications as source of truth.
- 10+ years of professional hands on backend software engineering experience.
- Demonstrated enterprise scale Agentic SDLC / AI DLC implementation experience.
- Experience in banking, fintech, or regulated domain strongly preferred.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- AWS Certified Developer / Solutions Architect a plus.
Nice to Have
- Experience with open banking APIs, PSD2, or CBDC related workloads.
- Knowledge of AML, KYC, or fraud detection system design.
- Contributions to open source LLM tooling, MCP servers, or Agentic SDLC / AI DLC frameworks.
- Familiarity with CQRS + Event Sourcing patterns.
- Experience with Flowable BPM/CMMN workflow automation in Spring Boot.
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