Senior Java Engineer Job at Stivlon Consulting

Stivlon Consulting is your strategic partner in building high-performance teams and unlocking individual potential. We are passionate about finding the perfect fit—the talented individuals who elevate your company and the fulfilling career paths that ignite professional growth.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Senior Java Engineer

Job Location: Abuja (FCT) 
Work Mode: On-site
Job Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• We are looking for an experienced Senior Java Engineer to join our client's engineering team in Abuja.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems using Java and related technologies.
• You will play a key role in system architecture, code quality, and mentoring junior engineers while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust backend applications using Java
• Build and scale distributed systems, APIs, and microservices
• Lead architectural decisions and contribute to system design discussions
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following best practices
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability
• Conduct code reviews and enforce engineering standards
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, providing technical guidance
• Collaborate with product managers, frontend engineers, QA, and DevOps teams
• Integrate databases, message queues, and third-party services
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex production issues
• Contribute to technical documentation and system diagrams.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 6+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong proficiency in Java (Java 8+) and object-oriented programming
• Extensive experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and Spring Security
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful APIs
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle)
• Knowledge of ORM frameworks such as Hibernate/JPA
• Experience with multithreading, concurrency, and JVM performance tuning
• Familiarity with build tools such as Maven or Gradle
• Proficiency with Git and collaborative development workflows.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or other message brokers
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Familiarity with reactive programming (Spring WebFlux, Reactor)
• Experience in FinTech, enterprise systems, or high-traffic applications.

Soft Skills & Competencies:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects
• Leadership mindset with experience mentoring engineers
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.

Why Join Us?

• Work on complex and impactful enterprise systems
• Collaborate with a skilled and forward-thinking engineering team
• Opportunity to influence architecture and technical strategy
• Stable on-site role in Abuja
• Competitive compensation and career growth opportunities.

Method of Application 
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: stivlonjobs@gmail.com using "Senior Java Engineer – Abuja" as the subject of the email.