Senior Java Backend Engineer - WCS Migration
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About the role
We are looking for a
Senior Java Backend Engineer
with strong experience in
Java, Spring, MongoDB and IBM WebSphere Commerce (WCS)
to support a major platform modernisation initiative.
The team is migrating away from
WCS as the source of truth
towards a modern backend stack based on
Java/Spring and MongoDB
. The key requirement is strong hands-on
WCS knowledge
, particularly around the underlying infrastructure, codebase, build and deployment processes, and access management.
Key Responsibilities
• Work as part of a team migrating functionality and data away from
WCS as the source of truth
.
• Develop and maintain backend services using
Java and Spring/Spring Boot
.
• Work with
MongoDB
as part of the target backend architecture.
• Analyse and navigate the existing
WCS codebase
to understand business logic, integrations and dependencies.
• Provide technical guidance on
WCS infrastructure and architecture
.
• Understand and support existing WCS
build, deployment and release processes
.
• Troubleshoot WCS environments and resolve infrastructure/application issues.
• Support access, configuration and environment management across WCS.
• Help identify and migrate relevant functionality from WCS into the new Java/Spring/MongoDB stack.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture and DevOps teams throughout the migration.
• Contribute to improving build, deployment and operational processes.
• Support the team in reducing dependency on WCS and transitioning towards the new platform.
Required Skills & Experience
• Strong experience as a
Senior Java Backend Engineer
.
• Hands-on experience with
Java and Spring/Spring Boot
.
• Strong experience with
MongoDB
or similar NoSQL databases.
•
Strong hands-on experience with IBM WebSphere Commerce (WCS)
is essential.
• Good understanding of
WCS infrastructure and environments
.
• Experience navigating and troubleshooting large
WCS codebases
.
• Strong understanding of
WCS build and deployment processes
.
• Experience managing or troubleshooting
WCS access and environment configuration
.
• Experience working on complex enterprise e-commerce platforms.
• Ability to understand existing legacy systems and support migration to modern architectures.
Nice to Have
• Experience with
Microsoft Azure
.
• Experience with
DevOps / CI/CD
.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, pipelines and deployment automation.
• Experience with containerisation and Kubernetes.
• Experience in
e-commerce / retail
environments.
• Experience migrating from legacy commerce platforms to modern microservices architectures.
We offer
• Flexible working hours (self-managed)
• Annual bonus, subject to company performance
• Access to Udemy online training and opportunities to learn and grow within the role
At Mindera we use technology to build products we are proud of, with people we love.
Software Engineering Applications, including Web and Mobile, are at the core of what we do at Mindera .
We partner with our clients, to understand their products and deliver high-performance, resilient and scalable software systems that create an impact on their users and businesses across the world.
You get to work with a bunch of great people, and the whole team owns the project together.
Our culture reflects our lean and self-organisation attitude.
We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication. We are proud of our work and we love to learn all and everything while navigating through an Agile, Lean and collaborative environment.
Our offices are located
Porto, Portugal | Aveiro, Portugal | Coimbra, Portugal | Leicester, UK | San Diego, USA | Chennai, India | Bengaluru, India
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