Principal, Software Engineer - Java Developer

Ingram Micro is seeking a Principal, Java Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications and APIs. The role involves working on microservices, system integrations, and supporting high-performance enterprise applications. For this role, we are looking for a quick learner who loves challenging themselves to constantly raise the bar. This opportunity requires strong problem-solving skills, an aptitude for team collaboration and open communication as they deliver efficient, well designed, and tested software for a positive user experience. Innovative thinking and well-designed products with an emphasis on performance are a necessity to give our customers the best experience possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop Java-based applications using Spring Boot/Spring MVC

• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices

• Integrate with external/vendor systems (REST/SOAP, messaging)

• Write and optimize complex SQL queries and ensure database performance

• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues and performance bottlenecks

• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and architecture decisions

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, QA, DevOps)

• Ensure code quality, security, and best practices

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What you bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree required in computer science of relevant science and math discipline with IT Discipline.

• Minimum of 8+ years of relevant technical experience

• Strong in Java (8+), OOP, multithreading

• Experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security

• Hibernate/JPA and relational databases (Oracle/MySQL/PostgreSQL)

• API development & integration (REST/SOAP)

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Strong ability to collaborate and work across teams and disciplines

• Strong software design and test methodology knowledge and abilities

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in written forms

• Ability to understand and analyze complex problems and break them into small solvable pieces

• Ability to learn new tools, frameworks, technologies and platforms

• Messaging systems (Kafka/RabbitMQ) – preferred

• Tools: Git, Maven/Gradle, CI/CD pipelines

• Exposure to Docker/Kubernetes, Cloud (GCP/AWS/Azure) – good to have