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Job Description - Senior Software Engineer - Java (CREQ263516) Job Description Senior Software Engineer - Java - ( CREQ263516 ) Description The Senior Software Engineer (P3) is a strong individual contributor responsible for designing, developing, and supporting scalable services and APIs across our Enterprise Data platform. Youll work closely with senior engineers, architects, and product teams to build the microservices, data pipelines, and analytics capabilities that turn Wileys content and research assets into actionable intelligencewhile contributing to engineering quality, system reliability, and continuous improvement. Key responsibilities Design and develop scalable backend services using Java, Python, and Spring Boot. Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices to OpenAPI specifications. Contribute to the design of Big Data and analytics engineering pipelines that power our Enterprise Data platform. Apply sound database design principles across relational and NoSQL data stores. Collaborate with Product, QA, and DevOps teams throughout the software development lifecycle. Participate in system design discussions, technical reviews, and code reviews. Write unit and integration tests. Troubleshoot and resolve production issues. Contribute to CI/CD automation and observability practices. Required qualifications 7+ years of software development experience. Strong experience with Java, Python, Spring Boot, REST APIs and OpenAPI, SQL databases Experience designing and building microservices. Experience with cloud-native development on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and/or other cloud platforms such as AWS, with a preference for GCP. Experience with Big Data and analytics engineering building or supporting data pipelines, batch or stream processing, or analytics platforms. Strong database design skills across relational and NoSQL systems. Experience with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows Understanding of Agile development methodologies. Experience writing automated tests using JUnit and Mockito. Experience with Elasticsearch for search and indexing. Experience with event-driven architectures using Kafka or other messaging infrastructure. Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including serverless services and BigQuery. Exposure to observability and monitoring tools, such as Grafana or Prometheus. .
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.