<div><b>Job Title : Java Backend Developer with Kafka</b><b> </b></div> <div><b>Location : Charlotte, NC</b><b> </b></div> <div> </div> <div><b> <b>Experience : 10+ years</b></b><b> </b></div> <div><b>In-person interview must</b><b> </b></div> <div><b>Functional Requirements</b><b> </b></div> <p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px">Build an integration framework that enables seamless interfacing between our application and various external systems through REST API for synchronous interactions and Kafka-based messaging for synch processes.
</p> <p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px">A centralized Validation Framework will be implemented to enforce consistent business rules and data integrity across all incoming requests.
</p> <ul style="color:#222222; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:small; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:#ffffff; text-decoration-thickness:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial" type="disc"> <li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Additional Non-functional requirements when building the frameworks</b><b> </b></li> <li style="margin-left:15px">Ensure frameworks and interactions built are scalable and reliable</li> <li style="margin-left:15px">Implement robust retry, timeout, and circuit breaker patterns to handle failures or slow responses from external systems.</li> <li style="margin-left:15px">Ensure processing logic can safely handle duplicate or repeated messages/responses.</li> <li style="margin-left:15px">Handle delays or outages gracefully.</li> <li style="margin-left:15px">Track external API/Kafka response times, error rates, and availability to quickly detect and respond to issues.</li> <li style="margin-left:15px">Patterns for External API changes-monitor deprecation notices and support multiple versions if needed.</li> <li style="margin-left:15px">Handle if external dependency is unavailable (e.g., queue requests, return partial results, or fail gracefully).</li> <li style="margin-left:15px">Validate all incoming data from external sources to protect against malformed or unexpected payloads.</li> <li style="margin-left:15px">Ensure that all external interactions are correctly Authenticated, authorized, and handle sensitive data securely (encryption and secure transmission of confidential data).</li> </ul> <p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"> </p>