[Hiring] Mid-Level Java Backend Engineer @Lifted, an Upwork Company™

Role Description

We are seeking a mid-level Java backend engineer to build and support service logic, data processing, integrations, and platform-reliability capabilities for business-critical workflows. This contract role combines hands-on development with production troubleshooting, monitoring, incident support, and cross-functional collaboration. Enterprise experience strongly preferred.

• Build, maintain, and improve backend Java services and platform components.
• Develop service logic and data-processing capabilities supporting business-critical workflows.
• Contribute to integration-layer services and middleware capabilities.
• Partner with technical and operational stakeholders to resolve integration issues.
• Diagnose and resolve API and integration failures affecting downstream Salesforce Service Cloud processes.
• Participate in a developer production-support rotation and operational review process.
• Triage critical alerts and monitor health indicators for Java services and platform components.
• Handle urgent operational work, track open incidents, and document findings.
• Keep sprint data and work status current through tickets, standups, and team communication channels.
• Follow established engineering and DevOps processes and complete assigned work reliably and on schedule.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on Java development experience.
• Backend software engineering experience.
• Hands-on API and integration experience.
• Production troubleshooting and incident-support experience.
• Experience with production monitoring, alert triage, and service or platform health.
• Experience diagnosing and resolving API or integration failures.

Requirements

• MuleSoft experience, strongly desired.
• Salesforce Service Cloud integration experience.
• Enterprise integration or middleware experience.
• Message-based or asynchronous integration experience.
• Data-processing or data-transformation experience.
• CI/CD and DevOps experience.
• Experience with monitoring or observability tools.

Benefits

• Remote contract opportunity.
• Candidates must be based in an eligible LATAM location.
• Full US Central Time working hours are required.
• 100% allocation, assumed to be 40 hours per week.
• Expected engagement through March 31, 2027.