Must-Have Skills
Backend & Architecture
• Strong microservices experience
• Hands-on API development using Java (Spring Boot)
• Experience with event-driven integration (Kafka, MQ, etc.)
Data & Storage
• Experience with document / NoSQL stores (e.g., MongoDB)
• Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL)
DevOps & Build
• Experience with build tools (Maven, Gradle)
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins)
Cloud & Runtime
• Understanding of building applications as cloud-native
• Ability to package, deploy, and run services in containers
• Understanding of Docker fundamentals
• Experience packaging and deploying applications in containerized environments (OpenShift)
• Familiarity with Helm charts (resource configs like CPU/memory)
Security
• Understanding of OAuth2-based authentication
• Awareness of OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
• Familiarity with enterprise implementations (e.g., Citi’s OAuth2-based COIN platform)
Troubleshooting & Observability
• Hands-on debugging experience using logs, Grafana dashboards, and container-level diagnostics
Good-to-Have Skills
Gen AI / MCP / Tooling
• Experience building MCP clients and integrating with MCP Server/Registry
• Exposure to LLM-based workflows
• AI-assisted development (Copilot, Cursor, etc.)
Frontend
• Some frontend exposure (React preferred, Angular acceptable)
• Ability to integrate UI with backend APIs
Cloud
• Exposure to public cloud environments

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