Strong hands-on experience in Core Java (Java 8/11/17).
Expertise in Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, and Microservices.
Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (Producers, Consumers, Kafka Streams preferred).
Experience in developing REST APIs and integrating distributed systems.
Strong knowledge of SQL (Oracle/PostgreSQL) and database design.
Experience with Git, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines.
Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift.
Experience in Linux/Unix environments.
Strong problem-solving and communication skills.