Microservices architecture, Java-based system, multiple interacting services, modularized components, RESTful APIs, event-driven communication, lightweight Docker containers, Kubernetes orchestration, service discovery, circuit breaker pattern, API gateways, load balancers, cloud-native deployment, real-time data streaming, scalable infrastructure, fault-tolerant design, high-availability clustering, monitoring dashboards, logging analytics, Java 11, Spring Boot framework, Maven project structure, IntelliJ IDEA development environment, coding standards compliance.