Senior Backend Engineer – Microservices

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices that support essential enterprise systems.

• Collaborate closely with product, architecture, and cloud engineering teams.

• Architect and create microservices utilizing Java and Spring Boot.

• Engineer solutions leveraging Google Cloud Platform, including Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub, and BigQuery.

• Generate efficient SQL queries and data pipelines for high-availability systems.

• Implement CI/CD automation using Jenkins and Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform.

• Develop unit tests with JUnit and enhance code quality.

• Lead peer code reviews and promote adherence to engineering standards.

• Provide production support, incident resolution, and perform root-cause analysis.

• Facilitate agile execution and ensure precise work tracking.

• Mentor colleagues and influence engineering best practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.

• If lacking a relevant four-year degree, four additional years of pertinent work experience are required.

• Over 13 years of experience in delivering microservices architecture.

• Expert-level proficiency in Java and Spring Boot.

• Practical experience with GCP, including Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub, and BigQuery.

• Strong skills in SQL and database performance tuning.

• Experience with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.

• Capability to produce comprehensive JUnit coverage and ensure code quality.

• Experience in conducting peer code reviews and offering actionable feedback.

• Familiarity with agile project tools such as VersionOne or similar platforms.

• Experience in production support, including incident management and troubleshooting.

• Ability to secure and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

• U.S. residency is required for the necessary security investigation period.

• Availability for a scheduled 40 hours per week.

• Travel requirements are less than 10%.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.

• 401(k) plan with company matching contributions.

• Competitive salary.

• Paid time off.

• AI-driven career tool that identifies career paths and learning opportunities.

• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping achieve career aspirations.

• Flexible work weeks where feasible.

• Leave for vacation, illness, personal reasons, holidays, paid parental leave, military service, bereavement, and jury duty.

• 15 days of paid leave annually for new hires.

• 10 paid holidays each year.

• Up to 160 hours of paid family leave within a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees.

• Medical plan options, including those with Health Savings Accounts.

• Dental plan options available.

• Vision plan options provided.

• Short- and long-term disability benefits.

• Life insurance coverage.

• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance.

• Personal accident insurance.

• Critical illness insurance protection.

• Business travel and accident insurance.

• Opportunities for remote work.