Backend Software Engineer (Java)

Quick Facts

• Role: Backend Software Engineer (Java)

• Focus: Distributed backend services and microservices for cloud and access-control platforms

Description

Build, evolve, and migrate distributed production backend services supporting cloud and access-control platforms. Design and maintain Java microservices and APIs (gRPC, REST, JSON), apply distributed-system patterns, and improve performance, scalability, availability, and fault tolerance. Collaborate on cloud deployment, data migration, observability, CI/CD, and production incident troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and maintain production backend services and microservices in Java

• Migrate and consolidate services across cloud and access-control platforms

• Build and evolve APIs using gRPC, REST, and JSON interfaces

• Apply distributed-system patterns (dependencies, retries, timeouts, concurrency, state, failure recovery)

• Integrate with data platforms (PostgreSQL-compatible databases, CockroachDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, or similar)

• Containerize services and deploy to Kubernetes-based production environments

• Partner on cloud deployment, configuration, data migration, observability, and production readiness

• Improve service performance, scalability, availability, and fault tolerance

• Develop automated tests; participate in code review, CI/CD, releases, and production validation

• Use metrics, dashboards, and logs to troubleshoot service behavior and incidents

• Make architectural/implementation changes for new cloud environments or platform integrations

• Communicate technical tradeoffs and risks to engineering partners

Requirements

• Strong current backend software engineering experience in Go or Java

• Experience designing and maintaining production APIs and distributed services

• Strong understanding of data structures, concurrency, error handling, testing, and maintainable design

• Experience with gRPC, REST, JSON APIs (or similar)

• Experience with relational or distributed data stores (PostgreSQL-compatible, CockroachDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, or similar)

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in development or production

• Experience with Git-based development, code review, CI/CD, and production release workflows

• Understanding of observability using metrics and logs (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or equivalents)

• Experience troubleshooting production systems across service, runtime, data, and infrastructure boundaries

• Ability to operate independently, learn unfamiliar systems, and contribute to architecture and implementation

• Must qualify as a W2 candidate

Benefits

• Pay rate: $60–$70 per hour

• Contract: W2

• Work model: Hybrid role (Seattle, WA)