Back-end Software Development Engineer

Job Function Overview

Employees in this job function primarily develop and maintain the back‑end/server‑side components of an application, including APIs, services, and business logic. The current focus of this role is approximately 80% backend and 20% frontend development. While initially a backend focused position, candidates should expect exposure to frontend engineering with React, and the balance of work could shift over time depending on product requirements.

You will work within a cloud‑native environment, leveraging modern AI/LLM tools to enhance development workflows and productivity.

• Engage with customers and stakeholders to understand use‑cases and translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Solve complex problems by designing and delivering robust services, primarily using Java/Spring Boot and Node.js/Type Script.
• Contribute to frontend development using React as needed to support end‑to‑end feature delivery, maintaining a flexible mindset toward the backend/frontend balance.
• Leverage AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) to optimize development workflows, accelerate code generation, and improve overall team productivity.
• Utilize and integrate with application data storage (Postgres) to support business logic and API requirements.
• Architect for the Cloud, deploying and managing services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) while ensuring high availability and performance.
• Champion Quality through TDD/BDD, utilizing tools like Cucumber and Playwright to ensure comprehensive test coverage and behavioral reliability.
• Maintain CI/CD Pipelines using Git Hub Actions or Tekton to automate deployments and maintain a high‑frequency release cadence.
• Apply Agile & Clean Code principles, focusing on small releases, continuous integration, and maintaining a unified architectural approach.
• Optimize infrastructure to improve application resiliency, monitoring health and performance to ensure reliability.
• Support security practices to safeguard user data through encryption, anonymization, and proactive security hardening.

• GCP Cloud Run
• Cloud Architecture
• Java
• Application Testing
• Agile Software Development

• Java Script
• Testing Methodologies

• 6+ years of combined experience in backend development with Java/Spring Boot and Node.js/Type Script in a professional setting.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance development workflows and productivity.
• Working experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or other major cloud providers.
• Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior Driven Development (BDD) ideologies, utilizing tools such as Cucumber and Playwright.
• Familiarity with principles of front‑end engineering with React.
• Strong understanding and application of agile software development frameworks and methodologies, including Clean Code principles, Small Releases, and Continuous Integration.
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools such as Git Hub, Jenkins, and Tekton.

• 2+ years of experience with front‑end libraries such as React
  
  JS, VueJS, or Angular
  
  JS in a professional or personal setting.
• 2+ years of professional experience with Type Script.
• Experience with Postgre
  
  SQL or other relational databases.

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree

• Medical and Dental (Fast Tek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar‑for‑dollar match

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