Backend Developer - Senior
Job in
Federal Way, King County, Washington, 98003, USA
Listed on 2026-09-09
Listing for:
Socket.dev
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-09
Job specializations:
-
Software Development
Backend Developer, Java Developer, Cloud Engineer - Software
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Java Developer with extensive experience developing cloud-native, microservices-
based applications using Java/Spring Boot, REST/JSON APIs, and AWS. Leads the
design, development, and implementation of scalable backend services to support
business requirements. Follows Agile methodologies and drives engineering excellence
through architectural ownership, mentoring, and continuous improvement of
development practices. Champions AI-assisted development to accelerate delivery and
improve code quality.
Required Skills- Strong Java backend experience with Spring, Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate, and
- microservices/event-driven architecture
- Experience with AWS services and message broker technologies
- Experience leading API design and documentation standards; owning security
- design reviews with strong knowledge of OWASP principles and
- authentication/authorization patterns
- Experience defining and driving testing strategy across unit, integration, and
- automated testing
- Proficiency in SQL with working knowledge of relational database concepts
- including DDL, DML, and reading/understanding stored procedures
- Experience working in a Git Hub-based CI/CD environment with hands-on
- experience in containerized application packaging and deployment using Docker
- and Kubernetes
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to drive architectural improvements,
- lead production incident response, and own technical specifications and design
- documentation
- Ability to ability AI-assisted development tools across the team; drives adoption
- where it improves outcomes, mentors others, and stays current on emerging
- technologies and their application to existing systems
- Experience with API, security, and performance testing tools such as Postman, OWASP ZAP, and JMeter
- Experience with observability tooling — structured logging, monitoring, and
- alerting using Cloud Watch, App Dynamics, and/or Splunk
- Experience with PostgreSQL and/or cloud-managed databases (RDS, Aurora)
- Experience with Agile/SAFe methodologies and tools such as JIRA and Confluence
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills; experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, Ember) is a plus for full-stack collaboration.
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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