Senior Software Engineer, Backend; Kotlin​/Java

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Kotlin/Java)

Location: Fully virtual with required in-person training sessions.
Alternatives: work from an office within commuting distance if eligible.

Job Summary: Design and scale cloud-native backend systems that power enterprise device management and connected healthcare platforms. The role focuses on building secure, high-performance, and scalable backend systems for device provisioning, management, and integration across cloud-native environments, with a strong emphasis on microservices, system design, and cloud engineering.

• Design and implement scalable, high-performance backend architectures across distributed, cloud-native systems.
• Define and contribute to system architecture, integration patterns, and API design standards.
• Evolve highly available backend systems that support secure provisioning, policy management, and integrations across large-scale enterprise environments.
• Develop and maintain backend services using Java/Spring Boot, Kotlin, PostgreSQL, AWS, and Docker.
• Ensure system reliability, scalability, performance, and observability in production environments.
• Support CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and cloud infrastructure design.
• Partner with mobile and platform teams to build backend services for device management (MDM), external APIs, and enterprise integrations.
• Participate in technical design sessions, architecture reviews, and requirements gathering.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align technical solutions with business needs and platform goals.
• Research and recommend new technologies and enhancements to improve platform capabilities.
• Contribute to system and data architecture improvements by assessing current systems and recommending enhancements.

• BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field and at least 5 years of architecture/design experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong backend engineering experience using Kotlin and/or Java within JVM-based microservices architectures.
• Experience building cloud-native backend services with Spring Boot, Kotlin, or similar JVM technologies.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems architecture, microservices, and RESTful API design.
• Experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proficiency with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, including performance tuning and data modeling.
• Ability to balance technical, analytical, and product considerations in solution design.
• Exposure to Okta (IAM) and Grafana (monitoring/observability). Geocoding API experience is a plus.

Job Level: Non-Management Exempt
Workshift: 1st Shift (United States)

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.