Backend Engineer (Java)

GovServicesHub • San Jose, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Backend Engineer who can work in a fast -paced, customer -focused environment to help us build building scalable, secure, and high -performance systems. The ideal candidate has good technical depth in backend technologies.

Requirements

• Experience building scalable RESTful APIs
• Hands -on experience with: Java, Spring Boot & Microservices
• Experience working on: Observability, Monitoring & Instrumentation and alerting
• Experience improving: Performance, Resiliency & Uptime of SLA -critical APIs
• Knowledge of cloud -native and distributed systems
• Experience with databases: DynamoDB OR Other SQL / NoSQL databases, Including schema design and query optimization
• Experience with observability / monitoring tools: Grafana, Prometheus & Splunk
• Strong fundamentals in: Computer science, Data structures, Algorithms, Large -scale system design
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• Exp building and operating production -grade web applications
• Good problem -solving, debugging, and analytical skills, Good communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to collaborate with engineers across Payments and Commerce teams
• Ability to contribute to shared frameworks, libraries, and engineering standards
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field, with few years of experience building and operating full -stack, production -grade web applications.
• Good expertise in Java, Spring Boot, RESTful web services, and microservices architecture.
• Knowledge in cloud -native and distributed systems - DynamoDB or other SQL/NoSQL databases — including schema design and query optimization.
• Experience in observability and monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk).
• Good problem -solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Good communication and collaboration abilities

Nice To Haves

• Experience in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, HTML, and CSS for creating responsive, modern UIs.
• Experience in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, HTML, and CSS for creating responsive, modern UIs.

Responsibilities

• Work to continue to build on our scalable RESTful APIs using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices.
• Work on initiatives for observability, monitoring, and reliability through eHective instrumentation and alerting practices.
• Work on initiatives for performance and resiliency of SLA -critical APIs, ensuring optimal response times and uptime.
• Collaborate with engineers in the Payments and larger Commerce team as needed.
• Contribute to shared frameworks, libraries, and engineering standards that enhance code quality and reusability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level