Backend Engineer
About The Position
We are seeking a Backend Engineer to join our team supporting VA.gov Platform. In this role you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the APIs, services, tools and platform capabilities that power and maintain VA.gov. This role builds secure, scalable, and reliable backend systems that enable engineering teams across VA.gov to deliver digital services to millions of Veterans. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about developing reusable services, integrating enterprise systems, and contributing to platform architecture while maintaining high standards for security, reliability, and operational excellence.
Requirements
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 10 years’ experience as a Backend or Full Stack Engineer
- Strong experience with Ruby and Ruby on Rails
- Experience designing and building RESTful APIs
- Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases
- Experience integrating with external APIs and services
- Familiarity with background job processing (e.g., Sidekiq)
- Experience with Git and GitHub workflows
- Experience writing automated tests (RSpec preferred)
- Understanding of distributed systems and service-oriented architecture
- Experience working in Agile software development environments
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Ruby and Ruby on Rails
- Build secure, scalable REST APIs supporting Platform and product teams
- Develop reusable services and shared backend capabilities
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
- Improve backend architecture, scalability, and performance
- Build reusable libraries and services supporting multiple engineering teams
- Participate in platform modernization and technical architecture initiatives
- Contribute to service reliability and operational excellence
- Integrate with internal and external enterprise systems
- Design secure authentication and authorization patterns
- Maintain API contracts and documentation
- Support service-to-service communication and distributed architectures
- Develop automated tests and participate in code reviews
- Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
- Troubleshoot production issues and participate in incident response
- Monitor service performance and implement reliability improvements
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Health Saving Account (when enrolled in eligible plan) with Company contribution
- Company paid Life, Accidental Death, Short-term & Long-term Disability
- Voluntary Accident, Hospital Indemnity, & Critical Care Insurance
- Voluntary Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Accrued Paid Time Off & Company Paid Holidays
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
