Senior Backend Engineer (Camunda)

South Geeks•Wyoming, NY

1d•Remote

About The Position

We are hiring a Software Engineer to help evolve Adaptive's workflow orchestration platform, built on Camunda BPM. You will design and implement BPMN workflows and DMN decision models that coordinate work across laboratory, clinical, and business systems. This role sits within the Software Engineering & DevOps organization and works closely with scientists, operations teams, and other engineering groups to deliver reliable, scalable automation across the end-to-end product lifecycle.

Requirements

5+ years of professional software engineering experience building production systems
Hands-on experience with Camunda BPM (Camunda 7 or 8) in production
Strong skills in BPMN 2.0 and DMN for modeling business processes and decision logic
Proficiency in Java or Kotlin, with solid experience designing Spring Boot services
Experience integrating workflows with REST APIs, messaging systems, and relational databases
Comfort working in cloud-based environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to translate complex business rules into clean, testable code
Excellent written and verbal communication in English

Nice To Haves

Experience with Camunda 8 (Zeebe) and modern cloud-native deployments
Background in healthcare, life sciences, diagnostics, or other regulated industries
Exposure to event-driven architectures (Kafka, SQS, or similar)
Familiarity with containerization and Kubernetes
Experience working with distributed, geographically diverse teams

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain BPMN workflows and DMN decision tables that orchestrate cross-system processes
Build and evolve Java/Spring Boot services that plug into the Camunda engine as workers, listeners, and integration points
Partner with stakeholders in lab operations, clinical, and product to translate requirements into robust automated workflows
Troubleshoot and optimize running processes, working closely with DevOps on reliability, observability, and performance
Contribute to code reviews, architecture discussions, and engineering best practices within the team
Write automated tests and participate in CI/CD pipelines to ship changes safely and frequently