Senior Software Engineer ( Java)

Press Ganey•Decatur, GA

19h•$120,000 - $170,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Press Ganey’s Brand Experience business unit is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in Java and the Spring Boot ecosystem; Go proficiency is a plus. As part of the BX engineering team, you will design, build and operate scalable back‑end services that power our digital‑presence, reputation‑management and market‑intelligence solutions. You will work with cross‑functional teams in Atlanta (GA) and Vancouver (BC) to develop microservices that manage listings and reviews, ingest feedback from multiple channels, and provide analytics that help clients turn perception into performance. Candidates should be passionate about distributed systems, collaborative mentorship and the mission of improving healthcare consumer experiences.

Requirements

Technical expertise: 6+ years of professional software‑development experience with strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot or similar frameworks. Experience writing REST APIs and asynchronous services and a willingness to use Go when appropriate.
Database skills: strong knowledge of relational (SQL) databases and experience with non‑relational (NoSQL) data stores; ability to model data and tune queries.
Messaging and event streaming: hands‑on experience with messaging queues or event‑streaming platforms such as Kafka, RabbitMQ or Azure Service Bus for building decoupled services.
Distributed systems: demonstrated experience designing, building and operating distributed systems and microservices; understanding of concurrency, scalability and fault tolerance.
Programming fundamentals: proficiency in object‑oriented programming and data structures.
API design and testing: familiarity with API development and JSON‑based services, test‑driven development and version‑control systems such as Git.
Agile teamwork: knowledge of agile methodologies and experience working in an agile environment, with excellent communication skills.
Education: bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related field, or comparable broad‑based work experience.

Nice To Haves

Go proficiency: experience with Go (Golang) or willingness to learn.
Containerization: hands‑on experience with Docker or Kubernetes and a working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines.
Infrastructure‑as‑Code: experience with Terraform, Bicep, Ansible or similar tools for provisioning and managing cloud resources.
Cloud experience: familiarity with cloud‑native architectures (Azure or AWS) and microservices.
Front‑end exposure: experience with front‑end frameworks such as Angular or React and modern web technologies.

Responsibilities

Design and implement brand‑experience features: design and implement software application enhancements and bug fixes based on general requirements.
Build microservices and APIs in Java/Spring Boot (with some Go) to support listings management, review collection and publishing, and market‑intelligence analytics.
Participate in iteration and release planning: work with product managers, data scientists and UX researchers to plan sprints and releases for BX products; adhere to core design and testing principles.
Interpret and refine specifications: understand detailed technical specifications, update design documents as needed and follow standards, processes and procedures.
Ensure data consistency: design schemas and models for both relational and non‑relational databases to store brand‑experience data and optimize queries.
Monitor reviews and feedback across channels to provide a full picture of brand health .
Maintain distributed systems: design and operate distributed systems that ingest data from messaging queues and event streams, ensuring scalability and fault tolerance.
Implement messaging patterns using Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus or similar technologies.
Document and prepare releases: author supporting documentation and prepare code for inclusion in release/deployment management processes.
Peer review, troubleshooting and mentoring: conduct peer technical reviews, troubleshoot identified problems and provide follow‑up support. Mentor other developers and coordinate with other IT and business teams.
Support and improve applications: support software applications, coordinate the issue‑resolution process and provide timely follow‑up.
Leverage analytics to help clients boost conversions by benchmarking performance and identifying growth opportunities .