Senior Software Engineer

Marriott•Bethesda, MD

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Software Engineer with strong Java experience to help design, build, and maintain highquality, scalable applications. You’ll collaborate with product, QA, and other engineers to deliver features endtoend, from design through deployment and production support.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Strong programming skills in Java (Java 8+), with solid understanding of OOP principles
Experience building serverside applications using a Java framework (e.g., Spring/Spring Boot,)
Good understanding of RESTful API design and implementation
Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) and SQL
Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows
Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns
Experience with automated testing (unit/integration) and testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit)
Strong problemsolving skills and ability to debug complex issues
Good communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment

Nice To Haves

Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloudnative architectures
Handson experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience with messaging/streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka)
Familiarity with microservices architecture and distributed systems
Experience with build and CI/CD tools (e.g., Harness, GitHub Actions)
Knowledge of NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra)
Experience with performance optimization and application monitoring

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services and APIs using Java
Write clean, maintainable, and welldocumented code following best practices and coding standards
Participate in system design and architecture discussions, contributing to technical decisions
Collaborate closely with product managers, QA engineers, and other developers to deliver features on time
Implement unit, integration, and (where relevant) performance tests to ensure software quality
Troubleshoot and debug production issues, performing root cause analysis and implementing longterm fixes
Participate in code reviews, providing and receiving constructive feedback
Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes, tooling, and automation (CI/CD)
Ensure security, scalability, and reliability are considered throughout the development lifecycle
Stay current with Java and related ecosystem technologies and bring new ideas to the team