Back-End Engineer

Employees in this job function develop and maintain the back-end/server-side components of an application, including APIs, services, and business logic.

• Current focus: ~90% backend / 10% frontend development
• While primarily backend-focused, candidates should expect exposure to frontend engineering with React
• The backend/frontend balance may shift over time based on product requirements
• Work is performed in a cloud-native environment, leveraging modern AI/LLM tools to enhance development workflows and productivity, * Engage with customers and stakeholders to understand use cases and translate requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Solve complex problems by designing and delivering robust services, primarily using:

• Java / Spring Boot
• Node.js / TypeScript

• Contribute to frontend development using React as needed to support end-to-end feature delivery, maintaining flexibility across backend/frontend work
• Leverage AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) to:

• Optimize development workflows
• Accelerate code generation
• Improve overall team productivity

• Utilize and integrate with application data storage (Postgres) to support business logic and API requirements
• Architect for the cloud, deploying and managing services on Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) with a focus on:

• High availability
• Performance optimization

• Champion quality through TDD/BDD, using tools such as:

• Cucumber
• Playwright

• Maintain CI/CD pipelines using:

• GitHub Actions
• Tekton

• Apply Agile and Clean Code principles, including:

• Small releases
• Continuous integration
• Unified architectural approach

• Optimize infrastructure to improve application resiliency, including monitoring system health and performance
• Support security best practices, including:

• Encryption
• Anonymization
• Proactive security hardening to safeguard user data

• Google Cloud Platform Cloud Run
• Cloud Architecture
• Java
• Application Testing
• Agile Software Development

Skills Preferred

• Node.js
• Testing Methodologies
• JavaScript

Experience Required

• 6+ years of combined experience in backend development with:

• Java / Spring Boot
• Node.js / TypeScript in a professional setting

• Demonstrated experience leveraging:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Large Language Models (LLMs)

• to enhance development workflows and productivity

• Working experience with:

• Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) or other major cloud providers

• Experience with:

• Test Driven Development (TDD)

• Behavior Driven Development (BDD)

• using tools such as Cucumber and Playwright

• Familiarity with frontend engineering principles using React
• Strong understanding and application of:

• Agile software development frameworks and methodologies
• Clean Code principles
• Small releases
• Continuous integration

• Experience with CI/CD tools such as:

• GitHub
• Jenkins
• Tekton

Experience Preferred

• 2+ years of experience with frontend libraries such as:

• ReactJS
• VueJS

• AngularJS

• (professional or personal setting)

• 2+ years of professional experience with TypeScript
• Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases

Education Required

• Bachelor's Degree

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