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# Senior Backend Engineer - Java

- **Company:** REAL COMPANY, INC.
- **Location:** Columbus, OH, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $152,000.0 - $194,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Code Coverage, Code Review, Continuous Delivery, Command-Query Responsibility Segregation (Software Development), Relational Databases, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Programming Tools, Amazon DynamoDB, Github, Hibernate (Java), Issue Tracking Systems, Java Persistence API, Spring Framework, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, Redis, SonarQube, SQL Databases, Datadog, Spring-boot, Backend, Integration Tests, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Teamcity, Domain Driven Design, Automation Anywhere, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** July 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0a227e8b621a043e

## About the Role

* You have extensive experience with Java 17+ (we are migrating toward Java 21), Spring Boot 3.x, JPA/Hibernate 6, and SQL relational databases.
 * You are comfortable writing unit and integration tests and maintaining strong code coverage
 * You have experience designing event-driven microservices and applying patterns such as Domain-Driven Design (DDD), hexagonal (ports & adapters) architecture, and CQRS.
 * You have in-depth knowledge of relational databases, including indices, connection pools, transactions (ACID), and implications of schema designs on performance
 * You have experience with NoSQL databases, understand their advantages and disadvantages, and know when to prefer one over a relational database.
 * You are opinionated in the direction that backend software development is going and will give recommendations and take the initiative for the long-term health of the project.
 * You have a keen eye for where to refactor and when, using standard design principles and patterns, and are excited to lead the team on the path to better code
 * You are welcoming to other engineers, have a collaborative attitude, and are excited to both learn and teach new knowledge
 * You enjoy working with a remote team that spans many different time zones and locations
 * You are comfortable in an agile, fast-paced startup environment where you work closely with product to understand how your work will fit into the larger project while acting on limited information

Our Tech Stack

 * Java 17+
 * Spring Boot 3.x+
 * Postgres
 * Kafka
 * DynamoDB
 * Redis
 * OpenSearch
 * AWS
 * Docker
 * Kubernetes
 * Datadog
 * ArgoCD
 * TeamCity, * Hands-on experience with AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex (or similar) in real development workflows
 * Familiarity with agentic / CLI-based AI workflows and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations that connect AI tools to internal systems (e.g., GitHub, Datadog, issue tracking, SonarQube)
 * Experience applying AI to accelerate code review, test generation, and documentation, not just code completion.
 * Ability to critically evaluate generated code; identify incorrect or suboptimal outputs; refactor AI-generated code for production readiness
 * Strong judgment on when to use AI vs manual implementation; trade-offs between speed and correctness; validating and owning AI-assisted code before it ships to production
 * We are empowered through our strong test coverage to allow continuous delivery with multiple deploys per day., * BA/BS degree and 8+ years of related experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background
 * Must have experience in Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate, and Relational Databases
 * A real estate background with transferable skills would be an asset
 * Demonstrated Project Coordination/Management skills

## Description

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be reporting to the Vice President of Engineering and would be a key member of Real's R&D team. You will operate in an AI-first environment leveraging tools like Claude Code to translate product ideas into production-ready systems. You will help lead the overall technical vision for all things back-end, implementing features, squashing bugs, and making improvements across our Java Spring Microservices. You would also drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices within the backend engineering team. If you are self-motivated and a tech expert to join a results-oriented team, we encourage you to join us., * Real operates in an AI-first engineering environment - our backend engineers use AI coding assistants and agentic developer tools every day, wired into our internal systems.


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