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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** ACA Group
- **Location:** Durham, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Cloud Engineering, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Data Stores, Relational Databases, Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Fault Tolerance, Enterprise Messaging Systems, NoSQL, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Trusted Systems, Data Logging, Enterprise Software Applications, Data Ingestion, Grafana, Reliability of Systems, Backend, Containerization, AngularJS, Front End Software Development, Data Pipelines, Microservices
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/f7470362-b34c-490d-a486-899983b5971d

## About the Role

3-6 years of experience in enterprise software development. Strong experience with Java (Spring or similar frameworks preferred). Experience building front-end applications with Angular Solid understanding of SQL and relational database design. Hands-on experience with AWS, including several of the following:ECS / FargateLambdaSNS (or other event/messaging services) DynamoDB OpenSearch (or Elasticsearch). Experience designing or working with distributed systems and high-through put applications . Understanding of scalability, fault tolerance, and performance optimization Comfortable working in a CI/CD-driven environment, Experience working on high-volume ingestion pipelines or messaging systems. Familiarity with books and records, supervision, or other compliance-driven systems. Experience with containerized workloads and microservices architectures. Exposure to monitoring, logging, and observability tools. Experience working in regulated or security-conscious environments

## Description

We are looking for a mid-level Software Engineer to join our engineering team and help build and scale a high-throughput e-communications platform. Our application ingests and processes tens of millions of messages per day and provides critical books and records and surveillance capabilities for enterprise clients in regulated environments.This role is ideal for an engineer with several years of experience in enterprise application development who is comfortable working across the stack and has strong, hands-on experience with AWS-native architectures.You will work on designing, building, and scaling distributed systems while collaborating closely with product, architecture, and operations teams., Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java in a distributed, cloud-native environmentBuild and enhance front-end features using Angular. Develop and optimize data models and queries using SQL and NoSQL data stores. Work extensively with AWS services to build scalable, reliable, and secure systems. Help evolve and scale our architecture to support a growing client base and increasing message volumes. Build event-driven and asynchronous workflows for high-volume message ingestion and processing.Participate in architectural discussions, code reviews, and technical design decisions. Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to system reliability and performance improvements, A cloud-native e-communications platform processing millions of messages daily. Scalable ingestion and processing pipelines using event-driven AWS services Compliance-focused features supporting supervision and record retention. A platform designed to grow rapidly as new clients and message volume increase


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