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# Senior Back-End Developer

- **Company:** Varsity Spirit
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Query Performance, Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Code Review, Database Design, Amazon DynamoDB, Github, Hibernate (Java), NoSQL, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Spring Cloud, Delivery Pipeline, Spring-boot, Backend, AWS ECS, Cloudformation, Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, AngularJS, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Front End Software Development, Functional Programming, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Terraform, Serverless Computing, Docker, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b5ad3fcc40f28e03

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
 * Minimum of 8 years of professional software development experience
 * Strong proficiency in Java and related frameworks (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud)
 * Deep understanding of RESTful API design principles
 * Extensive experience with AWS services (Lambda, EC2, S3, DynamoDB, RDS)
 * Experience with infrastructure as code using CloudFormation, Terraform, or CDK
 * Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
 * Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline)
 * Strong understanding of database design and SQL/NoSQL technologies
 * Familiarity with serverless architecture
 * Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
 * Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team
 * Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies
 * Experience with front-end development technologies, including Angular (preferred)

PREFERRED

 * Contribution to open-source projects
 * Experience with performance tuning and optimization

Physical Demands and/or Work Environment

## Description

This role requires a proactive individual capable of working independently and collaboratively to design, build, and maintain modern, accessible user interfaces for Varsity Spirit's Yearbook Technology platform, delivering high-quality back-end solutions for complex business needs., * Designs, develops, and maintains backend services using Java and related frameworks (Spring Boot, Hibernate, etc.)

 * Builds and optimizes RESTful APIs and microservices architectures
 * Works with AWS services including Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, and SNS/SQS
 * Implements containerization solutions using Docker and Kubernetes on AWS ECS/EKS
 * Designs and optimizes database schemas and query performance
 * Collaborates with frontend engineers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic
 * Implements robust error handling, monitoring, and logging systems
 * Participates in code reviews and mentor junior engineers
 * Troubleshoots production issues and implement fixes
 * Continuously improves our development processes and infrastructure


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