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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer (Java) - **Company:** Grid Dynamics (nasdaq: Gdyn) - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Databases, Continuous Integration, Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, Failover, Fault Tolerance, Github, Gradle, MongoDB, Redis, Software Deployment, Spinnaker, Data Logging, Cloud Platform System, System Availability, Backend, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Restful APIs, Dynatrace, Jenkins - **Published:** August 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/97c726e7-a020-46ae-aead-3cae092bb9e1 ## About the Role * Strong proficiency in Java and experience developing production backend systems. * Experience with at least one scalable distributed data store such as Cassandra, Redis, Valkey, or MongoDB. * Experience designing and building RESTful services and resilient, high-performance backend components. * Experience with Kubernetes and developing or deploying applications in containerized environments. * Experience building CI/CD automation using technologies such as Gradle, Jenkins, Spinnaker, and GitHub. * Experience developing or integrating observability capabilities, including metrics, dashboards, alerting, logging, or tracing for distributed systems. * Strong understanding of distributed-system principles, including high availability, scalability, fault tolerance, and performance. * Ability to investigate complex system behavior and translate operational or scalability challenges into engineering solutions. * Comfortable working independently on ambiguous engineering problems and collaborating across multiple teams. * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience Would be a plus * Experience developing platforms or tooling for Redis, Valkey, or other large-scale distributed database systems. * Experience building automation for database provisioning, configuration, upgrades, scaling, failover, or other cluster lifecycle operations. * Experience developing internal platforms, control planes, or infrastructure automation used by other engineering teams. * Experience with scalable messaging systems such as Kafka or RocketMQ. ## Description We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who is focused on developing platform capabilities, automation, observability, and engineering tooling that improve scalability, reliability, and developer productivity while reducing operational complexity. This person will work closely with engineers across the In-Memory Database Platform, Core, and SRE teams to solve high-impact engineering problems and build scalable solutions. Essential functions * Design and develop automation and platform tooling to operate and scale Valkey reliably and efficiently. * Build and enhance observability capabilities, including metrics, dashboards, alerting, logging, and distributed tracing. * Develop tooling and automation for cluster lifecycle management, diagnostics, and other operational workflows, reducing manual intervention and operational complexity. * Investigate complex distributed-system and performance issues and implement solutions that improve platform reliability, scalability, and performance. * Build and improve CI/CD automation and engineering tooling to enable safe and efficient development and deployment of platform services. * Collaborate with Platform, Core, and SRE engineers on architecture, APIs, automation, and tooling, and contribute to the technical documentation needed to develop and maintain the platform. ## Related Videos - [Reducing LLM Calls with Vector Search Patterns - Raphael De Lio (Redis)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1714-reducing-llm-calls-with-vector-search-patterns-raphael-de-lio-redis) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Modular Secrets to Lightning-Fast Android Builds](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1428-modular-secrets-to-lightning-fast-android-builds) - [Flex your Energy: Building a Cloud-Native Platform for Renewable Energy Communities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1990-flex-your-energy-building-a-cloud-native-platform-for-renewable-energy-communities) - [Give your build some love, it will give it back!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/514-give-your-build-some-love-it-will-give-it-back) - [Bringing AI Model Testing and Prompt Management to Your Codebase with GitHub Models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1536-bringing-ai-model-testing-and-prompt-management-to-your-codebase-with-github-models) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers)