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# Senior Software Developer

- **Company:** Discovery Inc.
- **Location:** Abbeville, SC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $109,700.0 - $159,700.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Software Quality, Code Review, Databases, Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, Fault Tolerance, Spring Framework, NoSQL, Query Optimization, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Data Logging, Spring-boot, Technical Debt, Indexer, Backend, Information Technology, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Serverless Computing, Microservices
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/27975950/Senior-Software-Developer-Any-Kanata-7384

## About the Role

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of professional experience developing backend applications in Java
5+ years of hands-on experience building and operating services using Spring
Boot (or similar Java frameworks)
Experience designing and operating service-oriented or microservice architectures
in production
Strong working knowledge of SQL databases, including data modeling, query
optimization, indexing, and transactional behavior
Proven ability to independently deliver complex backend features through design,
implementation, and production support
Strong understanding of distributed systems, asynchronous processing, and backend
engineering best practices
Experience working in agile, collaborative engineering teams

Hands-on AWS experience, including:

Amazon SNS (event publishing and fan-out) preferred
Amazon SQS (queue-based and asynchronous workflows) preferred
Amazon DynamoDB (NoSQL data modeling and access patterns) preferred
Experience deploying, operating, and supporting applications across multiple AWS
regions preferred
Experience operating Spring Boot services in AWS production environments preferred
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native deployment practices preferred
Experience supporting production services through on-call rotations preferred
Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting for distributed backend systems preferred

## Description

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a strong backend focus to design, deliver,
and support Java-based, cloud-native services. In this role, you will own complex features
end-to-end, influence technical direction within the team, and help raise the bar for code
quality, reliability, and operational excellence.
This is a hands-on individual contributor role with significant ownership and mentorship
expectations, but no formal people-management responsibilities., Design, build, and maintain Java backend services using Spring Boot
Own delivery of complex backend features, from design through production support
Build and evolve event-driven and asynchronous systems using AWS messaging
services
Design and maintain RESTful APIs, service integrations, and internal platform
capabilities
Leverage Amazon SNS, SQS, and DynamoDB to build resilient, scalable distributed
systems
Deploy and support backend services across multiple AWS regions, ensuring
availability, resiliency, and fault tolerance
Participate in architectural discussions and influence technical decisions within the
team
Review code regularly, setting expectations for quality, maintainability, testing, and
correctness
Mentor Dev 2 and junior engineers through code reviews, design feedback, and pairing

Participate in on-call rotations and lead investigation and resolution of production
incidents
Identify and reduce technical debt while improving system performance, reliability, and
operability
Document designs, decisions, and operational considerations to improve team clarity
and velocity


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