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# Backend Software Engineer (Java/API + GCP)

- **Company:** Insight Global
- **Location:** Smyrna, GA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Application Integration Architecture, Cloud Engineering, Distributed Systems, Elasticsearch, Payment Systems, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Transaction Processing (Computing), Google Cloud, Spring-boot, Software Troubleshooting, Reliability of Systems, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, Kubernetes, Cassandra, Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gpo4dx

## About the Role

* * 4-5+ years of experience in software engineering (backend-focused)

 * Strong experience with Java and API integration (consuming & integrating APIs)

 * Hands-on experience deploying applications into the cloud GCP/GKE preferred but open to AWS (GKE preferred)

 * Experience with:

o Docker / containerization

o Kubernetes runtime environments

 * Familiarity with distributed systems, integrations, and system migrations

 * Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills * * Experience with event-driven architectures (Pub/Sub or similar)

 * Exposure to Cassandra, Elasticsearch

 * Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

 * Background in high-transaction or payment systems

## Description

We are seeking a Backend Software Engineer to join a high-impact team supporting enterprise eCommerce payment systems. This team owns the core payment processing function across .com, Home Services, and Pro channels-ensuring secure, accurate, and seamless transaction processing across backend systems., API & Backend Engineering (Approx. 50%)

 * Develop, integrate, and consume APIs (Java/Spring Boot environment)

 * Support migration from legacy APIs to modern service-based architectures

 * Work with evolving data contracts across distributed systems

 * Ensure accuracy and reliability of payment processing workflows

 * Troubleshoot and resolve integration issues across backend services

Cloud Engineering (Approx. 50%)

 * Build, deploy, and maintain applications in GCP (GKE preferred)

 * Containerize applications using Docker and manage workloads in Kubernetes

 * Support cloud migration and modernization efforts

 * Monitor application health and ensure system reliability in cloud environments


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