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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Backend Software Engineer - **Company:** HTC Global Services, Inc. - **Location:** Dearborn, MI, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Data Analysis, Big Data, BigTable, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Continuous Integration, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Distributed Systems, Expert Systems, Data Flow Control, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Apache Hadoop, Identity and Access Management, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Machine Learning, Operational Data Store, Redis, Cloud Services, Tensorflow, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, Management of Software Versions, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Sql Optimization, Pytorch, Apache Spark, Spring-boot, Build Server, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Backend, Rate Limiting, Kotlin, Data Lakes, Kubernetes, Storage Technologies, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Api Design, Restful APIs, Grpc, Data Pipelines, Docker, Programming Languages - **Published:** September 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.mitalent.org/job-seeker/job-details/JobCode/405821740 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree. * 7+ years of IT experience and 5+ years of software development experience. * Advanced practical experience in at least one programming language or practical experience in two coding languages. * 3+ years of expert-level GCP experience, including designing, deploying, and managing cloud workloads. * 3+ years of expert-level Big Data experience involving large-scale, high-volume/high-velocity datasets. * 3+ years of expert-level API development experience, including RESTful or GraphQL APIs. * 2+ years of expert-level BigQuery experience, including SQL optimization, dataset management, partitioning, and clustering. * 1+ year of experience building, training, and deploying machine learning models or rule-based expert systems. * Experience with Kotlin, Java, Python, or an equivalent JVM/backend language. * Experience with backend frameworks and technologies such as Spring Boot, gRPC, and REST API design. * Experience with data technologies such as BigQuery, PostgreSQL, Redis, Bigtable, Kafka, or Pub/Sub. * Experience with GCP or an equivalent cloud platform, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. Preferred Qualifications * Broader Google Cloud Platform ecosystem knowledge, including technologies such as Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, GKE/Kubernetes, Cloud Build/CI/CD pipelines, or cost-optimization/FinOps practices. * Experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Vertex AI. ## Description * Design and develop scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs that process and expose telematics data, including GPS, trip events, driver behavior, vehicle diagnostics, and sensor telemetry at fleet scale. * Build and maintain real-time and batch data pipelines that ingest high-volume vehicle event streams from messaging systems such as Pub/Sub and Kafka into data warehouses and operational data stores. * Design, deploy, and manage workloads on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, IAM, VPC networking, and Cloud Composer. * Configure security and access controls and troubleshoot production performance and cost issues within GCP environments. * Design and optimize data pipelines and storage architectures for large-scale, high-volume and high-velocity datasets. * Work with distributed computing, partitioning, and data lake/data warehouse patterns using technologies such as Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, or Dataflow. * Build, train, and deploy machine learning models or rule-based expert systems to support decision automation. * Design, build, secure, and document RESTful or GraphQL APIs, including authentication/authorization, versioning, rate limiting, and integrations with internal and third-party systems. * Write optimized SQL queries in BigQuery and manage datasets, partitioning, and clustering for performance and cost control. * Integrate BigQuery with BI tools or downstream applications for reporting and analytics. ## Related Videos - [Exploring the Power of gRPC-Gateway for Writing RESTful Services](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2072-exploring-the-power-of-grpc-gateway-for-writing-restful-services) - [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) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [The Cloud is Calling: Answer with In-Demand Skills](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/945-the-cloud-is-calling-answer-with-in-demand-skills) - [Boosting OpenSearch Performance: gRPC Search in Action](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1964-boosting-opensearch-performance-grpc-search-in-action) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Backend Developer Salary in Germany [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/196-backend-developer-salary-in-germany-2023) - [20 Essential Tools For Backend Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/218-20-essential-tools-for-backend-development) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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