Back-end Software Development Engineer

• Employees in this job function develop and maintain the back-end/ server-side parts of an application, typically consisting of APIs, databases and other services containing business logic.
• They work with various languages and tools to create and maintain services on-prem or in the cloud., * Engage with customers to understand their use-cases and requirements
• Solve complex problems by designing, developing, and delivering using various tools, languages, frameworks, and technologies
• Align with architecture guidelines for unified and coherent approach to development
• Design, develop, and deliver new code using various tools, languages, frameworks, and technologies
• Develop and maintain back-end applications like APIs and microservices using server-side languages like Java, Python, C#, etc.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user interface elements and with cross functional teams like product owners, designers, architects etc.
• Manage application deployment to the cloud or on-prem, health and performance monitoring, security hardening and disaster recovery for deployed applications
• Manage data storage and retrievals in applications by utilizing database technologies such as Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.
• Promote improvements in programming practices, such as test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous delivery
• Optimize back-end infrastructure and deployment practices to improve application resiliency and reliability
• Support security practices to safeguard user data including encryption and anonymization, Test Automation, Application Design, Application Development, Application Support, Web Services, Test Integration Testing
• Test Automation - Expected to design, build, and maintain automated tests for backend services, including unit, integration, API, and regression tests, and ensure test coverage is incorporated into the CI/CD pipeline.
• Application Design - Expected to lead and contribute to backend application design, including service decomposition, API contracts, event-driven patterns, scalability, resiliency, observability, and secure design practices.
• Application Development - Expected to develop high-quality, production-ready backend services using modern programming frameworks, following coding standards, code review practices, and performance and maintainability best practices.
• Application Support - Expected to support production applications by troubleshooting incidents, analyzing logs and metrics, resolving defects, performing root cause analysis, and implementing improvements to reliability and supportability.
• Web Services - Expected to design, build, and support RESTful and/or event-driven web services, including API versioning, request/response contracts, authentication/authorization, error handling, and system integration patterns.
• Test / Integration Testing - Expected to validate service-to-service and external system integrations through integration testing, contract testing, and end-to-end validation to ensure reliable interaction across dependent platforms and APIs., * Design, develop, test, and operate digital software solutions from conception through production and ongoing support.
• Contribute to technical design and architecture discussions, providing input that helps ensure solutions are reliable, maintainable, and aligned with longer-term goals.
• Write high-quality, production-ready code with a strong focus on clarity, test coverage, resilience, and long-term maintainability.
• Apply disciplined engineering practices, including automated testing, continuous integration, incremental delivery, and regular refactoring.
• Contribute to and help maintain automated CI/CD pipelines that enable fast, safe, and repeatable delivery of change.
• Take ownership of the services and components you work on in production, including monitoring, debugging, performance tuning, and incident resolution.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other technical partners to deliver high-quality outcomes for internal consumers and customers.
• Participate actively in code reviews, design reviews, and team discussions, offering constructive feedback and learning from peers.
• Support and mentor less-experienced engineers through pairing, code reviews, and day-to-day collaboration.
• Contribute to documentation, shared standards, and practices that improve software quality and team effectiveness.

GCP, GCP Cloud Run, Cloud Computing, GitHub, SPRING, Spring Boot, Java, Kotlin

• GCP - Experience building, deploying, and supporting backend applications on Google Cloud Platform, including use of managed services, security controls, monitoring, and cloud-native architecture practices.
• GCP Cloud Run - Experience deploying and operating containerized backend services on Cloud Run, including configuration, scaling behavior, service-to-service connectivity, and secure runtime operations.
• Cloud Computing - Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts such as scalability, high availability, infrastructure automation, distributed systems, cost-awareness, and secure service design in cloud environments.
• GitHub - Experience using GitHub for source control, pull requests, branch strategy, code reviews, and CI/CD workflow integration to support collaborative software delivery.
• Spring - Experience using the Spring ecosystem to build enterprise backend applications, including dependency injection, configuration management, integration patterns, and maintainable service architecture.
• Spring Boot - Experience building production-grade microservices with Spring Boot, including REST APIs, configuration profiles, health monitoring, logging, testing, and deployment readiness.
• Java - Strong proficiency in Java for backend service development, including object-oriented design, concurrency, exception handling, testing, and performance-conscious coding practices.
• Kotlin - Experience developing backend applications in Kotlin, including idiomatic language features, null safety, interoperability with Java/Spring, and writing clean, testable, maintainable code.

Experience Required:

• Senior Engineer Exp: Prac. In 2 coding lang. or adv. Prac. in 1 lang.; guides.
• 10+ years in IT
• 8+ years in development

Experience Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or a combination of education and equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of hands-on professional software engineering experience, building and operating production-grade systems in a collaborative team environment.
• Professional experience with Kotlin; experience with Java is beneficial.
• Experience contributing to the design and development of distributed or service-based software systems.
• Hands-on experience designing, building, and operating systems in cloud environments (e.g. Google Cloud Platform or equivalent).
• A solid engineering discipline, with practical experience in Test Driven Development, automated testing, continuous integration, incremental delivery, and regular refactoring.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and automated delivery workflows.
• Spring and Spring Boot framework experience.
• Practical experience using modern development and delivery tools such as GitHub, GitHub Actions, and related workflows.
• Experience supporting software in production, including diagnosing issues, debugging failures, and improving performance and reliability.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively within and across teams.
• Use DevOps tools such as Terraform, Jenkins, SonarQube, Checkmarx, Fossa, and GitHub to deploy, improve and manage software.

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Education Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree

At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way. We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years! FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused. We’ve differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you’ve heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies. Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match