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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer - Back End - **Company:** Tillster, Inc. - **Location:** Atlanta, GA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $155,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Java (Programming Language), Adobe InDesign, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Architectural Patterns, Unit Testing, C Sharp (Programming Language), Code Coverage, Code Generation, Code Review, Cyber Security, Data Stores, Cursor, Software Design Patterns, Programming Tools, Amazon DynamoDB, Integrated Development Environments, Industry Standard Architecture, Python (Programming Language), NoSQL, OAuth, Scrum Methodology, E2e Testing, Oop Languages, JSON Web Token, Software Engineering, Software Systems, TypeScript, Test-Driven Development (TDD), GitHub Copilot, Large Language Models, Claude Code, Integration Tests, Information Technology, Claude, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Code Restructuring, GPT, Serverless Computing, Microservices - **Published:** October 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=302ccd7f8fe27241 ## About the Role + 5+ years' experience in design and development of service-oriented Java, Python, C#, Typescript (or any modern language) applications. + Experience in designing and building microservice-based systems, ensuring high cohesion and loose coupling. + Languages: Any modern OOP language will do, but Typescript is preferred. + Comfortable integrating AI tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT/Claude) into your daily workflow to boost engineering velocity while maintaining deep critical code validation. + Experience implementing comprehensive testing strategies including unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests. + Experience with relational or NoSQL data stores. + Expertise in applying industry-standard design patterns and architectural patterns. + Ability to communicate effectively in English, with good verbal and written skills. + Experience working in an Agile environment (Scrum or Kanban), contributing to team-driven development processes. + Understanding of security best practices in software development, including OAuth, JWT, encryption, etc. + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or similar) or equivalent experience. + Prior experience with AWS serverless and companion technologies like DynamoDB, SQS, etc. would be great but not required. + Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a mindset geared toward continuous improvement. + Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with the ability to handle ambiguity and changing requirements. ## Description As a Senior Software Engineer (SSWE), BACK END you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining our cloud-based microservices. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions that meet business needs while following best practices, including design patterns, architectural patterns, thorough testing methodologies, and modern AI developer tools to accelerate quality software delivery. You will contribute to fostering an agile, collaborative, and high-performing development environment. What You'll Do + Building highly scalable, secure, and high-performance microservices using AWS and TypeScript. Apply key software engineering principles, design patterns, and architectural best practices. + Leverage state-of-the-art AI developer tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, LLM reasoning models) to accelerate context gathering, boilerplating, test generation, and code refactoring. + Build and maintain microservices that communicate via well-defined APIs, ensuring service modularity and scalability. + Implement robust unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests to ensure high-quality code. Work towards achieving high test coverage and adopting test-driven development (TDD) where applicable. + Actively participate in Agile ceremonies (Scrum or Kanban) such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog refinement. Contribute to sprint goals and collaborate effectively with the team. + Conduct and participate in code reviews, ensuring adherence to coding standards, best practices, maintainability, and critically evaluating AI-generated code outputs for security and correctness. + Participate in design sessions to help improve the overall architecture of the platform. + Work with stakeholders and product owners to understand requirements and come up with solutions. + Continuous learning: Tillster provides access to learning courses where you can beef up your skills in different areas as needed., We want to help you stay safe during your job search. Tillster will never: * Request personal/financial information during recruitment * Require payment or fees * Ask for sensitive PII before a formal job offer * Collect information via email or phone (only through secure channels) * Extend offers without in-person or virtual interviews Red flags: All official communications come from @tillster.com addresses only Suspicious activity? Report immediately to Tillster HR, Legal, or Cyber Security teams.