We are seeking a highly skilled backend-focused Staff Software Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in backend development, system design, and a strong understanding of cloud-native software engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend services using Java and Spring Boot
• Design and implement solutions deployed on Google Cloud Platform (GKE)
• Work with distributed systems, including Google Cloud Spanner (Postgres dialect) and Confluent Kafka (or similar pub/sub tools)
• Design, optimize, and troubleshoot complex SQL queries and stored procedures (e.g., PL/SQL) to support high-performance data operations and ensure data integrity across applications.
• Collaborate with teams to implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Argo CD
• Ensure high performance and reliability through sound software engineering practices
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to the frontend engineering team

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience in software engineering from ideation to production deployment of IT solutions
• 5+ years' experience in full software development life cycle including ideation, coding, coding standards, testing, code reviews and production deployments
• 5+ years of experience with backend Java , Spring Boot and Microservices
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with a public cloud provider
• 3+ years working with pub/sub tools like Kafka or similar
• 3+ years of experience with database design/development (Postgres or similar)
• 2+ years of experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo CD, or similar)

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with development and deployment of Minimum Viable Products (MVPs)
• Must demonstrate innovative mindset, divergent thinking, and convergent actions.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts; experience deploying services on GKE is a plus