Back-end Software Development Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and support mission-critical cloud platform components powering the connected vehicle ecosystem.
• Build and enhance platform services and APIs that provide secure, reliable, and scalable vehicle connectivity.
• Create and manage Kafka producers and consumers for real-time vehicle data processing.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).
• Implement OAuth2/JWT-based authentication and authorization for secure services.
• Own services throughout the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and support.
• Develop automated tests using Test-Driven Development (TDD) and integration testing practices.
• Implement monitoring, logging, metrics, alerting, and performance management to ensure platform health.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, and product teams to deliver scalable and customer-focused solutions.
• Participate in technical design discussions and promote engineering best practices.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and mentor junior engineers when appropriate.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of progressive software development experience in cloud-based environments
• Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot development
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices
• Hands-on experience with Docker containerization and Kubernetes/EKS deployments
• Experience with Kafka, PostgreSQL, gRPC, and distributed systems
• Knowledge of OAuth2, JWT authentication, and cloud security best practices
• Experience implementing automated testing, including TDD and integration testing
• Strong understanding of Agile software development methodologies
• Experience supporting highly available, mission-critical, 24x7 production systems
• Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills

Preferred

• Master's Degree in a related technical field
• Extensive experience with AWS cloud services, including EKS, S3, RDS, IAM, and MSK
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Concourse, ArgoCD, Tekton, and Cloud Build
• Experience using SonarQube, FOSSA, GitHub, and GitOps deployment methodologies
• Knowledge of API technologies and tools including JSON, REST, Swagger, Postman, and Tyk
• Experience with DataDog or other observability and monitoring platforms
• Experience with canary deployments and zero-downtime release strategies
• Demonstrated success supporting large-scale, always-on cloud applications
• Experience contributing to software architecture, technical design, and engineering mentorship initiatives