Back-end Software Engineer

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Create and maintain back-end applications like APIs and microservices using server-side languages such as Java
• 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

Requirements

• GCP Cloud Run
• Software Development
• GCP
• Cloud Computing
• Data Analysis
• Zero Trust
• Spring Boot
• Application Development
• Problem Solving
• REST APIs
• JUnit
• Analytical skills
• Application Design
• Full Stack
• Java
• API
• Application Testing

Skills

• Technical Communication
• Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
• Root Cause Analysis
• User Experience Design (UX)
• Gap Analysis
• Application Design Experience
• Engineer 2 Exp.: Practitioner: 1 coding language or framework. 5+ years in IT; 3+ years in development

Preferred Skills

• Technical Communication
• Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
• Root Cause Analysis
• User Experience Design (UX)
• Gap Analysis
• Application Design Experience
• Engineer 2 Exp.: Practitioner: 1 coding language or framework. 5+ years in IT; 3+ years in development
• Technical Communication
• Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
• Root Cause Analysis
• User Experience Design (UX)
• Gap Analysis
• Application Design Experience
• Engineer 2 Exp.: Practitioner: 1 coding language or framework. 5+ years in IT; 3+ years in development
• Technical Communication
• Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
• Root Cause Analysis
• User Experience Design (UX)
• Gap Analysis
• Application Design Experience
• Engineer 2 Exp.: Practitioner: 1 coding language or framework. 5+ years in IT; 3+ years in development

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Additional Information

• Full stack application development
• In-depth knowledge of DevSecOps CI-CD (not just using pipelines)
• Supporting product users
• Enablement mindset
• Must be able to comprehend work in depth and breadth
• Must be able to manage larger sets of work independently as well as collaborate with others
• Looks for improvement opportunities
• Demonstrate thought leadership
• Clear and concise communication skills

Company Information

• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• 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
• Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.

Additional Info

• To view all of our open positions go to: https://www.fasttek.com/fastswitch/findwork
• To follow us on social media, visit:
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/fasttekglobal
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fasttekglobal
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fasttek
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasttekglobal/

AI & Hiring Disclosure

• We use AI tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications and identifying potential matches. These tools are designed to promote efficiency, consistency, and fairness, and they are always used under human oversight.
• All personal data collected is used solely for recruitment purposes, and you have the right to know, access, or request deletion of your data at any time, subject to legal limits.
• If AI will be used in a video interview, you'll be informed in advance and asked for your consent, with the option to opt out.
• Our tools are regularly reviewed to detect potential bias and to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and our commitment to inclusive hiring.