Mid Software Developer - Backend

About the role

At Trilogy Innovations, we are committed to driving meaningful change for our customers and communities through smart, innovative technology that solves real problems. As a growing systems and software engineering company, we partner across public and private sectors to modernize enterprise systems, strengthen security, and deliver high value solutions. We are scaling with purpose, investing in our people, processes, and platforms as we expand. We work hard, think creatively, and value every perspective as we push boundaries and build systems that matter.

Responsibilities

• Develop, create, and modify general computer applications software or specialized utility programs.
• Design, build, and maintain microservices in a cloud native architecture.
• Operate and support an enterprise scale production system; identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex system issues.
• Analyze user needs to develop robust software solutions aligned with business and mission goals.
• Analyze, design, and optimize relational and NoSQL databases within application ecosystems.
• Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and mentoring of junior developers to promote engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams including DevOps, QA, Security, Product, and Architecture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 5 years of work experience or Associate’s Degree with a minimum of 7 years of experience.
• Active Tier 3 Secret clearance (or higher).
• Strong proficiency in Object-Oriented Programming, Java, and the Spring Boot framework.
• Experience developing microservices, REST APIs, and cloud native applications.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Helm charts, and container orchestration in OpenShift or similar platforms.
• Experience designing, developing, and operating solutions in AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka for event-driven architectures and enterprise message brokers (IBM MQ, RabbitMQ, or ActiveMQ).
• Experience with observability tooling including distributed tracing, structured logging, and metrics collection (OpenTelemetry, Kibana, ELK stack).
• Experience operating within GitOps practices (GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, ArgoCD, etc.).
• Experience working within Agile frameworks, including participation in Scrum/SAFe ceremonies.
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket).
• Ability to write clear technical documentation including API docs, architecture decisions, and implementation notes.

Qualifications

• Positive, collaborative attitude and strong commitment to team success.
• Ability to deliver high quality, reliable software supporting mission critical operations.
• Accountability for individual and shared team outcomes.
• Strong communication skills and ability to engage constructively in Agile ceremonies.
• Ability to mentor junior developers and contribute to shared engineering growth.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and a solution-oriented mindset in complex technical environments.
• Collaboration with architects, DevOps engineers, and product teams to drive modernization outcomes.

Skills

• Object-Oriented Programming, Java, Spring Boot.
• Microservices, REST APIs, cloud native applications.
• Kubernetes, Helm charts, container orchestration in OpenShift.
• AWS, other cloud platforms.
• Apache Kafka, event-driven architectures, enterprise message brokers.
• Observability tooling, GitOps practices.
• Agile frameworks, Atlassian tools.
• Modern JavaScript frameworks, GraphQL, responsive UI development.
• CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Linux administration, shell scripting, environment automation.
• Relational databases, NoSQL systems, distributed data systems.
• Maven for dependency management and build automation.
• Elasticsearch, unit testing, integration testing, TDD, automated test frameworks.

Benefits

Competitive salary based on experience
Performance bonus eligibility
401(k) with company match
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life and disability insurance
Health Savings Account
Professional development programs
Employee referral bonus program

Pay

Salary range: $111,000 - $114,000

Schedule

Remote with occasional travel as required.