Senior Backend Engineer (Remote Opportunity

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend services, APIs, and enterprise integration components supporting mission-critical healthcare applications.
• Lead technical implementation efforts involving service-layer logic, data processing, system integration, and error-handling capabilities.
• Collaborate with architects and technical leadership to align solution design with roadmap priorities, platform standards, and non-functional requirements.
• Perform code reviews, mentor engineers, and promote best practices for maintainability, reliability, performance, and security.
• Support troubleshooting, root cause analysis, defect remediation, and production support activities across multiple environments.
• Optimize backend application performance, logging, monitoring, and observability capabilities to improve operational efficiency and reliability.
• Contribute to technical design reviews, estimation activities, release planning, and technical documentation efforts.
• Partner with QA and DevSecOps teams to improve testability, deployment readiness, and operational resilience.
• Identify opportunities for refactoring, reusable component development, and technical debt reduction initiatives.
• Work within Agile delivery processes and support sprint, increment, and release commitments across cross-functional teams.
• Assist with ad hoc tasks and emerging challenges as required to support the team's goals and organizational priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in backend engineering, enterprise application development, or software engineering environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, RESTful API development, and service-oriented or microservices architectures.
• Experience with SQL, relational database design, and backend data integration patterns.
• Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, secure application development, and enterprise security best practices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, and production support operations.
• Proven ability to lead technical implementation efforts and mentor junior or less-experienced engineers.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, design, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments with cross-functional technical teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Government clearance.

Additional Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal healthcare programs, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) initiatives, or regulated technology delivery environments preferred.
• Familiarity with InterSystems IRIS, FHIR APIs, healthcare interoperability workflows, or healthcare integration platforms is a plus.
• Experience with containerized deployments, AWS cloud services, or platform modernization initiatives is desirable.
• Relevant cloud, Agile, or software development certifications are a plus.
• Experience supporting high-availability or high-volume enterprise systems preferred.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision.
• 401k with Employer Match.
• PTO + Federal Holidays.
• Corporate Laptop.
• Training Opportunities.
• Remote Opportunity.