About the position
We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join a high-impact team supporting two enterprise-level applications currently undergoing modernization. This role focuses on event-driven architecture, microservices development, and deployment in a Kubernetes-based cloud environment. The engineer will be instrumental in designing and delivering scalable and resilient systems using Spring Boot, React, RabbitMQ or Kafka, and Elasticsearch.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement scalable, maintainable, and secure applications.
- Develop back-end services and APIs using Spring Boot.
- Build responsive user interfaces using React.
- Follow event-driven design principles and best practices.
- Work with RabbitMQ or Kafka for asynchronous communication and message queuing.
- Develop and maintain producers and consumers for inter-service communication.
- Deploy microservices using Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize application performance in production environments.
- Write unit and integration tests to achieve at least 85% code coverage.
- Participate in code reviews and enforce best practices for software development.
- Document design decisions, architectural diagrams (e.g., sequence diagrams), and specifications.
- Collaborate with product managers and designers to define project requirements and deliverables.
- Submit weekly progress and time reports using internal templates and tools.
- Provide status updates to management and participate in status meetings.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering roles.
- Strong experience with Spring Boot, Java.
- Strong experience with React (or Angular).
- Strong experience with RabbitMQ or Kafka.
- Strong experience with microservices architecture.
- Strong experience with Kubernetes.
- Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficiency in event-driven system design and RESTful API development.
- Strong communication and analytical skills.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Elasticsearch.
- Knowledge of software design patterns and system design principles.
- Familiarity with cloud environments and DevOps tools.
- Prior experience with state or federal government IT systems.
