Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Java / AWS)
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Description
We're looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design and build scalable services for a growing product team in Northern Virginia. You'll own features end to end, from API design through deployment and monitoring.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and maintain backend services in Java and Spring Boot
- Build and document REST APIs used by web and mobile clients
- Deploy and operate services on AWS (ECS or EKS, RDS, Lambda, S3)
- Write automated tests and improve CI/CD pipelines
- Review code and mentor mid-level engineers
What you bring
- 5+ years of professional software development, mostly backend
- Strong Java and Spring Boot experience
- Hands-on AWS experience and comfort with Docker
- Solid SQL and relational database design (PostgreSQL or MySQL)
- Nice to have: Kafka, Terraform, microservices at scale
Compensation
$140,000 to $185,000 base, depending on experience. Hybrid in Reston, VA. No security clearance required.
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