Type of Requisition
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess
None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain
None
Public Trust/Other Required
MBI (T2)
Job Family
Software Engineering
Job Qualifications
Skills
- Agile Methodology, Computer Programming, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Certifications:
- None
- Experience:
- 10 + years of related experience
- US Citizenship Required:
- No
Job Description
Senior Backend Engineer - Microservices
In this senior engineering role, you will design, build, and support scalable microservices powering critical enterprise systems. You will collaborate across product, architecture, and cloud engineering teams, ensuring high‑quality delivery within a modern, cloud‑native platform. This role offers the opportunity to apply deep technical expertise while shaping best practices and mentoring others.
Meaningful Work and Personal Impact
Architect and develop microservices using Java and Spring Boot
Engineer solutions leveraging Google Cloud Platform (Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub, BigQuery)
Create efficient SQL queries and data pipelines for high‑availability systems
Implement CI/CD automation using Jenkins and Infrastructure‑as‑Code with Terraform
Develop robust unit tests with JUnit and drive continuous code quality improvements
Lead peer code reviews and support engineering standards adoption
Deliver production support with strong incident resolution and root‑cause analysis
Support agile execution and ensure accurate work tracking
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What You’ll Need to Succeed – Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field.
Alternative Path: If the candidate does not possess a relevant four-year degree, an additional four years of relevant work experience will be required.
Required Experience
13+ years of experience delivering microservices architecture
Expert‑level Java and Spring Boot proficiency
Hands‑on experience with GCP (Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub, BigQuery)
Strong SQL and database performance tuning skills
Experience with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and Terraform IaC
Proven ability to produce comprehensive JUnit coverage and ensure code quality
Conducting peer code reviews and providing actionable feedback
Experience with agile project tools (VersionOne or similar)
Production support experience including incident management and troubleshooting
Preferred Qualifications
Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Microservices design patterns and advanced distributed‑systems concepts
Experience supporting high‑traffic, large‑scale platforms
Open‑source contributions
Security Clearance Level
This role will require you to obtain and maintain a Public Trust and will require you to provide onsite fingerprinting at a designated facility. This investigation may review personal and criminal behavior, financial conduct, foreign influence, as well as other adjudications.
This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.
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