Software Engineer

**About us** AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award\-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17\+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people\-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards. If you’re looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we’d love to meet you! **About the Role** As a **Lead Java Backend Engineer** , you’ll drive the evolution of a scalable backend foundation that enables major 2026 initiatives and new product capabilities. You’ll own complex services end\-to\-end, shape architecture, and guide engineers while collaborating across product, frontend, and cloud teams. This role offers high technical impact, deep architectural influence, and the opportunity to advance a modern Java\- and Python\-based platform. **What you will do** * Lead backend development efforts with end\-to\-end ownership from ideation to implementation; * Collaborate with cross\-functional teams to deliver high\-quality and user\-focused backend services; * Design, build, and maintain scalable microservices and internal APIs that power Practice Growth products; * Apply expertise in backend technologies to introduce improved architectures and patterns; * Mentor and guide junior and mid\-level engineers; * Help shape engineering standards, design reviews, and best practices across the team; * Stay up to date with industry advancements and incorporate relevant ideas into engineering work; * Contribute to the evolution of the backend stack to improve scalability, maintainability, and performance; * Work closely with frontend engineers to ensure smooth integration between backend APIs and user interfaces; * Collaborate with cloud and DevOps teams to improve deployments, observability, and performance; * Integrate external systems, services, and vendors into Tebra’s backend; * Identify platform gaps and design backend components to support new initiatives; * Ensure backend services are reliable, secure, and optimized for high traffic. **Must haves** * **8\+ years of experience** as a Software Engineer focused on backend development of scalable services; * Expert level proficiency in **Java** and strong experience with **Python** ; * Deep experience with frameworks such as **Spring Boot** or **Flask** ; * Strong experience with cloud platforms such as **AWS** or **GCP** , including serverless technologies, containerization, and managed services; * Proven ability to design high availability, high performance applications following microservice architecture and RESTful API design; * Strong understanding of relational databases such as **PostgreSQL** or **MySQL** and NoSQL systems such as **MongoDB** or **Redis** ; * Deep understanding of backend architecture principles, caching, security, and system integration patterns; * Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring junior developers and setting engineering standards; * Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. **Nice to haves** * Experience integrating AI vendor services or external inference systems; * Experience with large\-scale distributed systems; * Experience in the healthcare industry or digital media; * Experience with CI CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure management. **Perks and Benefits** * **Professional growth** Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps * **Competitive compensation** We match your ever\-growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD\-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities * **A selection of exciting projects** Join projects with modern solutions development and top\-tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands * **Flextime** Tailor your schedule for an optimal work\-life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office – whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.