Java Engineer ID45903

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. **WHY JOIN US** 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** **We are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer** to take end\-to\-end ownership of scalable services built with Java and modern microservices architecture. This role is central to evolving a high\-traffic platform, shaping backend standards, and driving cloud\-native excellence across AWS or GCP environments. You’ll collaborate cross\-functionally, influence architectural direction, and contribute to a forward\-thinking engineering culture focused on performance, reliability, and continuous innovation. **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 product growth; \- Apply expertise in backend technologies to introduce improved architectures and patterns; \- 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; \- Efficiently use AI code assist tools as part of the development workflow; \- 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 the backend platform; \- 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; \- 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:** Mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps. \- **Competitive compensation:** USD\-based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets. \- **Exciting projects:** Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies. \- **Flextime:** Flexible schedule with remote and office options.