Backend Developer Level 3

Kforce - Cincinnati, OH

Full-time - Mid Level

Cincinnati, OH

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

As a Level 3 Backend Developer, you will play a crucial role in designing, building, testing, and maintaining backend components for highly scalable eCommerce web and merchandising applications. This position offers the opportunity to have a direct impact on the platform's roadmap while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend eCommerce web and merchandising applications in on-prem and cloud platform technologies.
• Collaborate with designers and product managers to iterate on the design and implementation of the product.
• Work with engineers from the full stack to build and ship features.
• Identify and uphold engineering best practices.
• Monitor performance, watch for traffic drops related to usability problems, and rectify the issues.
• Review app and feature code, and plan future API upgrades with the development team.

Requirements

• Experience with modern libraries and tooling.
• Significant Java programming skills and data structures.
• Significant experience with Azure based technologies.
• Significant Microservices architecture and development skills.
• Significant experience with the Spring Framework (Persistence, REST, Messaging, Integrations) such as Spring Boot.
• Significant experience on core features of Spring such as Dependency Injection and Aspect-Oriented Programming, Spring Security, etc.
• Significant knowledge of SQL Database and NoSQL Databases (Cassandra, Postgres, Cosmos, Oracle).
• Significant experience in Messaging architectures & development - Kafka, Azure Event Hub.
• Proven experience in building RESTful APIs and a deep understanding of REST principles.
• Proven experience working with CI/CD tools (GitHub, Kubernetes, docker, Rancher, Harness, Terraform, etc.) and writing unit/integration tests.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter with strong initiative, quality deliverable and ability to work under pressure.
• Business-minded approach to time, costs, and deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work well within a team environment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off for salaried personnel
• Paid sick leave for hourly employees on Service Contract Act projects