Senior Backend Engineer

Gradle Enterprise is seeking back-end engineers with a strong track record in delivering robust and scalable software solutions. The ideal candidates should have a deep understanding of automation and developer productivity, as well as experience in tackling challenging development and integration problems. The role involves designing and implementing solutions, applying automated quality assurance, and contributing to improvements in team efficiency. This is an opportunity to work on a widely used product, collaborate with leading tech organizations, and grow both technically and in leadership responsibilities. Competitive salaries and equity grants are offered, along with benefits such as learning and development opportunities and a remote-first work environment.

• Designing and implementing robust solutions
• Applying automated quality assurance
• Employing modern software development techniques and practices
• Doing user research, outreach, and support
• Assisting clients during trials and in production
• Managing individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
• Contributing to changes that improve the team's velocity and efficiency

• 5 years of software development experience
• Experience programming in Java 11 or later
• Working proficiency and communication skills in written and verbal English
• Experience developing large-scale web applications (preferred)
• Experience working with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes (preferred)
• Experience automating the software build and delivery process (preferred)
• Ability to debug, profile, and optimize code (preferred)
• Ability to perform and receive code reviews (preferred)
• Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with effective communication skills (preferred)
• Interest and ability to learn new software development skills and techniques (preferred)

• Work on a widely used product with a clear vision for the future
• Contribute to leading solutions in the new industry of Developer Productivity Engineering
• Close customer interaction with engineers from leading tech organizations
• An automation-focused, test-driven engineering culture
• Close collaboration with experienced and dedicated peer engineers
• Opportunities for growth in technical and leadership responsibilities
• In-person meetings, such as our annual company offsite and team meetings
• Work from home in a remote-first environment
• Competitive salaries and equity grants
• A focus on learning and development – Gradle offers an annual learning and development stipend and a monthly company-wide Learning Day, where we encourage all team members to focus on their professional development for the day
• A hardware package that includes a laptop, monitor, other peripheral hardware, and a home office stipend to make sure you are fully set up to work remotely
• Generous paid time off
• Paid public holidays
• Volunteer Day – We offer up to 8 hours of paid work time each year for team members to give back to their local communities