Senior Engineer Backend-Developer

Veear Projects - Austin, TX

Full-time - Senior

Austin, TX

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior Engineer (Backend-Developer) role is focused on designing and developing highly available, distributed, and scalable enterprise systems. This position requires a strong background in Java and related technologies, with an emphasis on performance tuning and customer-facing web application development. The role is critical for ensuring the reliability and efficiency of backend systems in a hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop highly available, distributed, and scalable enterprise systems.
• Implement performance tuning for applications, including JVM tuning and memory profiling.
• Develop customer-facing web applications with a strong understanding of HTTP specifications and load balancing.
• Utilize Java test frameworks such as JUnit and TestNG for automated testing.
• Monitor and investigate system problems using tools like Splunk.
• Collaborate in an agile environment, adhering to the Software Development Lifecycle.

Requirements

• 6 or more years of experience with Java 8 or higher.
• 1-3 years of experience with Kafka.
• Hands-on experience with IntelliJ IDE.
• Strong knowledge of Spring frameworks, MongoDB, OWASP, and Microservices architecture.
• Experience in developing high throughput, high performance, and zero downtime systems.
• Knowledge of customer-facing web application development and CDN understanding.
• Familiarity with automated testing methodologies and frameworks.
• Working knowledge of source control software (SVN or Git) and build tools (Maven, Gradle).
• Sharp troubleshooting skills and real-world systems deployment experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with template-driven rendering and client/server-side MVC architectures.