Senior Backend Engineer (Java / Distributed Systems)
REMOTE – MUST work EST hours
W2 ONLY – we are not able to sponsor now or in the future

Seeking a Backend Engineer to maintain, troubleshoot, and scale high-volume production systems supporting millions of users. This position focuses on ensuring the reliability, performance, and stability of existing Java backend services within a large-scale distributed environment.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience maintaining production systems at scale, resolving technical issues, and improving system performance and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support high-volume Java backend services serving millions of users.
• Troubleshoot production incidents, resolve system issues, and ensure service availability.
• Monitor system health, respond to alerts, and implement fixes to improve reliability.
• Maintain and scale distributed backend systems to support high traffic and performance demands.
• Perform dependency updates, security patches, and infrastructure upgrades.
• Identify and reduce technical debt, improve monitoring, and optimize existing services.
• Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and service configurations.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to resolve issues and support ongoing system improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Java backend development experience.
• Experience maintaining and scaling high-volume distributed production systems supporting millions of users.
• Experience troubleshooting production incidents and resolving system performance issues.
• Strong understanding of microservices, scalability, and system reliability.
• Ability to independently maintain existing backend services and implement technical improvements.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Additional Technologies: Experience with Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), PagerDuty, Grafana, or Prometheus is beneficial but not required.

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