Java Software Engineer

• *About us**

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.

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;
• 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;
• Ensure efficient use of AI code assist tools;
• 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;
• Identify platform gaps and design backend components to support new initiatives;
• Ensure backend services are reliable, secure, and optimized for high traffic.
• *Must haves
• 4+ years of experience

as a Software Engineer focused on backend development of scalable services;

• Expert level proficiency in
• *Java**

;

• 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;
• Experience in companies with a solid engineering team, focusing on an internal roadmap.
• *Nice to haves
• SaaS experience is a plus;
• 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

Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps

• Competitive compensation

We match your ever-growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities

• A selection of exciting projects

Join projects with modern solutions development and top-tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands

• Flextime

Tailor your schedule for an optimal work-life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office – whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.