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Backend Software Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Wed, Aug 19, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Designing and developing reliable backend services, the full-time Backend Software Engineer will independently manage projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure the scalability and maintainability of backend solutions in a remote work environment.

Key responsibilities
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain high-quality backend services and APIs using Java and related technologies
  • Own backend features and projects throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring effective monitoring and ongoing maintenance
  • Collaborate with various teams to translate business and technical requirements into secure and scalable solutions
Required qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience
  • Typically 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, or approximately 3+ years with an advanced degree
  • Strong professional experience developing production backend applications using Java and common Java frameworks such as Spring/Spring Boot
  • Experience designing and maintaining RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and modern deployment technologies such as AWS, Docker, or Kubernetes

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