Senior Java Backend Engineer — AI-Driven Cloud Microservices

Priceline; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellness coverage

Generous time off

Work/life balance with remote days

Retirement plans with company match

Travel and employee discounts

Job summary

Priceline is seeking a seasoned software engineer to join our backend team. You will build high-performance cloud-native applications using Core Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka, and contribute to critical projects shaping Priceline's travel platform.

You will work in a cross-functional Agile team with two in-office days per week in a hybrid model. Strong SQL skills and experience with observability tools (Splunk, New Relic) are essential to monitor and optimize performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 5+ years of software engineering and development experience.
• Expertise in Core Java and Spring Boot for building high-performance applications.
• Thorough SQL composition skills for querying and analysis.
• Experience with observability platforms (Splunk, New Relic) to troubleshoot and optimize performance.
• Familiarity with Kafka and event-streaming.
• Proficiency with Git and Gitflow.
• Experience with Microservices, Kubernetes, and Docker is a big positive.
• Cloud development experience with GCP and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to critical projects that directly impact Priceline's business strategy.
• Accelerate productivity using GenAI tools like Gemini and Cursor.
• Develop high-performance, cloud-native applications using Core Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka.
• Build low-latency, high-throughput transactional services with CI/CD pipelines.
• Use SQL to collect and query data for real-time analysis.
• Leverage Splunk and New Relic to monitor trends and troubleshoot applications.
• Work in a cross-functional Agile team focused on continuous experimentation and delivery.
• Understand codebase and business needs to implement changes effectively.
• Collaborate and provide technical solutions in team decision-making.

Skills

Core Java

Spring Boot

SQL

Git / Gitflow

Cloud platforms (GCP / AWS)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Splunk

New Relic

Git

Job description

Priceline is seeking a seasoned software engineer to join our backend team. You will build high-performance cloud-native applications using Core Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka, and contribute to critical projects shaping Priceline's travel platform.

You will work in a cross-functional Agile team with two in-office days per week in a hybrid model. Strong SQL skills and experience with observability tools (Splunk, New Relic) are essential to monitor and optimize performance.