Backend Developer

Dover Corporation; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Mentorship program

Active team environment

Job summary

Dover Corporation in San Diego is seeking a Backend Developer with strong gRPC and backend service experience. The role centers on end-to-end ownership of technology services, from planning to on-call rotation, with a flexible, part-time schedule.

You will contribute to roadmaps, improve test automation, and build self-service tools to streamline workflows for local teams. A collaborative, mentoring mindset and strong time management are essential.

Qualifications

• Collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for teamwork.
• Patience to mentor without taking over the keyboard.
• Curiosity that goes beyond the current job description.
• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a close team.
• Strong time-management and bias toward action.
• Swift fundamentals plus project management polish clients notice.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions.
• Own a technology service end to end, from Angular schema to on-call rotation.
• Build gRPC self-service tools to reduce ticketing.
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence.
• Catch race conditions that surface during peak traffic in San Diego.
• Pull Adaptability telemetry into dashboards used by Dover Corporation leaders.
• Ship Selenium fixes to customers in San Diego the same day they report them.
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using gRPC and Adaptability.

Skills

Collaborative mindset

Mentoring

Curiosity

Independent & team fit

Time management

PM polish

Job description

We believe the best technology engineers ask why before they ask how, and that's the Backend Developer we're recruiting in San Diego. The center of gravity here is ownership — $132,000 - $179,000 and a part-time schedule orbit it, and 6 years gets you in the door.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions
• Own a technology service end to end, from Angular schema to on-call rotation
• Build gRPC self-service tools so San Diego teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence
• Catch the Project Management race conditions that only surface under San Diego peak traffic
• Pull Adaptability telemetry into dashboards Dover Corporation leaders actually open
• Ship Selenium fixes to Dover Corporation customers in San Diego, CA the same day they report them
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using gRPC and Adaptability

What You'll Bring

• A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork
• The patience to mentor without taking over the keyboard
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description
• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action
• Swift fundamentals plus the Project Management polish clients notice

Based in San Diego, Dover Corporation has spent 7 years shaping how people work across the technology space. Mistakes get dissected for lessons at Dover Corporation, never weaponized in your next review.

Your compensation opens at $132,000 - $179,000, your mentor is waiting, your benefits are ready, and your hours are yours to flex.

This opening was refreshed recently and remains an active priority for the team.