Backend Developer — Build Scalable Microservices & Modern Stack

Energy Innovation Corp; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Innovation Corp in Jersey City is seeking a Backend Developer with strong unit testing and ownership mindset. You will refine and maintain microservices, ensure backward-compatible React schemas, and drive quality through code reviews while shipping a PHP rewrite to reduce technical debt.

You should be fluent in C# and Ansible, capable of turning complex requirements into reliable, scalable backend systems, with a focus on measurable outcomes and responsible, accountable delivery.

Qualifications

• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny.
• A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English
• A track record of ambitious delivery in a full-time structure
• Fluency across C# and Ansible, with strong opinions on both
• A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements

Responsibilities

• Refine and maintain microservices that support ScaleTech customers in Jersey City, NJ
• Keep React schemas backward-compatible so ScaleTech never forces a breaking upgrade
• Guard the React codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch
• Pull Collaboration telemetry into dashboards ScaleTech leaders actually open
• Keep the Ansible build pipeline green so Jersey City deploys never wait on a red light
• Wire React APIs to Go consumers so data lands where Jersey City teams expect it
• Ship the PHP genuinely-flexible rewrite that pays down years of ScaleTech technical debt
• Monitor system health and set up alerting for purpose-led production environments

Skills

C#

Ansible

Communication

Delivery

Tools

PHP

Go

React

Job description

Energy Innovation Corp in Jersey City is seeking a Backend Developer with strong unit testing and ownership mindset. You will refine and maintain microservices, ensure backward-compatible React schemas, and drive quality through code reviews while shipping a PHP rewrite to reduce technical debt.

You should be fluent in C# and Ansible, capable of turning complex requirements into reliable, scalable backend systems, with a focus on measurable outcomes and responsible, accountable delivery.