Backend Developer — Part-Time, San Diego, gRPC & Automation

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

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.