Backend Engineer: AI-Driven Microservices & Cloud-Native

LoadUp Technologies; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible Spending & Savings (FSA/HSA)

Generous PTO

401(k) with company match

LoadUp Extras

Job summary

LoadUp Technologies is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to join our on-site Alpharetta team. You will design and deliver resilient microservices powering our cloud-native platform, collaborating with product, QA, and operations to ship production-ready systems.

You will work with modern tools including AI-assisted workflows to improve throughput while maintaining high quality, reliability, and observability. This role emphasizes scalable design, security, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or 4+ years of experience.
• Proven production microservices experience with Java/Spring Boot.
• RESTful APIs and microservice architectures experience.
• ORM data modeling (JPA/Hibernate).
• PostgreSQL or similar relational DB experience.
• Docker and Kubernetes (EKS) in production.
• GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD tooling.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable RESTful microservices in Java/Spring Boot.
• Write clean, tested code with emphasis on TDD.
• Build/maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.
• Collaborate with QA for unit/integration/contract testing.
• Containerize services with Docker and deploy to Kubernetes (EKS).
• Implement security best practices (auth, authz, secrets).
• Translate requirements into scalable technical solutions and ship on schedule.
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve system performance.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

ORM (JPA/Hibernate)

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes (EKS)

GitHub Actions

AI-assisted tools

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4+ years experience

Tools

CI/CD tools

Job description

LoadUp Technologies is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to join our on-site Alpharetta team. You will design and deliver resilient microservices powering our cloud-native platform, collaborating with product, QA, and operations to ship production-ready systems.

You will work with modern tools including AI-assisted workflows to improve throughput while maintaining high quality, reliability, and observability. This role emphasizes scalable design, security, and continuous improvement.