Backend Engineer — Cloud Microservices (Onsite in Alpharetta)

LoadUp; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and wellness coverage

Generous paid time off

401(k) with company match

Job summary

LoadUp is seeking a Software Engineer for its backend team to design and deliver resilient microservices powering customer-facing and internal apps. You will work onsite in Alpharetta, GA, collaborating with Product, QA, and Operations to ship production-ready systems that scale.

You’ll implement RESTful APIs, containerize with Docker, and deploy to Kubernetes/EKS, while emphasizing TDD and high reliability. AI-assisted tools may accelerate delivery while maintaining quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven experience building production microservices using Java, Spring Boot, or similar enterprise frameworks.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservice-based architectures.
• Experience with ORM tools for data modeling and database interactions (JPA, Hibernate, or similar).
• Strong proficiency with PostgreSQL and relational databases.
• Experience containerizing applications using Docker and deploying to Kubernetes / AWS EKS.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Actions and automated testing practices.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable RESTful microservices.
• Write clean, well-documented code with strong emphasis on TDD.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and microservice-based architectures.
• Collaborate with Product and Designers to translate requirements into solutions.
• Deliver production-ready software on schedule with high quality and reliability.
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Containerize services with Docker and deploy to Kubernetes (EKS).
• Ensure observability, autoscaling, and reliability across production services.

Skills

Java

RESTful APIs

Spring Boot

Microservices

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

AI-assisted tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

PostgreSQL

ORM (JPA/Hibernate)

Job description

LoadUp is seeking a Software Engineer for its backend team to design and deliver resilient microservices powering customer-facing and internal apps. You will work onsite in Alpharetta, GA, collaborating with Product, QA, and Operations to ship production-ready systems that scale.

You’ll implement RESTful APIs, containerize with Docker, and deploy to Kubernetes/EKS, while emphasizing TDD and high reliability. AI-assisted tools may accelerate delivery while maintaining quality.