Front-End Engineer — Spatial Intelligence Platform

Vantor Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 102,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor Inc. is seeking a Front-end Software Development Engineer to join our growing team in the United States. The role focuses on building scalable, high-performance APIs and microservices while collaborating in an Agile environment.

You will design and maintain RESTful services with Java and Spring Boot, work with Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift, and contribute to CI/CD, testing, and deployment automation within a distributed architecture.

Qualifications

• US citizen required.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of professional software development experience, backend-focused.
• Experience in Java, Python, JavaScript, or similar languages.
• Strong experience building REST APIs using Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher, OpenShift).
• Experience with DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket, Gradle, and Helm.
• Familiarity with Linux-based environments and scripting (Bash/Shell).
• Experience integrating or working with third-party tools such as Keycloak, Kibana, Fluent Bit, or similar.
• Must be willing and able to work onsite in Herndon, VA.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to software development efforts supporting mission-critical systems, with emphasis on scalable, high-performance APIs and microservices.
• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful services using Java and Spring Boot within a distributed architecture.
• Work with open-source tools and technologies supporting big data, geospatial imagery, and remote sensing applications.
• Collaborate within a cross-functional Agile team leveraging modern development practices, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps principles.
• Drive containerization and orchestration efforts using Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Rancher.
• Support infrastructure and deployment automation using tools such as Jenkins, Helm, and scripting (Bash/Shell/Python).
• Integrate and maintain third-party tools such as Keycloak, OpenSearch, Fluent Bit, and Cesium.
• Contribute to system architecture decisions, performance tuning, and backend optimization.
• Work with data platforms including PostgreSQL and OpenSearch/Elasticsearch.
• Support testing automation, including integration and system-level validation.
• Engage with stakeholders as needed to support demos, troubleshooting, and mission objectives.
• Operate independently to solve complex technical challenges and document solutions clearly.

Skills

Backend development

REST APIs

Java

Python

JavaScript

Agile/Scrum

Linux scripting

U.S. citizen

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Rancher

Jenkins

Git

Bitbucket

Gradle

Helm

Keycloak

OpenSearch

Kibana

Fluent Bit

Job description

Vantor Inc. is seeking a Front-end Software Development Engineer to join our growing team in the United States. The role focuses on building scalable, high-performance APIs and microservices while collaborating in an Agile environment.

You will design and maintain RESTful services with Java and Spring Boot, work with Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift, and contribute to CI/CD, testing, and deployment automation within a distributed architecture.