Java Developer

GeorgiaTEK Systems Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

GeorgiaTEK Systems Inc. is seeking a skilled Software Engineer with strong Java distributed systems and stream processing experience.

You will design, build, and operate backend services handling high-throughput workloads, integrating with cloud platforms and supporting business-critical applications. This role also involves working with Node.js services, CI/CD pipelines, and modern infrastructure tooling including Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, AWS, and GCP.

Qualifications

• BS degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science or a related field.
• 5 years of software engineering experience.
• Strong Java experience in backend or distributed systems environments.
• Hands-on Kafka producers, consumers, partitions, topics, offsets, stream processing, etc.
• Proficiency in Node.js for backend development.
• Experience deploying and maintaining services in Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with GitHub Actions for CI/CD.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP cloud platforms.
• Solid understanding of software design patterns, system architecture and microservices principles.
• Experience with MongoDB and PostgreSQL schema design, performance considerations, migrations.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain distributed backend services using Java and Node.js.
• Build and optimize message-driven architectures and data pipelines using Kafka.
• Develop scalable, resilient APIs and backend services.
• Write clean, well-tested code following industry best practices.
• Deploy, monitor and support applications on Kubernetes across cloud environments.
• Collaborate with architects and product teams to design system components and integrations.
• Participate in code reviews, system design discussions and operational readiness.
• Troubleshoot production issues across services and infrastructure.
• Prototype new technologies to reduce cost and increase engineering velocity.

Skills

5 years software engineering

Java backend systems

Kafka streaming

Node.js backend

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions CI/CD

AWS or GCP cloud

Software architecture, microservices

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Computer Science or related field

Tools

Datadog

New Relic

Job description

We are looking for a highly skilled Software Engineer with strong experience in Java distributed systems and stream-based processing to join our engineering team You will design build and operate backend services that handle high through put workloads integrate with cloud platforms and support business critical applications

This role also involves working with Nodejs services CICD pipelines and modern infrastructure tooling including Kubernetes GitHub Actions AWS and GCP

Responsibilities Include

• This is a critical role with a wide range of responsibilities including
• Design implement and maintain distributed backend services using Java and Nodejs
• Build and optimize message driven architectures and data pipelines using Apache Kafka
• Develop scalable resilient APIs and backend services
• Write clean maintainable and well tested code following industry best practices
• Deploy monitor and support applications running on Kubernetes across cloud environments
• Work closely with architects and product teams to design system components and integrations
• Participate in code reviews system design discussions and operational readiness efforts
• Troubleshoot production issues across services and infrastructure
• Prototyping of new technologies to reduce cost and increase engineering velocity

Qualities Experience Were Seeking

• We believe the right individual will have the following skills and experience to be successful in this role
• A BS degree or higher in Engineering Computer Science or a related field is required
• 5 years of software engineering experience
• Strong Java experience in backend or distributed systems environments
• Handson experience with Kafka producers consumers partitions topics offsets stream processing etc
• Proficiency in Nodejs for backend application development
• Experience deploying and maintaining services running in Kubernetes
• Familiarity with GitHub Actions for CICD
• Handson experience with AWS and or GCP cloud platforms
• Solid understanding of software design patterns system architecture and microservices principles
• Experience working with MongoDB and PostgreSQL schema design performance considerations migrations
• Strong debugging problem solving and communication skillsExcellent problem solving critical thinking and communication skills
• Ability to work within a distributed team

Nice to have

• VOD Streaming experience
• Experience with React basic frontend integration work context management UI components
• Exposure to infrastructure as code tools Terraform Helm etc
• Monitoring observability tools Datadog NewRelic