Junior Backend Engineer

Galent; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Galent is seeking Backend Engineers to design and develop server-side services, APIs, and data integrations for our financial services clients. You will work with Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud deployments to build secure, scalable back-end systems.

You will own workstreams from design through production support, apply code quality and security standards, and collaborate with product, engineering, testing, and operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 2–10+ years of enterprise application development experience.
• Hands-on server-side development and RESTful APIs using Java, Spring, and Spring Boot.
• Experience with microservices architectures and API design.
• SQL and relational databases; familiarity with NoSQL stores (MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Messaging platforms like Kafka, JMS, or RabbitMQ.
• JSON, XML, REST, SOAP, and web services.
• Jenkins, Git, CI/CD, and testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito).
• Cloud development and production triage.
• Comfortable working in Agile environments and collaborating with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements into secure services and enterprise APIs for clients.
• Own assigned workstreams from design through production support.
• Apply code quality, security, testing, and automation standards.
• Collaborate across product, engineering, testing, and operations teams.

Skills

Java

Spring

Spring Boot

Microservices

RESTful APIs

SOAP

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

JPA / Hibernate

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS / Azure

CI/CD

JUnit / Mockito

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Jenkins

Git

JUnit

Mockito

Kafka

JMS

RabbitMQ

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Job description

We are looking for Backend Engineers who will design and develop server-side services, APIs, and data integrations for our financial services clients. The team leverages Java, Spring and Spring Boot, RESTful and SOAP web services, microservices architectures, relational and NoSQL databases, messaging platforms such as Kafka, and cloud technologies to build secure, scalable, and high-performing back-end systems. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role that spans the full application lifecycle.

Your Key Responsibilities

The goal is to help clients solve complex business problems by delivering robust enterprise solutions. You will translate requirements into secure services, integrate new interfaces with existing systems, and own assigned workstreams independently from design through production support, while applying strong code quality, security, testing, and automation standards.

Skills and attributes for success

• Working knowledge and hands-on experience developing enterprise server-side applications, APIs, and integrations using Java, Spring, and Spring Boot.
• Working knowledge and hands-on experience building microservices architectures and RESTful and SOAP web services.
• Working knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, SQL, and data access frameworks such as JPA or Hibernate, including query performance tuning.
• Working knowledge of messaging and event streaming platforms such as Kafka, JMS, or RabbitMQ.
• Working knowledge of containerization and cloud deployment using Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, or Azure.
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
• Own assigned workstreams independently from design through production support, including production triage.
• Collaborate across product, engineering, testing, and operations teams, and mentor less-experienced team members where appropriate.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2–10+ years of relevant experience in enterprise application development.
• Hands-on experience developing server-side applications and RESTful APIs using Java, Spring, and Spring Boot.
• Working knowledge of microservices architectures and API design.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases, and familiarity with NoSQL data stores such as MongoDB or Cassandra.
• Working knowledge of messaging platforms such as Kafka, JMS, or RabbitMQ.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Experience with JSON, XML, REST, SOAP, and web services.
• Experience with Jenkins, Git, CI/CD, and testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito.
• Experience with cloud development and production triage.
• Comfortable working in Agile environments and collaborating with business and technical stakeholders.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience with the following technologies
• Java, Spring, Spring Boot, and microservices architectures
• RESTful and SOAP web services and API design
• JSON and XML data formats
• SQL and NoSQL databases, and data access frameworks such as JPA or Hibernate
• Messaging and event streaming platforms such as Kafka, JMS, or RabbitMQ
• Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
• Jenkins, Git, and CI/CD pipelines
• JUnit, Mockito, and automated testing frameworks
• Cloud development, production triage, and enterprise application delivery

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RighttoWorkPoster.pdf