Senior Backend Architect - MS SQL, Java, AWS (Hybrid)

Confiz; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Confiz, Seattle-based, seeks a Senior Software Engineer with strong backend and MS SQL Server skills to design and deliver scalable enterprise systems. The role emphasizes ownership of multi-week initiatives, cross-functional collaboration, and architectural excellence, with a hybrid onsite schedule in Seattle.

Proficiency in Java/Spring Boot, AWS, Kubernetes/Docker, Kafka, CI/CD is highly valued. You will lead design reviews, break work into actionable tasks, and guide peers while maintaining

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering high-quality software across the full stack.
• Strong Microsoft SQL Server/SQL development experience with queries, stored procedures, design and performance tuning.
• Proficiency in an object-oriented language, preferably Java, with Spring Boot experience.
• Experience with Kubernetes/Docker, AWS, microservices, CI/CD and modern infra practices.
• Ability to lead complex initiatives spanning multiple engineers and teams, and communicate across functionally diverse groups.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop enterprise backend systems with attention to integrations.
• Own technical designs and initiatives spanning multiple engineers and timelines.
• Lead design reviews and break work into actionable tasks for the team.
• Guide architecture, scalability, and performance considerations in distributed systems.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, operations, and other teams to deliver solutions.
• Implement automated tests and contribute to CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure tooling.

Skills

Backend development

Leadership

Cross-functional communication

Self-sufficient

Problem solving

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Kafka

SQS

GitLab CI/CD

Terraform

Job description

Confiz, Seattle-based, seeks a Senior Software Engineer with strong backend and MS SQL Server skills to design and deliver scalable enterprise systems. The role emphasizes ownership of multi-week initiatives, cross-functional collaboration, and architectural excellence, with a hybrid onsite schedule in Seattle.

Proficiency in Java/Spring Boot, AWS, Kubernetes/Docker, Kafka, CI/CD is highly valued. You will lead design reviews, break work into actionable tasks, and guide peers while maintaining