Senior Backend Engineer — APIs & Microservices (Onsite)

CHAMP; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus Potential

Unlimited PTO

Matching 401K with immediate vesting

Subsidized Lunches at our Cleveland HQ

Fast Paced work environment

Newly Renovated Office Space

Job summary

CHAMP is seeking a Backend Engineer (Mid to Senior) in Cleveland onsite. You will design and implement backend services, develop RESTful APIs, and enable robust, scalable architectures for government and financial data systems.

You will work on multi-module Maven projects, integrate with external DMV platforms, and lead technical design discussions while mentoring junior engineers in a fast-paced, collaborative team.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years designing, testing, and implementing Java applications and microservices.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot and Spring Framework ecosystem.
• Experience with Apache Camel for integration and routing patterns.
• Proficiency in RESTful API design and development.
• Experience with message queues and event-driven architectures (RabbitMQ).
• Knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
• Experience with multi-module Maven projects and dependency management.
• Experience mentoring/coaching other software engineers.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of cloud platforms, preferably AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend services and APIs while improving code quality, scalability, and maintainability.
• Develop RESTful APIs and integrate with external systems including state DMV platforms.
• Implement message-driven architectures using RabbitMQ for inter-service communication.
• Design and develop Core modules, State plugins, and SDK components following CHAMP reference architecture.
• Create and maintain system documentation.
• Work with database design, optimization, and data modeling.
• Implement security best practices for sensitive government and financial data.
• Contribute to code reviews and establish coding standards.
• Mentor and coach junior developers on best practices; lead technical design discussions.
• Maintain code standards and development processes; lead a team of engineers on feature projects.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Apache Camel

REST API design

RabbitMQ

SQL

Maven

Mentoring

AWS

Docker

Terraform

GitHub Actions

PostgreSQL

Tools

Docker

AWS

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Job description

CHAMP is seeking a Backend Engineer (Mid to Senior) in Cleveland onsite. You will design and implement backend services, develop RESTful APIs, and enable robust, scalable architectures for government and financial data systems.

You will work on multi-module Maven projects, integrate with external DMV platforms, and lead technical design discussions while mentoring junior engineers in a fast-paced, collaborative team.