Senior Backend Engineer - Cloud Microservices (Remote)

General Dynamics Information Technology; United States; Remote; USD 132,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer - Microservices to design, build, and support scalable microservices powering enterprise systems. You will collaborate across product, architecture, and cloud engineering teams in a cloud-native environment.

The role emphasizes Java/Spring Boot expertise, GCP proficiency, and strong CI/CD practices, with mentoring responsibilities and production support duties. Remote options are available for this senior position.

Qualifications

• 13+ years of experience delivering microservices architecture.
• Expert-level Java and Spring Boot proficiency.
• Hands-on experience with GCP (Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub, BigQuery).
• Strong SQL and database performance tuning skills.
• Experience with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and Terraform IaC.
• Proven ability to produce comprehensive JUnit coverage and ensure code quality.
• Peer code reviews and actionable feedback.
• Experience with agile project tools (VersionOne or similar).
• Production support experience including incident management and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop microservices powering critical enterprise systems.
• Engineer solutions leveraging Google Cloud Platform (Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub, BigQuery).
• Create efficient SQL queries and data pipelines for high-availability systems.
• Implement CI/CD automation using Jenkins and Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform.
• Develop robust unit tests with JUnit and drive code quality improvements.
• Lead peer code reviews and support engineering standards adoption.
• Deliver production support with strong incident resolution and root-cause analysis.
• Support agile execution and ensure accurate work tracking.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Computer Programming

SDLC

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field

Alternative Path: +4 years of relevant work experience

Tools

GCP (Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub, BigQuery)

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer - Microservices to design, build, and support scalable microservices powering enterprise systems. You will collaborate across product, architecture, and cloud engineering teams in a cloud-native environment.

The role emphasizes Java/Spring Boot expertise, GCP proficiency, and strong CI/CD practices, with mentoring responsibilities and production support duties. Remote options are available for this senior position.