Senior Backend Engineer - Java & Cloud, Remote

MoneyGram; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first flexibility

PTO

13 paid holidays

Health, dental, vision insurance

401k with company match

Parental leave

Job summary

MoneyGram is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to join the core transaction and API development team in a senior role. You will build scalable, high-performance, and secure services, mentor engineers, and influence technical direction with a focus on Java, distributed systems, APIs, databases, and cloud-native tech.

You will design complex solutions, shape system architecture, and drive best practices across agile teams while collaborating with product and QA to deliver end-to-end

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of backend engineering experience with a focus on Java.
• Strong expertise in Spring Boot, RESTful services, SOAP, WebSphere and microservices architecture.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Experience with messaging platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).
• Experience with product management processes and tools (Agile methods, Kanban, etc.).
• Problem solver who can tackle complex technical challenges.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, testing, documentation and troubleshooting.
• Experience leading the design, development and implementation of complex systems.
• Experience with Unit Testing (JUnit, Mockito, Groovy).
• Experience with Cloud Development, Deployment, and Maintenance (AWS, GCP).
• Knowledge / Experience with Relational DB, NoSQL (Couchbase, Mongo) db and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex technical solutions, translating business requirements into scalable and maintainable architectures.
• Contribute to and influence system architecture, microservices design, API design, event-driven architecture, and integration patterns.
• Operate effectively across architecture, implementation, delivery, and operational excellence in an agile team with extreme ownership.
• Work closely with product managers, engineers, and QA to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Automating repeated test, build, and deploy procedures.
• Drive engineering best practices and coding standards.

Skills

Java backend

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka/RabbitMQ

Agile methods

Unit testing

AI-assisted development tools

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

MoneyGram is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to join the core transaction and API development team in a senior role. You will build scalable, high-performance, and secure services, mentor engineers, and influence technical direction with a focus on Java, distributed systems, APIs, databases, and cloud-native tech.

You will design complex solutions, shape system architecture, and drive best practices across agile teams while collaborating with product and QA to deliver end-to-end