Senior Backend Engineer, Java Microservices (Remote)

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; New York (NY); Remote; USD 132,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401K with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

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

The role emphasizes Java/Spring Boot expertise, GCP experience, and CI/CD automation, with opportunities to mentor others and shape best practices. Remote work is supported with US residency requirements.

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.
• Conducting peer code reviews and providing actionable feedback.
• Experience with agile project tools (VersionOne or similar).
• Production support experience including incident management and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop microservices powering enterprise systems.
• Engineer solutions on 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 Terraform IaC.
• Develop robust unit tests with JUnit and drive code quality improvements.
• Lead peer code reviews and promote engineering standards.
• Deliver production support with incident resolution and root-cause analysis.
• Support agile execution and accurate work tracking.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Computer Programming

SDLC

Education

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

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

GCP

Cloud Run

GKE

Pub/Sub

BigQuery

Jenkins

Terraform

JUnit

SQL

Job description

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

The role emphasizes Java/Spring Boot expertise, GCP experience, and CI/CD automation, with opportunities to mentor others and shape best practices. Remote work is supported with US residency requirements.