Senior Backend Engineer - Java Spring Microservices Lead

OhioX; Cleveland (OH); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & Vision insurance

Matching 401K with immediate vesting

Subsidized lunches at Cleveland HQ

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

CHAMP is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer in Cleveland to join a distributed team delivering backend services and APIs for government-facing software. You will design, implement, and optimize scalable modules, collaborate across Product, QA, and backend services, and mentor junior engineers in an agile environment.

The role emphasizes RESTful API design, event-driven architectures using RabbitMQ, and integration with DMV platforms.

Qualifications

• 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 (preferably 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 to work effectively with cross-functional teams, other developers, backend services, Product teams, and QA engineers.
• Understanding of cloud platforms, preferably AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend services and APIs while continuously improving code quality, keeping scalability and maintainability in mind.
• 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 and architecture decisions.
• Maintain code standards and development processes.
• Lead a team of engineers on feature projects.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Framework

Apache Camel

RESTful APIs

Message queues

RabbitMQ

Relational databases

SQL

Maven

Mentoring

Communication

Cloud platforms

Tools

Jira

Confluence

GitHub

Slack

Job description

CHAMP is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer in Cleveland to join a distributed team delivering backend services and APIs for government-facing software. You will design, implement, and optimize scalable modules, collaborate across Product, QA, and backend services, and mentor junior engineers in an agile environment.

The role emphasizes RESTful API design, event-driven architectures using RabbitMQ, and integration with DMV platforms.