Senior Backend Engineer, Java/Spring Microservices (Remote)

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Health insurance options

Paid time off

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and support scalable microservices powering enterprise systems. You will collaborate with product, architecture, and cloud teams to ensure high-quality delivery on a cloud-native platform.

The role emphasizes deep technical execution, mentoring, and shaping best practices while contributing to production support and incident resolution in a remote setup.

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 using Java and Spring Boot.
• 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 continuous 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

Java

Spring Boot

GCP

SQL

Jenkins

Terraform

JUnit

Code reviews

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Info Systems

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Terraform

BigQuery

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and support scalable microservices powering enterprise systems. You will collaborate with product, architecture, and cloud teams to ensure high-quality delivery on a cloud-native platform.

The role emphasizes deep technical execution, mentoring, and shaping best practices while contributing to production support and incident resolution in a remote setup.