Senior Backend Engineer - Remote (Java/AWS)

Advatix, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

HRforGrowth is assisting in finding a Senior Backend Engineer for a client in the United States. The role focuses on building robust Java-based backend services and scalable APIs within a fast-paced startup environment.

The ideal candidate will have strong data structures knowledge, extensive debugging skills, and experience on AWS, delivering maintainable code with ownership and collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 to 7 years of professional backend software engineering experience in fast-paced environments with a high degree of ownership and autonomy.
• Senior-level backend engineering experience is required.
• Proven professional experience developing backend systems using Java.
• Backend experience with Java on AWS is required.
• Extensive knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
• Strong experience debugging software, solving complex technical problems, and identifying and fixing performance bottlenecks.
• Experience building scalable backend services and APIs.
• Understanding of concurrent programming and the ability to write code that effectively utilizes multi-core servers.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and ability to produce clean, concise, readable code.
• Experience working in a high-growth, fast-paced startup environment, preferably a seed through Series A company.
• Strong ownership mentality and ability to operate independently with minimal oversight.
• Ability to work effectively with Frontend, Design, Product, and other cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• High work ethic with the ability to move quickly, take initiative, and make an immediate impact.
• Open to using AI-powered tools to build and ship software.
• Must be located in the United States and available to work within PST, MST, CST, or EST time zones.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain robust, scalable, and reliable APIs and backend services.
• Write clean, minimal, readable, maintainable, and easy-to-understand code.
• Develop backend solutions using Java and modern cloud infrastructure.
• Design and implement services capable of supporting highly scalable applications and workloads.
• Debug complex software issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across backend services and applications.
• Develop concurrent code that effectively utilizes multi-core server environments.
• Work closely with Frontend, Design, and Product teams to understand requirements and develop effective technical solutions.
• Translate both detailed technical specifications and loosely defined business requirements into scalable software solutions.
• Evaluate multiple possible approaches and select the most appropriate solution based on technical requirements, scalability, maintainability, and development velocity.
• Contribute to solving fundamental problems across real estate sales, leasing, accounting, and maintenance coordination.
• Collaborate with teammates through code reviews, technical discussions, whiteboarding sessions, and architecture conversations.
• Participate in both in-person and remote technical whiteboarding sessions when team members are working remotely.
• Maintain a balance between technical rigor and development velocity while avoiding unnecessary complexity and premature optimization.
• Continuously improve engineering practices, technical processes, and personal development.
• Take ownership of projects and technical problems with a high degree of autonomy.
• Use modern and AI-powered engineering tools where appropriate to improve development efficiency and accelerate the delivery of high-quality software.
• Contribute to a collaborative engineering culture focused on simplicity, scalability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Java backend

Data structures

Algorithms

Concurrency

APIs design

Performance tuning

Debugging

Code reviews

Ownership

Tools

AWS

MySQL

GitHub

Jira

Slack

AI-Powered Development Tools

Job description

HRforGrowth is assisting in finding a Senior Backend Engineer for a client in the United States. The role focuses on building robust Java-based backend services and scalable APIs within a fast-paced startup environment.

The ideal candidate will have strong data structures knowledge, extensive debugging skills, and experience on AWS, delivering maintainable code with ownership and collaboration across cross-functional teams.