Senior Backend Engineer — Scalable Microservices (Remote)

Sporty Group; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first company

Competitive salary with bonuses

Job summary

Sporty Group is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and implement microservices in a distributed environment. You will work with Docker and Kubernetes to deliver scalable backends used by millions of users, while learning and applying modern Java frameworks and APIs.

You will collaborate with product and engineering teammates to define features, participate in code reviews, and support production systems.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in a relevant role.
• Experience with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Data and iBATIS is preferred.
• Strong background building highly scalable web backends.
• Experience designing highly transactional systems.
• Proficient in SQL and data modeling.
• Excellent knowledge of OO design and engineering practices.
• Ability to work independently and communicate in English clearly.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly scalable mobile internet backends for millions of users.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and developers to define new features and user stories.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure adherence to architecture and standards.
• Respond to production incidents with quick diagnosis and repair to keep services running smoothly.
• Participate in planning, grooming, demos and retrospectives.
• Mentor less experienced team members.
• Potential on-call responsibilities depending on team needs.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

REST APIs

Microservices

SQL

OO Design

English communication

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Tools

MySQL

MyBatis

Redis

ElasticSearch

RabbitMQ

RocketMQ

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS CloudWatch

Job description

Sporty Group is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and implement microservices in a distributed environment. You will work with Docker and Kubernetes to deliver scalable backends used by millions of users, while learning and applying modern Java frameworks and APIs.

You will collaborate with product and engineering teammates to define features, participate in code reviews, and support production systems.