Senior Backend Infra Engineer - Cloud & Kubernetes

Deploja AB; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Deploja AB is seeking a consultant with strong Java experience to build and operate production services and shared libraries. You will work within our consulting practice, collaborating with remote and client teams on cloud-native platforms using GCP and Kubernetes.

The role emphasizes distributed systems, service discovery, load balancing, and robust incident response. Familiarity with mTLS, xDS, and Envoy is a plus as we expand our cloud-native offerings.

Qualifications

• Must have strong Java experience with production services or shared libraries.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems including service discovery, load balancing, and failure handling.
• Experience operating production services on GCP and Kubernetes (GKE) including deployment and observability.
• Experience with gRPC and Kubernetes; familiarity with xDS, service meshes, or Envoy is a plus.
• Strong debugging and performance skills in complex multi-client systems.
• Experience rolling out infrastructure changes safely across teams.
• Familiarity with authentication, mTLS, workload identity is a plus.
• Clear communication and ability to work with remote teammates and partner teams.

Skills

Java experience

Distributed systems

GCP Kubernetes (GKE)

gRPC & Envoy

Debugging & performance

Infrastructure rollout

Authentication / mTLS

Remote collaboration

Tools

Kubernetes

Envoy

xDS

Service mesh

Job description

Deploja AB is seeking a consultant with strong Java experience to build and operate production services and shared libraries. You will work within our consulting practice, collaborating with remote and client teams on cloud-native platforms using GCP and Kubernetes.

The role emphasizes distributed systems, service discovery, load balancing, and robust incident response. Familiarity with mTLS, xDS, and Envoy is a plus as we expand our cloud-native offerings.