Senior Cloud Software Engineer - AI-Driven, Scalable Systems

TraceLink; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

TraceLink is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, test, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable cloud-native software across our platform. You’ll independently own complex features from discovery through production and mentor engineers.

AI-assisted engineering is a core part of our process; you’ll use approved AI tools to accelerate design, testing, and documentation while upholding quality, security, and maintainability.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience or equivalent expertise.
• Strong Java development experience.
• Experience building RESTful APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications.
• Experience with AWS or comparable cloud platforms.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with CI/CD, source control, automated testing, secure development, and modern engineering practices.
• Demonstrated ability to independently deliver complex features from design through production.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience responsibly using AI-assisted engineering tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable cloud-native applications, APIs, distributed systems, integrations, and event-driven workflows.
• Own complex features end-to-end, including technical design, implementation, testing, documentation, deployment, and production support.
• Lead technical delivery for complex stories, epics, and cross-team initiatives.
• Evaluate technical approaches, dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs and provide reliable estimates.
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, QA, Security, Operations, Support, and other engineering teams.
• Build secure, performant, maintainable, observable, and well-tested software.
• Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, and peer code reviews.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and deliver durable solutions.
• Create clear technical documentation, including designs, APIs, data models, runbooks, and troubleshooting guides.
• Mentor engineers and promote knowledge sharing and engineering best practices.
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools to improve development, testing, debugging, documentation, estimation, and productivity while validating generated output.
• Continuously improve system reliability, engineering workflows, and technical quality.

Skills

Java

RESTful APIs

Cloud-native architectures

Distributed systems

Debugging

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

AI-assisted engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS

Relational Databases

NoSQL Databases

CI/CD

Job description

TraceLink is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, test, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable cloud-native software across our platform. You’ll independently own complex features from discovery through production and mentor engineers.

AI-assisted engineering is a core part of our process; you’ll use approved AI tools to accelerate design, testing, and documentation while upholding quality, security, and maintainability.