Senior Java Backend Engineer | Microservices & AI-Driven Dev

Kforce Inc; Roanoke (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Kforce is seeking a Senior Java Backend Software Engineer in Westlake, TX to design and implement backend microservices and APIs within established patterns. You will own services end-to-end, ship to production, and mentor junior engineers through code reviews and pair programming.

You will contribute to team engineering practices, improve test coverage, and embrace AI-assisted tooling as part of daily workflows. Strong communication and problem-solving are essential in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering production systems.
• Proven ability to own services end-to-end from design through deployment and operation.
• Database experience: writing and tuning queries, understanding indexing.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend microservices and APIs within established architectural patterns.
• Take ownership of services: write the code, own the tests, ship to production, and stand behind what you deploy.
• Mentor junior and associate engineers through code reviews, pair work, and direct feedback.
• Work towards team engineering practices: participate in code reviews, improve test coverage, and flag gaps in pipeline and operational readiness.
• Apply spec-driven development and AI-assisted tooling as a standard part of how you work.

Skills

Owns outcomes

Strong communication

Ambiguity handling

Constructive feedback

AI tooling curiosity

Tools

Spring Boot 4

Kafka

AWS EKS

OpenAPI

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Job description

Kforce is seeking a Senior Java Backend Software Engineer in Westlake, TX to design and implement backend microservices and APIs within established patterns. You will own services end-to-end, ship to production, and mentor junior engineers through code reviews and pair programming.

You will contribute to team engineering practices, improve test coverage, and embrace AI-assisted tooling as part of daily workflows. Strong communication and problem-solving are essential in a fast-paced environment.