Senior Java Backend Engineer - Microservices (Remote)

Midwest Startups; United States; Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading health insurance

Stock options

Wellness subscription

Monthly home-office stipend

401k (TransAmerica)

12 weeks parental leave

Flexible time off

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Branch is a remote-first FinTech company hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build core backend components in Java and microservices. You will design scalable RESTful APIs, drive engineering excellence, and collaborate across product, customer success, and support to deliver a superb user experience.

The role emphasizes performance optimization, domain-driven design, and high-quality code reviews. You’ll work within a distributed team valued for innovation and reliability across the US.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in building clean, well architected, distributed, and scalable software.
• Strong computer science fundamentals, with deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Strong command of Java and Java based microservices with Spring Boot.
• Experience designing and supporting customer facing RESTful APIs.
• Design and implementation of relational database schemas running on PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, or equivalent.
• Fluent with unit / integration testing concepts and tools including JUnit / Mockito, or equivalent.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, git-flow, SonarQube for CICD a plus.
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent program.

Responsibilities

• Measure and optimize the performance, scalability, and uptime of backend services
• Demonstrate and promote a culture of engineering excellence
• Conduct design and code reviews and push the bar for engineering rigor and standards
• Collaborate with product management, customer success, and customer support to deliver the best experience for our users
• Focus on consistent, cohesive REST APIs and domain driven service design to facilitate and orchestrate service contracts

Skills

Java

Microservices

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Backend services

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Oracle

JUnit

Mockito

Git-flow

SonarQube

Data structures

Algorithms

Software design

Education

BS in Computer Science or equivalent program

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git-flow

SonarQube

Job description

Branch is a remote-first FinTech company hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build core backend components in Java and microservices. You will design scalable RESTful APIs, drive engineering excellence, and collaborate across product, customer success, and support to deliver a superb user experience.

The role emphasizes performance optimization, domain-driven design, and high-quality code reviews. You’ll work within a distributed team valued for innovation and reliability across the US.