Senior Platform Engineer (Java/Spring Boot) - Remote

Ambry Genetics Corporation; California; Remote; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Tempus is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead platform engineering, architecting Java/Spring Boot microservices and driving migration from monoliths. You will shape architecture, build secure REST APIs, and guide teams through refactoring, cloud adoption, and CI/CD improvements.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in backend development, strong AWS experience, and a track record mentoring engineers in a fast-paced environment. Remote-friendly in the USA.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with backend focus.
• Expert-level Java and Spring Boot in distributed systems.
• Experience decomposing monolithic applications into microservices.
• Hands-on AWS (ECS/Fargate, SQS, SNS, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM).
• REST API design with authentication/authorization patterns; MySQL/Aurora, Hibernate/JPA.
• Proficiency with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native delivery practices.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end architecture, design, and implementation of Java/Spring Boot microservices.
• Define target-state architecture, service boundaries, and upgrade paths; document for audiences.
• Lead decomposition of legacy PHP/Symfony monoliths into Java services.
• Design and build AWS-native solutions (ECS/Fargate, SQS, SNS, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM).
• Develop secure REST APIs with robust validation, error handling, auth, and authorization.
• Mentor engineers across levels through code reviews and design reviews.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Distributed systems

AWS services

REST API design

MySQL/Aurora

Hibernate/JPA

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Leadership/Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Docker

Job description

Tempus is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead platform engineering, architecting Java/Spring Boot microservices and driving migration from monoliths. You will shape architecture, build secure REST APIs, and guide teams through refactoring, cloud adoption, and CI/CD improvements.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in backend development, strong AWS experience, and a track record mentoring engineers in a fast-paced environment. Remote-friendly in the USA.