Senior Software Engineer

Allegis Global Solutions (AGS); United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegis Global Solutions (AGS) is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to design and deliver scalable Java microservices within a Kubernetes‑driven, DevOps‑driven environment. You will lead architecture discussions, implement CI/CD pipelines, and advance cloud‑native practices across distributed teams.

The role emphasizes hands‑on development, system design expertise, and ownership of deployment strategies, security practices, and observability to ensure reliable, scalable software

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience.
• Strong expertise in Java (11/17/21) and Spring Boot.
• Experience building large‑scale microservices and distributed systems.
• Hands‑on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong CI/CD pipeline implementation experience.
• Experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Good understanding of system design and architecture principles.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in remote/distributed engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Architect high‑performing distributed systems and APIs.
• Drive architectural decisions and conduct system design reviews.
• Implement event‑driven solutions using Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Perform code reviews and mentor engineering teams.
• Design and maintain enterprise‑grade CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement automated testing and quality gates.
• Drive DevSecOps practices including SAST, DAST, and dependency scanning.
• Manage deployment strategies such as Blue‑Green, Canary, and Rolling deployments.
• Improve deployment reliability and release efficiency.
• Build and deploy containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Write and maintain Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests.
• Support observability and monitoring initiatives.

Job description

Job Title - Senior Software Engineer - Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, DevOps

Experience - 7 - 15 Years

Employment Type - Full-Time Contract

Work Mode - 100% Remote

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in Java architecture, microservices, Kubernetes, and DevOps practices. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience in designing scalable distributed systems, building CI/CD pipelines, managing containerized deployments, and driving engineering best practices across teams.

This role requires a combination of software engineering excellence, system design expertise, and DevOps ownership.

Roles & Responsibilities

Java Architecture & Development

• Design and develop scalable microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Architect high‑performing distributed systems and APIs.
• Drive architectural decisions and conduct system design reviews.
• Implement event‑driven solutions using Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Perform code reviews and mentor engineering teams.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams for solution design.

DevOps & CI/CD

• Design and maintain enterprise‑grade CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement automated testing and quality gates.
• Drive DevSecOps practices including SAST, DAST, and dependency scanning.
• Manage deployment strategies such as Blue‑Green, Canary, and Rolling deployments.
• Improve deployment reliability and release efficiency.

Containers & Kubernetes

• Build and deploy containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Write and maintain Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests.
• Optimize container performance and security.
• Implement highly available Kubernetes deployment architectures.

Security & Reliability

• Manage application and container vulnerabilities.
• Implement RBAC, Secrets Management, and security best practices.
• Support observability and monitoring initiatives.

Key Skills

• Java 17/21
• Spring Boot
• Spring Cloud
• Microservices Architecture
• REST APIs
• Docker
• Kubernetes (K8s)
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Jenkins / GitHub Actions / GitLab CI
• Kafka / RabbitMQ
• Distributed Systems
• Helm
• DevOps
• Security & Vulnerability Management
• AWS / Azure / GCP
• Terraform
• Grafana / Prometheus (Good to Have)

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience.
• Strong expertise in Java (11/17/21) and Spring Boot.
• Experience building large‑scale microservices and distributed systems.
• Hands‑on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong CI/CD pipeline implementation experience.
• Experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Good understanding of system design and architecture principles.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in remote/distributed engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Grafana, Prometheus, Loki.
• Terraform or Ansible.
• Service Mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd).
• DevSecOps and vulnerability management tools (Snyk, Trivy, Checkmarx).