Senior Software Engineer, Java and React

XieTech; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote role with flexible hours

Job summary

XieTech is seeking a remote senior software engineer to lead hands-on delivery of Java Spring Boot services and React interfaces. You will shape architecture for complex features and collaborate with product, design, QA, DevOps, and delivery partners, while mentoring the team and promoting strong engineering practices.

You’ll design APIs and data models, ensure security and performance, and uphold quality through tests and reviews.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong experience delivering production systems with Java and Spring Boot, plus React/TypeScript or related web tech.
• Ability to design maintainable APIs and relational data models.
• Practical knowledge of automated testing, security, performance analysis, and observability.
• Experience making architectural decisions with clear tradeoffs and avoiding unnecessary complexity.
• Ability to mentor teammates while staying hands-on.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Java and Spring Boot services, React/TypeScript interfaces, and data models.
• Own API contracts, database design, integration patterns, and technical decisions for complex features.
• Embed security, performance, observability, resilience, and testability into production systems.
• Review code and improve shared standards for implementation, testing, documentation, and releases.
• Mentor less experienced engineers through pairing and design discussions.
• Clarify scope and tradeoffs with stakeholders, investigate production risks and incidents to durable fixes.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

React

TypeScript

API design

Testing

Security

Observability

Tools

Next.js

PostgreSQL

CI/CD

Job description

Role overview

Lead hands-on delivery of dependable software, building Java services and React applications for operational needs. You’ll shape architecture for complex features while working with product, design, QA, DevOps, and delivery partners, and help strengthen the team through mentoring and shared engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Java and Spring Boot services, React and TypeScript interfaces, and supporting data models.
• Own API contracts, database design, integration patterns, and technical decisions for complex features.
• Build security, performance, observability, resilience, and testability into production systems.
• Review code and improve shared standards for implementation, testing, documentation, and releases.
• Mentor less experienced engineers through pairing, design discussions, and actionable feedback.
• Clarify scope and tradeoffs with stakeholders, and investigate production risks and incidents through to durable fixes.

Requirements

• At least four years of professional software engineering or development experience.
• Strong experience delivering production systems with Java and Spring Boot, plus React, TypeScript, or related web technologies.
• Ability to design maintainable APIs, relational data models, and distributed integrations.
• Practical knowledge of automated testing, application security, performance analysis, and observability.
• Experience making architectural decisions with clear tradeoffs and avoiding unnecessary complexity.
• Ability to mentor teammates while staying hands-on with implementation and troubleshooting.

Nice to have

• Experience with Next.js, PostgreSQL, messaging systems, or event-driven architecture.
• Experience with containers on a major cloud platform, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, or incident response.
• Background delivering technology for Philippine small businesses or other resource-conscious settings.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote role with flexible hours.