Senior Workflow Platform Backend Engineer

Jobtailor

Alpharetta (GA)

On-site

USD 130,000 - 195,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior software engineer to design and implement enterprise-scale workflow and orchestration services in Alpharetta, GA. You will build reusable workflow components, SDKs, and platform services, while enabling lifecycle management, governance, and multi-tenant scalable architectures.

You will drive BPMN-based automation, human task management, and event-driven patterns, collaborating across teams to ensure secure, compliant, and observable deployments.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or related discipline
7+ years of software engineering experience
3+ years of workflow, orchestration, BPM, low-code or automation platform experience
Experience delivering enterprise-scale distributed systems in Agile environments
Hands-on experience with at least one open BPM/orchestration platform or low-code platform
Knowledge of BPMN 2.0 and DMN concepts
Knowledge of case management and human task management
Knowledge of workflow orchestration and business rules management
Knowledge of process governance and workflow versioning
Knowledge of event correlation, long-running transactions and compensation patterns
Experience with at least one listed programming language: Java, Python, Node.js or Go
Experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, gRPC, OpenAPI, event-driven architecture or enterprise integration patterns
Experience with at least one listed messaging/event-streaming technology: Apache Kafka, Confluent Platform, RabbitMQ, IBM MQ or Azure Event Hubs
Experience with at least one listed cloud-native platform or container ecosystem: Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI/CD
Experience with at least one listed data technology: PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, Redis or Cassandra
Preferred: Azure OpenAI or AWS Bedrock; LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI or Semantic Kernel; Model Context Protocol; UiPath or Automation Anywhere; ABBYY, intelligent document processing or OCR solutions
Preferred industry experience in banking, financial services, capital markets, insurance, healthcare, public sector or other highly regulated industries
Experience with Workflow-as-a-Service platforms, reusable workflow frameworks, connector ecosystems, multi-tenant SaaS, process mining, governance, compliance, audit and operational excellence frameworks is advantageous

Responsibilities

Design and implement enterprise-scale workflow and orchestration services
Develop reusable workflow components, connector frameworks, accelerators, SDKs and platform services
Build workflow lifecycle management capabilities including deployment, versioning, monitoring, auditing and governance
Support BPMN-based process automation, case management, business rules and event-driven workflows
Contribute to multi-tenant, highly scalable workflow platform architectures
Design integrations with enterprise applications, APIs, messaging systems, cloud services and external platforms
Implement API-first and event-driven integration patterns
Enable intelligent automation capabilities using AI services, document processing solutions and automation platforms
Develop reusable connectors and integration patterns across multiple business solutions
Build cloud-native microservices and distributed systems
Contribute to DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, observability and platform reliability practices
Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews and technical mentoring activities
Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for security, scalability, compliance and operational excellence

Skills

Workflow orchestration

BPMN 2.0 knowledge

API integration patterns

DevOps practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

UiPath

Automation Anywhere

Job description

Design and implement enterprise-scale workflow and orchestration services
Develop reusable workflow components, connector frameworks, accelerators, SDKs and platform services
Build workflow lifecycle management capabilities including deployment, versioning, monitoring, auditing and governance
Support BPMN-based process automation, case management, business rules and event-driven workflows
Contribute to multi-tenant, highly scalable workflow platform architectures
Design integrations with enterprise applications, APIs, messaging systems, cloud services and external platforms
Implement API-first and event-driven integration patterns
Enable intelligent automation capabilities using AI services, document processing solutions and automation platforms
Develop reusable connectors and integration patterns across multiple business solutions
Build cloud-native microservices and distributed systems
Contribute to DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, observability and platform reliability practices
Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews and technical mentoring activities
Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for security, scalability, compliance and operational excellence

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or related discipline
7+ years of software engineering experience
3+ years of workflow, orchestration, BPM, low-code or automation platform experience
Experience delivering enterprise-scale distributed systems in Agile environments
Hands-on experience with at least one open BPM/orchestration platform or low-code platform
Knowledge of BPMN 2.0 and DMN concepts
Knowledge of case management and human task management
Knowledge of workflow orchestration and business rules management
Knowledge of process governance and workflow versioning
Knowledge of event correlation, long-running transactions and compensation patterns
Experience with at least one listed programming language: Java, Python, Node.js or Go
Experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, gRPC, OpenAPI, event-driven architecture or enterprise integration patterns
Experience with at least one listed messaging/event-streaming technology: Apache Kafka, Confluent Platform, RabbitMQ, IBM MQ or Azure Event Hubs
Experience with at least one listed cloud-native platform or container ecosystem: Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI/CD
Experience with at least one listed data technology: PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, Redis or Cassandra
Preferred: Azure OpenAI or AWS Bedrock; LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI or Semantic Kernel; Model Context Protocol; UiPath or Automation Anywhere; ABBYY, intelligent document processing or OCR solutions
Preferred industry experience in banking, financial services, capital markets, insurance, healthcare, public sector or other highly regulated industries
Experience with Workflow-as-a-Service platforms, reusable workflow frameworks, connector ecosystems, multi-tenant SaaS, process mining, governance, compliance, audit and operational excellence frameworks is advantageous

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing enterprise-scale workflow and orchestration services, with a strong focus on API-first integration patterns and intelligent automation capabilities. Proficient in developing reusable components and ensuring compliance with enterprise standards for security and operational excellence.

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