Software Developer

ZENITH INFOTEK LLC; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Zenith Infotek LLC. seeks a Software Developer (Java Backend) with DevOps to design, build, and operate scalable backend services in a contract role in Cupertino, CA. You will own RESTful APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native deployments, collaborating across product, SRE, security, and infra teams.

Requirements include 5+ years of backend coding, strong Java (or Python/Go/JS), and solid Linux administration. AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and IaC experience are essential for success.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience.
• Strong Java backend experience with RESTful APIs.
• Solid understanding of OO design principles and patterns.
• Experience building distributed, high-availability systems.
• Proficient Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on AWS and cloud-native development exposure.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and microservices.
• Build robust APIs and distributed systems for large-scale workloads.
• Develop, deploy, and optimize cloud-native apps using AWS services.
• Implement and support CI/CD pipelines for reliable releases.
• Collaborate with product managers, SREs, security, and teams.
• Troubleshoot production issues and conduct root cause analysis.
• Improve reliability, observability, performance and scalability.
• Participate in architecture reviews and code reviews.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning with IaC tools.
• Contribute to engineering best practices and continuous improvement.

Skills

Java backend

RESTful APIs

OO design

Distributed systems

Linux admin

Cloud basics

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Terraform

ArgoCD

CodeDeploy

Istio

CloudFormation

Job description

Software Developer (Java Backend) with DevOps

Location: Cupertino, CA, USA

Type: Contract

• Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable backend services and microservices.
• Build robust APIs and distributed systems capable of supporting large-scale workloads.
• Develop, deploy, and optimize cloud-native applications utilizing AWS services.
• Implement and support CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid and reliable software releases.
• Collaborate with product managers, infrastructure teams, SREs, security teams, and other stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot production issues and conduct root cause analysis for complex system challenges.
• Improve system reliability, observability, scalability, and performance.
• Participate in architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and code reviews.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployment processes using Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Contribute to engineering best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.

What You Will Bring:

Required Qualifications

Backend Development

• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience.
• Strong programming expertise in Java (preferred), Python, Go, or JavaScript.
• Extensive experience developing backend applications and RESTful APIs.
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Design principles and design patterns.
• Experience building distributed systems and high-availability architectures.
• Strong Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting skills.

DevOps & Cloud

• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services.
• Strong experience with Docker and containerization technologies.
• Experience deploying and managing applications using Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CodeDeploy, ArgoCD, or similar platforms.
• Infrastructure automation experience using Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent tools.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.

Database & Messaging

• Experience working with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar relational databases.
• Hands-on experience with Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or event-driven architectures.
• Strong understanding of data modeling and performance optimization.

Software Engineering Practices

• Strong understanding of Microservices Architecture.
• Knowledge of secure coding principles and application security practices.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Service Mesh experience (Istio, Linkerd) is considered a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience with Apple or other leading product-based organizations.
• Experience supporting large-scale internet-facing applications.
• Experience with Big Data technologies such as Spark, Flink, MPP platforms, or Data Warehousing.
• Exposure to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
• Experience with frontend technologies and UI development.
• Experience integrating AI/ML platforms and services.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Product company engineering background.
• SaaS platform experience.
• Internet-scale systems experience.
• Startup engineering environment experience.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have

• Service Mesh (Istio, Linkerd)
• Kafka Streaming
• Redis Caching
• Spark/Flink
• Terraform
• SRE/Platform Engineering
• Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or equivalent observability platforms

Thanks & Regards
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