Software Engineer

GeorgiaTEK Systems Inc.; United States; A distancia; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

GeorgiaTEK Systems Inc. is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to join our remote engineering team. You will design, build, and operate backend services handling high-throughput workloads, with Java and Node.js, and integrate with cloud platforms.

You will work on distributed systems, streaming data with Kafka, and deploy services on Kubernetes across AWS and GCP. Collaboration with architects and product teams, plus CI/CD practices, are key to success.

Formación

• BS degree in Engineering, CS, or related field.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong Java experience in backend or distributed systems.
• Hands-on Kafka (producers, consumers, topics, offsets, stream processing).
• Node.js backend development experience.
• Kubernetes deployment and maintenance experience.
• Experience with AWS and/or GCP cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with GitHub Actions for CI/CD.
• MongoDB and PostgreSQL schema design and tuning.
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture.
• Excellent problem solving and communication.

Responsabilidades

• Design, implement, and maintain distributed backend services using Java and Node.js.
• Build data pipelines and streaming with Apache Kafka.
• Develop scalable, resilient APIs and backend services.
• Write clean, well-tested code following industry best practices.
• Deploy, monitor, and support applications running on Kubernetes across cloud environments.
• Work closely with architects and product teams on system design.
• Participate in code reviews and operational readiness discussions.
• Troubleshoot production issues across services and infrastructure.
• Prototype new technologies to reduce cost and increase velocity.

Conocimientos

Java backend

Distributed systems

Kafka streaming

API design

CI/CD experience

Problem solving

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Herramientas

Kafka

Node.js

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

GitHub Actions

React

Descripción del empleo

Location: Remote

Duration: 12+ months

Rate: DOE

We are looking for a highly skilled Software Engineer with strong experience in Java, distributed systems, and stream-based processing to join our engineering team. You will design, build, and operate backend services that handle high-throughput workloads, integrate with cloud platforms, and support business-critical applications.

This role also involves working with Node.js services, CI/CD pipelines, and modern infrastructure tooling, including Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, AWS, and GCP.

Responsibilities Include:

• Design, implement, and maintain distributed backend services using Java and Node.js.
• Build and optimize message-driven architectures and data pipelines using Apache Kafka.
• Develop scalable, resilient APIs and backend services.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following industry best practices.
• Deploy, monitor, and support applications running on Kubernetes across cloud environments.
• Work closely with architects and product teams to design system components and integrations.
• Participate in code reviews, system design discussions, and operational readiness efforts.
• Troubleshoot production issues across services and infrastructure.
• Prototyping of new technologies to reduce cost and increase engineering velocity.
• A BS degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is required
• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong Java experience in backend or distributed systems environments.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka (producers, consumers, partitions, topics, offsets, stream processing, etc.).
• Proficiency in Node.js for backend application development.
• Experience deploying and maintaining services running in Kubernetes
• Familiarity with GitHub Actions for CI/CD.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP cloud platforms.
• Solid understanding of software design patterns, system architecture, and microservices principles.
• Experience working with MongoDB and PostgreSQL (schema design, performance considerations, migrations).
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills
• Ability to work within a distributed team
• Nice to have:
• VOD Streaming experience
• Experience with React (basic front-end integration work, context management, UI components).
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Helm, etc.).
• Monitoring/observability tools (Datadog, NewRelic).