Software Engineer Iii

Emburse; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Emburse in Boston is seeking a senior software engineer to advance its enterprise SaaS platform. You’ll contribute to Java-based services, microservices, and RESTful APIs, with emphasis on quality and scalable design.

Collaborate in an Agile, DevOps environment on cloud-native solutions using AWS, Docker, Git, and NoSQL/SQL data stores. Mentoring juniors, refactors, and guiding releases are core to the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent years’ experience.
• Strong proficiency in Java.
• Minimum of 4 years professional experience in Java development.
• Minimum of 4 years professional Cloud Platform experience, preferably in AWS.
• Experience working in OS X and Linux environments, Microservices, SQL, NoSQL, and Git.
• Experience working in a scrum and DevOps environment.
• Good understanding of agile application development lifecycle.
• Extensive understanding of design patterns and OOP.
• Extensive experience in RESTful and API design security.
• Experience designing and building JSON or REST services.
• Expert knowledge of Java.
• Knowledge in JavaScript preferred.
• Experience with 3rd party APIs, AWS APIs, Docker or containers, large-scale distributed apps.
• Experience practicing Test Driven Development is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to codebase for enterprise SaaS applications and services.
• Communicate complicated concepts to team members and leadership.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality and maintainability of the product.
• Leverage knowledge in quality test practices to elevate test practices across teams.
• Mentor and guide developers.
• Follow SDLC processes including agile-based ceremonies, peer code-reviews, and release preparations.
• Identify viable alternative solutions and present them.
• Contribute to system design sessions for features and enhancements.
• Perform and guide refactoring.
• Give constructive feedback to team members.
• Learn industry jargon and business concepts to understand challenges.

Skills

Java

AWS

Microservices

RESTful APIs

Agile

Test Driven Development

Docker

Git

OO Design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

Docker

SQL

NoSQL

JSON/REST services

Job description

Who We Are:

At Emburse, you’ll not just imagine the future – you’ll build it. As a leader in expense intelligence, we are creating a future where technology drives business value and inspires extraordinary results. Our AI-powered platform helps organizations modernize financial operations, increase visibility, and optimize spend across the enterprise.

Emburse is looking for a passionate software engineer to contribute to the development of an engaging and interconnected set of system solutions. As a senior engineer at Emburse, you’ll work on an agile development team to build and enhance features of the Enterprise product.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to codebase for enterprise SaaS applications and services
• Communicate complicated concepts to team members and leadership
• Take personal responsibility for the quality and maintainability of the product and actively identify areas for improvement
• Leverage your knowledge in quality test practices to elevate the test practices across multiple teams
• Be empathetic with the user of the software they are producing and uses that empathy to guide decision-making
• Identify viable alternative solutions and present them
• Follow SDLC process, including adopting agile-based processes/meetings, peer code-reviews, and technical preparations required for scheduled releases
• Mentor and guide developers
• Fix complex bugs and demonstrate solid debugging skills
• Contribute to system design sessions for features and enhancements
• Ability to perform and guide refactoring
• Give constructive feedback to team members
• Learn industry jargon and business concepts to better understand the challenges our technology is designed to solve

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent years’ experience
• Strong proficiency in Java.
• Minimum of 4 years professional experience in Java development
• Minimum of 4 years professional Cloud Platform experience, preferably in AWS
• Experience working in OS X and Linux environments, Microservices, SQL, NoSQL, and Git
• Experience working in a scrum and DevOps environment
• Good understanding of agile application development lifecycle
• Extensive understanding of various design patterns and OOP paradigm
• Extensive experience in RESTful and security of API design
• Experience Designing and building JSON or REST services
• Expert knowledge of Java
• Knowledge in Javascript preferred
• Experience working with 3rd party APIs, AWS APIs, Docker or other containers, large-scale or distributed web applications
• Experience practicing Test Driven Development is highly preferred

Why Emburse?

• A Company with Momentum – We serve 12M+ users across 120 countries, helping businesses modernize their finance operations.
• A Team That Innovates – Work alongside some of the brightest minds in finance, tech, and AI to solve real-world challenges.
• A Culture That Empowers – Competitive pay, flexible work, and an inclusive, collaborative environment that supports your success.
• A Career That Matters – Your work here drives efficiency, innovation, and smarter financial decision-making for businesses everywhere.

Shape your future & find what’s next at Emburse.

Emburse provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Emburse complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.