Software Engineer – SDWAN Manager, Full Stack Development

Jobtailor; North Carolina; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior full-stack engineer to drive the design and implementation of Java-based backend services and APIs that manage configuration updates, telemetry ingestion, and real-time network state for large-scale deployments. You will architect frontend applications using React or Angular to support complex workflows in network visibility, policy configuration, and diagnostics.

In this role, you will modernize legacy components by decomposing monoliths into modular cloud-ready

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or a related field.
• 5+ years of full-stack development experience.
• Strong Java and Spring expertise with real-world workload handling.
• Frontend experience with React or Angular and API design experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical design and implementation of Java-based backend services and APIs handling configuration updates, telemetry ingestion, and real-time network state for large-scale deployments
• Architect and build frontend applications (React/Angular) for complex workflows such as network visibility, policy configuration, and diagnostics, ensuring performance at scale
• Lead the modernization of legacy components by breaking down monolithic services into modular, cloud-ready architectures
• Define and improve API contracts, data flows, and service interactions to reduce latency and improve reliability across distributed systems
• Debug and root cause analysis of production issues, including API failures, performance bottlenecks, and system inconsistencies
• Write and maintain unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure feature reliability across releases
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, UX, QA, Platform) to deliver production-ready features
• Adoption/use of AI-driven development tools (e.g., Copilot/Codex) to improve developer productivity, automate repetitive tasks, and accelerate debugging and testing

Skills

Java

Spring

Spring Boot

REST APIs

React

Angular

unit testing

integration testing

end-to-end testing

debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Responsibilities

• Drive technical design and implementation of Java-based backend services and APIs handling configuration updates, telemetry ingestion, and real-time network state for large-scale deployments
• Architect and build frontend applications (React/Angular) for complex workflows such as network visibility, policy configuration, and diagnostics, ensuring performance at scale
• Lead the modernization of legacy components by breaking down monolithic services into modular, cloud-ready architectures
• Define and improve API contracts, data flows, and service interactions to reduce latency and improve reliability across distributed systems
• Debug and root cause analysis of production issues, including API failures, performance bottlenecks, and system inconsistencies
• Write and maintain unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure feature reliability across releases
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, UX, QA, Platform) to deliver production-ready features
• Adoption/use of AI-driven development tools (e.g., Copilot/Codex) to improve developer productivity, automate repetitive tasks, and accelerate debugging and testing

Requirements

• Bachelors + 5 years of related experience, or Masters + 3 years of related experience, or PhD + 0 years of related experience with strong full stack development skills
• Expertise in Java and Spring/Spring Boot and have built APIs that handle real-world workloads (e.g., high request volume, concurrent updates)
• Experience in designing and consuming REST APIs, including handling error scenarios, retries, and performance considerations
• Experience in building frontend applications using React or Angular, delivering interactive workflows such as dashboards, forms, or configuration interfaces
• Expertise in debugging production issues, tracing API failures, and identifying performance bottlenecks
• Hands‑on experience with AI-powered developer tools (e.g., Copilot, Codex, or similar) to improve coding speed, debugging, or test generation

Hard Skills

• Java
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• REST APIs
• React
• Angular
• unit testing
• integration testing
• end-to-end testing
• debugging

Soft Skills

• collaboration
• leadership
• problem-solving
• communication
• cross-functional teamwork

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• PhD