Sr. Software Engineer

TEKsystems; Foster City (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short and long‑term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick)

Job summary

TEKsystems in Foster City, CA is seeking an Expert Level Software Engineer to design, develop and operate high performance REST micro-services and Java libraries at scale. You will collaborate with product, architecture and operations to deliver reliable services across platforms.

The role requires hands-on Java/Spring Boot, AWS, SQL and Python, with 5+ years of experience. Hybrid work in Foster City and on-call rotations are included, with a competitive hourly rate and strong benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Masters degree in computer science or equivalent.
• 5+ years of software development experience, proficiency in GO and/or Java programming and Object-oriented analysis and design.
• Experience developing high performance, scalable, active-active web services using REST, JSON and XML.
• Experience working with spring, spring boot and related spring technologies.
• Proven understanding of SQL. Experience working with relational (Oracle or similar) and NoSQL databases (Aerospike, Dynamo or similar).
• Hands‑on experience in Amazon Web Services at enterprise scale including EKS and managed services like DynamoDB, Kinesis, Lambda etc.
• Experience with Python is a plus.
• Track record monitoring and analyzing system performance, isolating issues or bottlenecks that could impact reliability, performance and scalability.
• Experience executing performance testing and/or development efforts for complex, high throughput system.
• Drive and passion for quality with the ability to excite and motivate other team members.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work with geographically remote teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform in-depth analysis of functional or business requirements.
• Design and develop highly performant and scalable services and libraries using industry standards.
• Role in design, development, quality and operations of services owned by the team partnering across product management, architects and operations. Drive performance testing strategy, define workflows. Develop test scripts and scenarios to meet these requirements.
• Position requires hands‑on technical expertise coupled with excellent problem‑solving and communication skills.
• Use agile development methodologies, provide time/resource estimates.
• Participate in on‑call rotations.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

AWS services

SQL

Python

Go

Education

Bachelor or Masters degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Description

The Platform Core Solutions/Shared Services Development Team works on designing and building solutions that provide standardized capabilities for use across the platform. These solutions empower teams to focus on their core business functions by providing operationally sound services with ease of adoption. Our services include REST micro-services as well as java libraries dealing with data abstraction, event publishing, batch processing, secrets access and so forth. We are looking for problem solvers, who can take initiative to tackle the most interesting and diverse technical challenges of developing software at scale. We are open to adoption of the latest tools and techniques for solving complex problems.

Engineer Responsibilities:

• Perform in-depth analysis of functional or business requirements.
• Design and develop highly performant and scalable services and libraries using industry standards
• role in design, development, quality and operations of services owned by the team partnering across product management, architects and operations. Drive performance testing strategy, define workflows. Develop test scripts and scenarios to meet these requirements
• Position requires hands‑on technical expertise coupled with excellent problem‑solving and communication skills
• Use agile development methodologies, provide time/resource estimates
• Participate in on‑call rotations

Skills

Java, spring boot, aws services, Sql, python, go

Top Skills Details

Java,spring boot,aws services

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor or Masters degree in computer science or equivalent
• 5+ years of software development experience, proficiency in GO and/or Java programming and Object-oriented analysis and design
• Experience developing high performance, scalable, active-active web services using REST, JSON and XML.
• Experience working with spring, spring boot and related spring technologies
• Proven understanding of SQL. Experience working with relational (Oracle or similar) and NoSQL databases (Aerospike, Dynamo or similar)
• Hands‑on experience in Amazon Web Services at enterprise scale is required including familiarity with EKS and managed services like DynamoDB, Kinesis, Lambda etc
• Experience with Python is a plus
• Track record monitoring and analyzing system performance, isolating issues or bottlenecks that could impact reliability, performance and scalability
• Experience executing performance testing and/or development efforts for complex, high throughput system
• Drive and passion for quality with the ability to excite and motivate other team members.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work with geographically remote teams

Experience Level

Expert Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Foster City, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $80.00 - $86.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job‑related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long‑term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Foster City, CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 24, 2026.

About TEKsystems

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.