Backend Developer, Java

Arbortrack HQ operates consumer websites and apps used by tens of millions of people each month. Our engineering, trust and safety, and customer support teams work across offices in New York City and several other countries.

We are adding headcount to this team, so this is a new seat. The operations team owns services that process several million requests a day. We need another engineer who is comfortable owning them in production. Remote, open to candidates across the US. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. Equipment is provided, including a laptop.

Your responsibilities

• Document APIs in OpenAPI and keep the docs current
• Review code for correctness, performance and failure handling
• Instrument services with metrics, structured logs and OpenTelemetry traces
• Design and build REST and gRPC APIs in Go, Java or Python
• Implement background jobs and event consumers using Kafka, SQS or RabbitMQ
• Containerize services with Docker and deploy them to Kubernetes or ECS
• Model data and write migrations for PostgreSQL, MySQL or DynamoDB

What you'll need

• 3+ years of backend development experience in a production environment
• Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP or Azure services
• Strong SQL and relational data modeling skills

Why work with us

Pay: $151,000 to $189,000 annually

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 5%
• Paid sick leave
• 401(k) with company match

Arbortrack HQ is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

We are not working with agencies on this role.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Arbortrack HQ.