Senior Backend Engineer - Microservices

Clearance Level

None

Category

Software Engineering

Location

Remote, Working from the USA

Key Skills For Success

Agile Methodology

Computer Programming

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

**REQ#:**RQ226183

**Public Trust:**MBI (T2)

**Requisition Type:**Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by providing services that help the government ensure the well being and support of U.S. citizens.

Job Description

Senior Backend Engineer - Microservices

In this senior engineering role, you will design, build, and support scalable microservices powering critical enterprise systems. You will collaborate across product, architecture, and cloud engineering teams, ensuring high‑quality delivery within a modern, cloud‑native platform. This role offers the opportunity to apply deep technical expertise while shaping best practices and mentoring others.

Meaningful Work and Personal Impact

• Architect and develop microservices using Java and Spring Boot
• Engineer solutions leveraging Google Cloud Platform (Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub, BigQuery)
• Create efficient SQL queries and data pipelines for high‑availability systems
• Implement CI/CD automation using Jenkins and Infrastructure‑as‑Code with Terraform
• Develop robust unit tests with JUnit and drive continuous code quality improvements
• Lead peer code reviews and support engineering standards adoption
• Deliver production support with strong incident resolution and root‑cause analysis
• Support agile execution and ensure accurate work tracking

What You’ll Need to Succeed – Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field.

Alternative Path: If the candidate does not possess a relevant four-year degree, an additional four years of relevant work experience will be required.

Required Experience

• 13+ years of experience delivering microservices architecture
• Expert‑level Java and Spring Boot proficiency
• Hands‑on experience with GCP (Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub, BigQuery)
• Strong SQL and database performance tuning skills
• Experience with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and Terraform IaC
• Proven ability to produce comprehensive JUnit coverage and ensure code quality
• Conducting peer code reviews and providing actionable feedback
• Experience with agile project tools (VersionOne or similar)
• Production support experience including incident management and troubleshooting

Preferred Qualifications

• Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Microservices design patterns and advanced distributed‑systems concepts
• Experience supporting high‑traffic, large‑scale platforms
• Open‑source contributions

Security Clearance Level:

• This role will require you to obtain and maintain a Public Trust and will require you to provide onsite fingerprinting at a designated facility. This investigation may review personal and criminal behavior, financial conduct, foreign influence, as well as other adjudications.
• This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.

Location:

• Remote

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

10 + years of related experience

• may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $136,000 - $184,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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