Backend Engineer (Java)

Job Title: Backend Engineer (Java) 
Onsite in San Jose, CA

MUST -HAVE
• Experience building scalable RESTful APIs
• Hands -on experience with: Java, Spring Boot & Microservices
• Experience working on: Observability, Monitoring & Instrumentation and
alerting
• Experience improving: Performance, Resiliency & Uptime of SLA -critical
APIs
• Knowledge of cloud -native and distributed systems
• Experience with databases: DynamoDB OR Other SQL / NoSQL databases, Including
schema design and query optimization
• Experience with observability / monitoring tools: Grafana, Prometheus &
Splunk
• Strong fundamentals in: Computer science, Data structures, Algorithms, Large -scale
system design
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• Exp building and operating production -grade web applications
• Good problem -solving, debugging, and analytical skills, Good communication
and collaboration skills
• Ability to collaborate with engineers across Payments and Commerce teams
• Ability to contribute to shared frameworks, libraries, and engineering
standards

Good to have -
• Experience in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, HTML, and CSS for creating
responsive, modern UIs.

Requirements

Roles
and Responsibilities
We are looking for a Backend Engineer who can work in a fast -paced,
customer -focused environment to help us build building scalable, secure, and high -performance
systems.
The ideal candidate has good technical depth in backend technologies.
Responsibilities
• Work to continue to build on our scalable RESTful APIs using Java, Spring
Boot, and microservices.
• Work on initiatives for observability, monitoring, and reliability through
eHective instrumentation and alerting practices.
• Work on initiatives for performance and resiliency of SLA -critical APIs,
ensuring optimal response times and uptime.
• Collaborate with engineers in the Payments and larger Commerce team as
needed.
• Contribute to shared frameworks, libraries, and engineering standards that
enhance code quality and reusability.

What You Need to Succeed
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field, with
few years of experience building and operating full -stack, production -grade web
applications.
• Strong fundamentals in computer science, data structures, algorithms, and
large -scale system design.
• Good expertise in Java, Spring Boot, RESTful web services, and microservices
architecture.
• Knowledge in cloud -native and distributed systems - DynamoDB or other
SQL/NoSQL databases — including schema design and query optimization.
• Experience in observability and monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus,
Splunk).
• Good problem -solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Good communication and collaboration abilities

Bonus Points, but not essential for this role as our team is full stack
Experience in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, HTML, and CSS for creating
responsive, modern UIs.