Java Backend Engineer-AZ/Remote

• 5+ years of Java + Spring Boot microservices experience

• 3+ years deploying and operating services on Kubernetes (GKE or AWS)

• Hands-on JVM profiling and heap analysis experience

• Load testing experience

• Experience diagnosing memory leaks and latency issues in production

• Experience triaging OOMs and P99 spikes

• Experience identifying and remediating security vulnerabilities (dependency/CVE scanning, patching)

• Experience with GitHub pull requests, branch protection rules, and code review workflows

• Strong understanding of Git branching strategies (GitFlow or Trunk-Based Development)

• Experience resolving merge conflicts and maintaining release branches

• Familiarity with GitHub Actions or other CI/CD pipelines for automated build, testing, and deployment

• Experience with GitHub Copilot for developer productivity

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code repositories (Terraform, Helm Charts)

• Experience managing Kubernetes deployment manifests using GitOps (ArgoCD or FluxCD)

• Experience reviewing performance-related code changes and production hotfixes through GitHub

Minimum Compensation: USD 40,000

Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full-time employees.
This position is available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post

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