Software Engineer Backend - Foundation Services

Role Description

We are seeking a Backend Engineer for our Foundation Services Team. This team focuses on the essential services that power identity, access, and integrations. In this role, you will contribute to the development and maintenance of highly available APIs designed to manage the orchestration of users and resources at scale.

We are looking for an engineer who is eager to use the latest AI tools to streamline their development workflow and accelerate coding. We value versatility and are looking for someone comfortable working across various technologies as our needs evolve and who is excited to grow their architectural skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop highly scalable, performant services and APIs in a Java ecosystem.
• Implement code for authentication, account management, and external partner integrations.
• Integrate AI coding agents and frameworks into your workflow to accelerate development, refactor legacy components, and improve code quality.
• Contribute to the full technical lifecycle, including estimation, design, development, and delivery.
• Collaborate across the organization to ensure project success, engaging with QA, Finance, Marketing, Product Management, Support, and Security.
• Assist in diagnosing complex issues and maintain the stability of large-scale systems.
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions to foster engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• A track record of delivering functional software components within complex systems.
• 3+ years of professional experience with Java and a solid understanding of backend development.
• Experience incorporating AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Gemini, Cursor, Claude Code) into your engineering workflow.
• Experience with modern data, containerization, and observability:
• Vitess, Cassandra, and Redis backend development.
• Docker and container-based environments.
• Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenSearch.
• Comfortable working in a cross-platform environment (we develop on MacBooks for software that runs on Linux).
• Solid understanding of principles and secure access best practices.
• A strong desire to learn, adapt to new technologies, and grow into a senior technical contributor.

Benefits

• Build secure software used by companies worldwide.
• Work at the intersection of AI, data, and cloud storage.
• Collaborate with experienced engineering, security, product, and QA teams.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Remote-first culture supporting work-life balance.