Telecommute Software Application Specialist

Senior Java Software Engineer – Distributed Systems We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build highly scalable, distributed backend systems supporting mission-critical applications and platforms. This role is focused on hands-on Java or Python development , large-scale distributed systems, high-performance applications, and cloud-native microservices. You’ll work on complex backend platforms, event-driven architectures, APIs, and distributed services while partnering with Product, Architecture, and Engineering teams to build reliable, scalable software. Design and develop highly scalable, fault-tolerant Java applications supporting high-volume, mission-critical workloads. Architect and build distributed systems and microservices capable of processing large transaction and data volumes. Develop complex backend services, REST APIs, and event-driven applications using Java, Spring Boot, and modern distributed-system design principles . Design resilient, highly available systems with an emphasis on scalability, performance, latency, observability, and reliability . Build reusable backend and platform services supporting complex enterprise applications. Optimize application performance through efficient algorithms, caching, asynchronous processing, multithreading, concurrency, and distributed messaging . Collaborate with architects and engineers to define system architecture, service boundaries, API contracts, and data models. Build secure cloud-native applications utilizing CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure as code, and continuous delivery. Troubleshoot complex production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and continuously improve platform stability and performance. 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong focus on Java or Python ~ Expert-level experience with Java, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, REST APIs, and microservices . ~ Strong experience personally designing and building large-scale distributed systems . ~ Deep understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, multithreading, concurrency, asynchronous processing, and JVM performance . ~ Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud . ~ Strong SQL skills and experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases. ~ Ability to take technical ownership from design and hands-on coding through testing, deployment, and production support . Experience building platforms supporting high transaction volumes and mission-critical workloads . Experience solving complex scalability, latency, concurrency, performance, and reliability problems. Experience with Kafka, distributed caching, Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native architectures . Familiarity with domain-driven design (DDD), event sourcing, CQRS, and distributed data patterns .