Senior Software Engineers - SSE 25-20688

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
Duration: 5 Years
Location: Annapolis, MD (Hybrid)

Summary:

The Senior Software Engineer will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining critical applications. The candidate will be responsible for implementing event-driven architectures, developing microservices, and ensuring high-performance and scalable solutions. The ideal candidate must be well-versed in modern software engineering practices, including microservices architecture, containerization, cloud-based deployments, and front-end frameworks.

The candidate will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including software architects, UI/UX designers, and DevOps teams, to ensure high-quality software solutions that align with business requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, test, and maintain microservices using Spring Boot.

• Create responsive and intuitive user interfaces using React.

• Implement message brokers using RabbitMQ or Kafka for event-driven communication.

• Deploy microservices into Kubernetes clusters and manage CI/CD pipelines.

• Optimize application performance and scalability.

• Write unit tests with at least 85% test coverage and participate in peer code reviews.

• Troubleshoot and resolve software defects and production issues.

• Develop technical documentation, including sequence diagrams and architecture documents.

• Ensure compliance with best practices and security standards.

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define and refine requirements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• Experience: Minimum 7 years of professional software development experience.

• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.

• Experience in event-driven system design and development.

Must-Have Skills:

• Back-End Development: Spring Boot, Java, Microservices Architecture.

• Front-End Development: React (or Angular) for UI development.

• Messaging & Event-Driven Systems: Experience with RabbitMQ or Kafka.

• Database & Search Engines: Strong knowledge of relational databases and ElasticSearch.

• Containerization & Cloud: Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for deployment.

• CI/CD Pipelines: Experience with automated deployment and build tools.

• Testing & Debugging: Strong experience in writing unit tests and debugging production issues.

• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to document technical specifications and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Skills (Nice to Have):

• Knowledge of GraphQL or REST API development.

• Experience working in Agile environments.

• Experience with security best practices in software development.

• Familiarity with DevOps tools for monitoring and logging (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).

Certifications (Preferred):

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect / Developer (or equivalent cloud certification).

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).

• Oracle Certified Java Programmer (OCPJP).