What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer position at TransConnect Partner Solutions, Inc.?
Why Join Us?
At TCS Fuel, we power mission-critical systems that manage real-time transactions, complex billing structures, and integrations across thousands of clients. We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who thrives in performance-sensitive environments and is eager to take ownership of backend architecture, scaling challenges, and technical growth. You’ll help modernize core systems, collaborate cross-functionally, and pave the way for future advancements like microservices, SaaS, and real-time data streaming. We foster a collaborative and growth-focused engineering culture.
Initial training will be conducted onsite and will transition to 2 days per week in office. For this reason, candidates should be local to the greater Memphis area.
What You’ll Be Doing
Design, build, and optimize backend services using Java (currently on an older version), Wildfly (currently on an older version), EJBs, REST APIs, Hibernate, and Oracle-based development.
Investigate and solve performance bottlenecks across application and database layers.
Work on high-volume transactional systems and enable real-time reporting.
Collaborate with QA, Product, and Systems teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions.
Integrate with external third-party systems and improve reliability and observability.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering standards and architectural patterns.
Support production environments and eventually participate in the on-call rotation.
Assist in planning future upgrades to newer versions of Wildfly and Java.
Help us prepare for upcoming projects involving Apache Ignite, Kafka, Flink, Microservices, and SaaS architecture.
Our Current Stack
Backend Core: Java, Wildfly, EJBs, Hibernate, REST APIs
Database: Oracle (Oracle-based development: SQL PL/SQL)
Frontend: Vue 3, JSPs
Messaging: JMS queues
CI/CD: Atlassian (Bamboo & Jira) and GitHub
Monitoring/Logging: DataDog
You're a Great Fit If You
Have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Have 7 years of hands-on backend software development experience in Java and enterprise systems.
Possess expert knowledge of Java, enterprise application servers, and Oracle-based backend systems, scalable architecture, and cross-team development
Understand performance profiling, debugging, and enterprise-scale system design.
Are familiar with software architecture, design patterns, and CI/CD practices.
Have worked with or are excited to explore Apache Ignite, Kafka, Flink, and Microservices.
Have strong communication skills and thrive in collaborative, cross-functional teams.
Have experience working with QA and Systems teams to ship reliable software.
Can explain technical ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Are comfortable participating in an on-call rotation after an onboarding period.
Bonus Experience
Frontend development using Vue 3 or JSPs
Exposure to SaaS delivery models
Familiarity with system monitoring, regular expressions, or Git automation
Why Work for TransConnect?
We’ve brought together leading experts from the fuel card industry with an average of 20 years of experience each to build a world-class business service from scratch. TransConnect has all the excitement of a startup, but with the support and stability that comes with the backing of a well-established parent company. We’re located about 20 minutes east of downtown Memphis, in Cordova, TN.
Some of the highlights:
Competitive compensation plans augmented by generous profit sharing and regular salary reviews.
Multiple high quality health care plans to choose from with a short waiting period.
Medical, dental, vision, life, short term disability and long-term disability coverage.
Combined mental health support and work-life services partner to create a robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is included at no cost to you and your family members ages 6
401(k) plan with Apex matched contributions.
Tuition reimbursement for college, plus plenty of Apex managed training classes.
360⁰ feedback, leadership training, and a culture that empowers individuality.
Gym reimbursement program.
Rewards driven wellness program with an individualized holistic approach.
Connected, friendly work environment. We celebrate our accomplishments (and birthdays).
Paid maternity and other company paid leave benefits giving the time and flexibility needed to care for yourself and/or family.
Win as a Team
All employees are encouraged to collaborate in an effort to continuously improve our processes and customer service. Everyone on the team is responsible for presenting new ideas and perspectives. In addition to base salary, all employees enjoy quarterly profit sharing as a thank you for their contributions.
Primary Location:
US TN Memphis