Backend Engineer (Java)

San Jose, United States | Posted on 12/31/2025MUST-HAVEExperience building scalable RESTful APIsHands-on experience with: Java, Spring Boot & MicroservicesExperience working on: Observability, Monitoring & Instrumentation andalertingExperience improving: Performance, Resiliency & Uptime of SLA-criticalAPIsKnowledge of cloud-native and distributed systemsExperience with databases: DynamoDB OR Other SQL / NoSQL databases, Includingschema design and query optimizationExperience with observability / monitoring tools: Grafana, Prometheus &SplunkStrong fundamentals in: Computer science, Data structures, Algorithms, Large-scalesystem designBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related fieldExp building and operating production-grade web applicationsGood problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills, Good communicationand collaboration skillsAbility to collaborate with engineers across Payments and Commerce teamsAbility to contribute to shared frameworks, libraries, and engineeringstandardsGood to haveExperience in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, HTML, and CSS for creatingresponsive, modern UIs.RequirementsRolesand ResponsibilitiesWe are looking for a Backend Engineer who can work in a fast-paced,customer-focused environment to help us build building scalable, secure, and high-performancesystems.The ideal candidate has good technical depth in backend technologies.ResponsibilitiesWork to continue to build on our scalable RESTful APIs using Java, SpringBoot, and microservices.Work on initiatives for observability, monitoring, and reliability througheHective instrumentation and alerting practices.Work on initiatives for performance and resiliency of SLA-critical APIs,ensuring optimal response times and uptime.Collaborate with engineers in the Payments and larger Commerce team asneeded.Contribute to shared frameworks, libraries, and engineering standards thatenhance code quality and reusability.What You Need to SucceedBachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field, withfew years of experience building and operating full-stack, production-grade webapplications.Strong fundamentals in computer science, data structures, algorithms, andlarge-scale system design.Good expertise in Java, Spring Boot, RESTful web services, and microservicesarchitecture.Knowledge in cloud-native and distributed systems - DynamoDB or otherSQL/NoSQL databases — including schema design and query optimization.Experience in observability and monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus,Splunk).Good problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.Good communication and collaboration abilitiesBonus Points, but not essential for this role as our team is full stackExperience in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, HTML, and CSS for creatingresponsive, modern UIs.