Job Url: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/amount/jobs/4915809007?gh_src=3545b5a07us

Job Description: WHAT WE’LL TRUST YOU TO DELIVER:

Back-End Technical Leadership

Drive service and API design using Java, Spring Boot, and related technologies
Assess and balance feature work vs. tech debt; provide high-level LOEs
Ensure robust test coverage and technical documentation
Hands-On Development

Write, review, and maintain scalable back-end code for microservices and integrations
Troubleshoot issues across distributed systems, environments, and configs
Collaborate with QA on feature test plans
Team Execution & Quality

Assign and unblock work across sprints, ensuring progress against priorities
Conduct and coordinate code reviews for complex PRs
Mentor engineers, fostering technical growth and accountability
Cross-Team & Stakeholder Coordination

Partner with product managers and architects on release scope and dependencies
Support release deployments, tenant configs, and environment setup
Lead post-mortem reviews and continuous improvement efforts
Communicate technical scope and project status to stakeholders
Growth into People Management

Take on performance management, career development, and hiring decisions as the role evolves
Lead onboarding of new engineers and run daily standups and team rituals
Drive backlog prioritization and ensure the team remains unblocked and focused
 

WHAT YOU LIKELY BRING TO THE TABLE:

8+ years of software development experience, with deep back-end expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs/microservices
Experience designing and integrating large-scale, service-oriented architectures
Familiarity with event-driven systems (ActiveMQ, Temporal) and data stores (PostgreSQL, Redis)
Some front-end exposure (JavaScript/TypeScript, React) to support end-to-end coordination
Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical strategy, with an interest in growing into people management
Strong understanding of performance tuning, scalability, and distributed system challenges
Comfortable in agile environments with tools like Jira, Confluence, and Git
TOOLS YOU WILL OR MIGHT WORK WITH:

Java, Spring Boot, Micronaut, Temporal, ActiveMQ, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, AWS, Jenkins, Git, ReactJS