Senior Backend Engineer - Microservices

About the role

The Senior Backend Engineer – Microservices will design, build, and support scalable Java‑based microservices on a cloud‑native platform, collaborating with product, architecture, and cloud engineering teams, driving best practices, mentoring peers, and ensuring high‑quality delivery within an agile environment.

About the company

GDIT is a global technology and professional services firm that delivers technology solutions and mission services to U.S. government, defense, and intelligence agencies. With about 26,000 experts operating in over 50 countries, it focuses on AI, cloud, cyber, and software development and emphasizes a mission‑driven, innovative, military‑friendly culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (or four years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree)
• 13+ years of experience delivering microservices architecture
• Expert‑level proficiency in Java and Spring Boot
• Hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform (Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub, BigQuery)
• Strong SQL and database performance‑tuning skills
• Experience with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and Terraform IaC
• Proven ability to produce comprehensive JUnit test coverage and ensure code quality
• Experience conducting peer code reviews and providing actionable feedback
• Familiarity with agile project tools such as VersionOne or similar
• Production support experience including incident management and troubleshooting
• Preferred: experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes
• Preferred: knowledge of microservices design patterns and advanced distributed‑systems concepts
• Preferred: experience supporting high‑traffic, large‑scale platforms
• Preferred: contributions to open‑source projects
• Must obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and meet U.S. residency requirements