Senior Software Engineer

Description:
Hybrid 4 in Pittsburgh, PA

The organization is launching a secure, fault-tolerant Azure platform for high-volume data ingestion, ledger-based recordkeeping, and analytics for a controlled user base. This backend-focused full-stack role emphasizes Java, Spring Boot, AKS, and distributed systems with strong consistency and zero data loss targets. Engineers will design resilient, geo-distributed services and collaborate on a small Angular front end. Candidates should be comfortable with accelerated timelines and AI-assisted development workflows.

This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $70.00 to $80.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Design and build Java and Spring Boot microservices deployed to Azure Kubernetes Service.
• Implement high-volume, fault-tolerant data processing pipelines with strong delivery guarantees.
• Ensure persistent and reliable input delivery to remove client resend requirements.
• Build and maintain ledger-style recordkeeping services for confidential datasets.
• Orchestrate API-based service calls between internal systems and external partners.
• Design multi-region Azure deployments targeting ≤ 10-minute RPO and ≤ 1-hour RTO.
• Implement caching and buffering strategies leveraging Azure Blob Storage initially, with roadmap integration to Kafka and Redis.
• Contribute to a small Angular front end supporting analytics and reporting views.
• Collaborate across services to ensure secure data access and consistent user experience.
• Design for geo-distributed resiliency, queuing, and persistence using Azure-native services.
• Align systems with U.S. Government security standards and support production deployments and operational readiness.
• Leverage AI-assisted and agentic coding tools to accelerate development and improve workflow.

Experience Requirements:

• Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Hands-on experience building and operating cloud-native applications in Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with AKS and Kubernetes operations.
• Background in distributed systems, fault tolerance, and high-volume data processing.
• Knowledge of persistent messaging, queuing, and caching patterns.
• Familiarity with Angular for full-stack contributions.
• Experience working with confidential or regulated data and aligning to security controls.
• Demonstrated use of AI tools in software development and ability to articulate workflow impact.
• Kafka, Redis, or other event-streaming platforms (preferred).
• Oracle databases with a small footprint (preferred).
• Multi-region Azure architecture design (preferred).
• Analytics and reporting system experience (preferred).
• Prior work in government, regulated, or high-security environments (preferred).
• Experience delivering under tight timelines with evolving requirements (preferred).