Position Details

Salary $92K – $222K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 5+ years

Education Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (High School Diploma and 4 years relevant experience)

Category System Administration

About this role

Senior backend engineer to help modernize legacy CVS pharmacy systems into a cloud-native platform hosted on Google Cloud Platform. Build and integrate microservices and APIs for patient and drug domains, and deliver reliable operations through automated CI/CD.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain backend microservices using Java and Spring Boot
Build and integrate APIs (GraphQL and REST) for scalable service communication
Deploy and manage services on Google Cloud Platform (GKE)
Work with Google Cloud Spanner and Kafka pub/sub tools
Automate CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Argo CD

Technical Overview

Develop backend microservices using Java and Spring Boot, exposing and integrating APIs with GraphQL and REST. Deploy services on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), work with Google Cloud Spanner using the Postgres dialect, integrate pub/sub messaging with Kafka/Confluent Kafka, and automate CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Argo CD.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior backend engineer with 5+ years of Java and Spring Boot experience building microservices and system designs. They have hands-on API development with GraphQL and REST, strong Google Cloud Platform experience (especially GKE and Cloud Spanner), and have implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Argo CD with Kafka-based pub/sub integration.

Must-Have Skills

5+ years of backend development experience with Java and Spring Boot2+ years working with APIs (GraphQL and REST) in microservices architectures2+ years hands-on experience with GCPAWSor Azure2+ years working with pub/sub tools like Kafka or similar2+ years' experience with databases (Postgres or similar)2+ years' experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub ActionsJenkinsArgo CDor similar)

Nice-to-Have Skills

Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform7-10 years of backend development experience with Java and Spring BootFamiliarity with Kubernetes concepts; experience deploying services on GKEStrong understanding of microservice best practices and distributed systems

Tools & Platforms

JavaSpring BootGraphQLRESTGoogle Cloud PlatformGCPGoogle Kubernetes EngineGKEGoogle Cloud SpannerPostgrespub/subConfluent KafkaKafkaGitHub ActionsArgo CDJenkins

Required Skills

JavaSpring BootGraphQLRESTmicroservicesGoogle Cloud PlatformGKEGoogle Cloud Spanner (Postgres dialect)pub/subKafkaConfluent KafkaGitHub ActionsArgo CDJenkinsCI/CD pipelinesPostgresKubernetesdistributed systemssystem design

Hard Skills

backend microservicesJavaSpring BootGraphQLRESTAPIsGoogle Cloud PlatformGCPGoogle Kubernetes EngineGKEGoogle Cloud Spanner (Postgres dialect)pub/sub toolsKafkaConfluent KafkaGitHub ActionsArgo CDCI/CD pipelinesPostgresKubernetesmicroservices architecturesdistributed systemssystem design

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingcontinuous improvementengineering ownership

Industry & Role

Industry Healthcare IT

Job Function Build Java backend microservices on Google Cloud Platform for pharmacy system modernization

Role Subtype Backend Engineer

Tech Domains Java, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, SQL / PostgreSQL

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior Software Engineer - Java BackendSenior Software EngineerJavaSpring Bootbackend microservicesmicroservicessystem designGraphQLRESTAPIsGoogle Cloud PlatformGCPGoogle Kubernetes EngineGKEGoogle Cloud SpannerPostgres dialectpub/subConfluent KafkaKafkaCI/CD pipelinesGitHub ActionsArgo CDJenkinsKubernetesdistributed systemsPostgresAPIs (GraphQL and REST)automate CI/CD pipelines

Deal Breakers

5+ years backend development with Java and Spring Boot, 2+ years working with GraphQL and REST APIs in microservices architectures, 2+ years hands-on experience with GCP, AWS, or Azure, 2+ years with pub/sub tools like Kafka or similar, 2+ years CI/CD tools experience with GitHub Actions and Argo CD (or similar)

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