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Photon

Java Backend Engineer-AZ/Remote

Remote — United States (see country and timezone requirements)

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Job description

Must-Haves

5+ years of Java + Spring Boot microservices experience

3+ years deploying and operating services on Kubernetes (GKE or AWS)

Hands-on JVM profiling and heap analysis experience

Load testing experience

Experience diagnosing memory leaks and latency issues in production

Experience triaging OOMs and P99 spikes

Experience identifying and remediating security vulnerabilities (dependency/CVE scanning, patching)

Experience with GitHub pull requests, branch protection rules, and code review workflows

Strong understanding of Git branching strategies (GitFlow or Trunk-Based Development)

Experience resolving merge conflicts and maintaining release branches

Familiarity with GitHub Actions or other CI/CD pipelines for automated build, testing, and deployment

Preferred (Nice to Have)

Experience with GitHub Copilot for developer productivity

Experience with Infrastructure as Code repositories (Terraform, Helm Charts)

Experience managing Kubernetes deployment manifests using GitOps (ArgoCD or FluxCD)

Experience reviewing performance-related code changes and production hotfixes through GitHub

Compensation, Benefits and Duration

Minimum Compensation: USD 40,000

Maximum Compensation: USD 140,000

Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.

Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full-time employees.

This position is available for independent contractors

No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post

Originally posted on Himalayas

Who can apply

Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.

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