Java Backend Software Engineer - Indianapolis - ONSITE

Java Backend Software Engineer - 6 months Contract to Hire - Indianapolis - ONSITE

Role Purpose (Summary of position)

Developing software is great, but developing software with a purpose is even better! As a Principal Backend Software Engineer, you ll work on a product that helps people with the most precious thing they have their health. In collaborative teams of engineers, designers, product owners, and QA experts, you ll experience best-in-class software development practices daily and contribute to software that meets the highest expectations we do not put our users' lives at risk!

Here s what we re looking for:

We are looking for an experienced, motivated Principal Backend Software Engineer who will work closely with their backend colleagues, and who ideally has built digital products and platforms. As a code-magician, you will support our efforts to improve the digital health ecosystem. You will contribute with your knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, relational databases & REST within our agile and cross-functional teams. As a flexible and open-minded person with a passion for clean code you will be a perfect addition to our team. We are committed to quality, dedicating time to code reviews, test coverage, quality days and CI/CD principles. If this resonates with you, we would love to hear from you!

You will be part of the Platform Engineering chapter working on our navify platform.

Essentials skills for your mission:

• You have the required years of experience as specified by your educational background: At least 8 years of experience working as a software engineer with a Bachelor's degree, including 5 years as backend engineer.
• At least 10 years of experience working as a software engineer with a Master s degree, including 5 years as a backend engineer.
• At least 5 years of experience working as a software engineer for candidates with a PhD.
• Equivalent work experience, which includes at least 10 years as a software engineer and 7 years as a backend engineer.

• You are familiar with the following backend technologies: Java 21+ and frameworks like Spring Boot 3+
• SQL and relational databases (e.g.PostgreSQL) are second nature to you
• You have experience with OpenID Connect standard and Keycloak or other open source software product that allows single sign-on with identity and access management
• You enjoy developing clean, stable, testable, and performant backend code, serving our beautiful applications
• You are passionate about solid technical design, clean code, and future-proof architectures
• You have experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) or other cloud providers
• You enjoy guiding and sharing your knowledge with other engineers
• Great written and verbal communication in English

Bonus skills:

• Experienced in automated testing with Selenium or Selenide
• Knowledge of Infra as Code, Terraform and Github Actions
• Understanding of medical, security, and privacy regulations
• Knowledge of the diabetes industry or other comparable health industries

Locations

• You will be based in Indianapolis, US.
• As this position is a global role, international business travel will be required depending upon the business location of the successful candidate and ongoing business project activities.
• this is a contract to hire role without sponsorship