Software Engineer

Job Description

🚨 Contract Opportunity: Senior Java Engineer (Level 3) – ~1 Year Contract 🚨 Join a high-performing team at a leading enterprise e-commerce company in a critical backend engineering role focused on inventory and event-driven systems. This is a 1-year contract with the potential to make a huge impact on a high-visibility platform used to process billions in inventory transactions . We’re looking for a strong, independent contributor who doesn’t just write code, but understands why the code matters — someone who sees how their work fits into the bigger picture and can clearly articulate that in interviews and discussions. 🔍 What You’ll Be Doing: Designing and developing robust, scalable APIs and microservices from the ground up Partnering with teams across merchandise planning, finance, and e-commerce to maintain real-time inventory accuracy Building on an event-driven architecture to improve operational efficiency at scale Writing clean, performant, secure code — and being proud of it Identifying performance bottlenecks and proactively improving systems Collaborating across disciplines and teams in a modern, cloud-native environment 🛠️ What You Bring: 3+ years of core Java development (this is a must-have) Proven experience owning standalone APIs or microservices end-to-end Strong understanding of system design and architecture Experience with Kubernetes , Kafka , and event-driven systems Hands-on with cloud technologies like AWS (Redis, DynamoDB, Aurora, RDS, S3, etc.) Nice to have: ERP/Inventory tools (e.g., RMS, SIM) and strong SQL/database optimization skills Candidates must be able to clearly explain and walk through their coding and architectural decisions This is an opportunity to join a modern, fast-paced tech environment and own real technical challenges in a meaningful way. If you’re a backend engineer who can speak to their impact, design thoughtful solutions, and execute at a high level — we’d love to hear from you. Let me know if you’d like a version customized for an outreach message, too! Show more Show less