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Software Engineer – DevOps (Java Developer)

KnackHook, LLCCupertino, CA🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 23, 2026

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Work modeOn Site
LocationCupertino, CA, United States
Posted22 hours ago
Stakeholder ManagementDockerMicroservicesMySQLGitAWSFlinkService MeshSplunkArgoCDCloudFormationDatadogGitHub ActionsGrafanaIstioJavaJenkinsKafkaPrometheusPythonRabbitMQRedisTerraformRESTPostgreSQLKubernetesJavaScriptCI/CDLinux

Job description

Software Engineer- DevOps
Location: Cupertino, CA (Onsite)
Key Skills: JAVA, Python, Microservices, Springboot, Kubernetes, AWS
What You Will Do:
  • Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable backend services and microservices.
  • Build robust APIs and distributed systems capable of supporting large-scale workloads.
  • Develop, deploy, and optimize cloud-native applications utilizing AWS services.
  • Implement and support CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid and reliable software releases.
  • Collaborate with product managers, infrastructure teams, SREs, security teams, and other stakeholders.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and conduct root cause analysis for complex system challenges.
  • Improve system reliability, observability, scalability, and performance.
  • Participate in architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and code reviews.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployment processes using Infrastructure as Code tools.
  • Contribute to engineering best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
What You Will Bring:
Required Qualifications
Backend Development
  • 5+ years of hands-on software development experience.
  • Strong programming expertise in Java (preferred), Python, Go, or JavaScript.
  • Extensive experience developing backend applications and RESTful APIs.
  • Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Design principles and design patterns.
  • Experience building distributed systems and high-availability architectures.
  • Strong Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting skills.
DevOps & Cloud
  • Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services.
  • Strong experience with Docker and containerization technologies.
  • Experience deploying and managing applications using Kubernetes.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CodeDeploy, ArgoCD, or similar platforms.
  • Infrastructure automation experience using Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent tools.
  • Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
Database & Messaging
  • Experience working with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar relational databases.
  • Hands-on experience with Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or event-driven architectures.
  • Strong understanding of data modeling and performance optimization.
Software Engineering Practices
  • Strong understanding of Microservices Architecture.
  • Knowledge of secure coding principles and application security practices.
  • Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
  • Service Mesh experience (Istio, Linkerd) is considered a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Previous experience with Apple or other leading product-based organizations.
  • Experience supporting large-scale internet-facing applications.
  • Experience with Big Data technologies such as Spark, Flink, MPP platforms, or Data Warehousing.
  • Exposure to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
  • Experience with frontend technologies and UI development.
  • Experience integrating AI/ML platforms and services.
Preferred Candidate Profile
  • Product company engineering background.
  • SaaS platform experience.
  • Internet-scale systems experience.
  • Startup engineering environment experience.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Availability to work onsite in Cupertino, CA.
Nice to Have
  • Service Mesh (Istio, Linkerd)
  • Kafka Streaming
  • Redis Caching
  • Spark/Flink
  • Terraform
  • SRE/Platform Engineering
  • Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or equivalent observability platforms

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