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Integration Engineer / Backend Engineer

PhotonDallas, TX🇺🇸United StatesPosted 14 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This role offers you the chance to build robust, scalable backend services using cutting-edge technologies like Spring Boot and Kafka, contributing significantly to enterprise-grade platforms. You'll thrive here if you have a strong foundation in Java, microservices, and Kubernetes, and enjoy collaborating with talented teams to solve complex technical challenges. Apply now to advance your career in a dynamic on-site environment!

Quick Overview

Work Type
On Site
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Job Title: Integration Engineer /Backend Engineer

Location: Dallas/NY/Chicago (Onsite)

Seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and support scalable backend services for enterprise-grade platforms. The role requires strong hands-on experience with Spring Boot, Kafka, and PostgreSQL, along with exposure to distributed systems and production-scale applications.
The engineer will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, high-performance backend solutions that support critical business workflows.
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

Skills

Microservices
Spring
Spring Boot
AWS
ArgoCD
Git
GitHub Actions
Helm
Java
Kafka
Kubernetes
PostgreSQL
Terraform

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