Kforce Inc
Backend Engineer
Quantico, Virginia · Senior
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About the role
- #restonfed Kforce has a client that is seeking a Backend Engineer Quantico, VA.
- We may ultimately pay more or less than this range.
- Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs.
Responsibilities
- Backend Engineer will design, develop, and maintain backend applications, APIs, and server-side services
- Support development, staging, and production environments
- Design and optimize NoSQL databases, data structures, queries, and ETL processes
- As a Backend Engineer, you will troubleshoot issues, enhance application performance, and implement new functionality
- Develop monitoring, logging, auditing, and alerting solutions
- Maintain code quality, version control, build automation, and release processes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable solutions
- 4+ years translating business requirements into technical designs and deployed solutions
- Experience developing RESTful APIs, supporting production environments, and optimizing application performance
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 8+ years of experience
- Or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field with 6+ years of experience
- 8+ years of backend software engineering experience
- Strong experience with Java, JavaScript, NoSQL databases, Linux, Docker/Podman, Ansible, and Git
- Knowledge of Agile development practices and DevOps methodologies
Compensation
- The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role.
Benefits
- We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees.
- Salaried personnel receive paid time off.
- Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law.
- Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Equal opportunity
- Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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