Swanktek Inc

Swanktek Inc

Sr. Backend Engineer (Java/Scala) at Denver, CO

Denver, Colorado, USA · Senior · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 43 days ago
JavaScalaDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentMongoDBRedisAWSTerraformCI/CDDatadogSite Reliability EngineeringKafka

About the role

  • Job description: Experience: 8+ years About the Role We''re looking for a senior engineer who doesn''t just write code - they own outcomes. You''ll be responsible for the full lifecycle of backend services: from design and development through production reliability. In an era where AI can generate code, we value engineers who think critically, anticipate
  • problems, and drive systems forward. What We Expect End-to-End Ownership - Own features from design -> development -> testing -> deployment -> production support - Take accountability for the reliability and performance of your services in production - Drive technical decisions without waiting to be told what to do System Design & Architecture - Design

Responsibilities

  • 8+ years About the Role We''re looking for a senior engineer who doesn''t just write code - they own outcomes.

Nice to have

  • Experience with circuit breaker patterns (Hystrix, Resilience4j) - Performance tuning at scale (JVM, thread pools, connection pools).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies (blue-green, canary) - Contributions to internal tooling or developer experience improvements.
  • Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams

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