Application Engineer

Overview

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Application Engineer to join our development team. In this role, you will optimize software applications that bridge technical teams and end-users, addressing business needs through innovative solutions and enhancing member or internal user experiences. You will design, develop, test and maintain scalable and resilient distributed systems that power our core products and services. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to solve complex technical challenges and contribute to the evolution of our architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement distributed systems and microservices that are scalable, fault-tolerant, and performant
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other developers to understand requirements and deliver high-quality solutions
• Optimize system performance and reliability through monitoring, profiling, and tuning
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and deployment processes
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in production and development environments
• Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing across the team
• Generate and adhere to application and software development engineering policies, standards, and procedures

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in web application development and Internet of Things using Java-based frameworks
• Strong understanding of Agile principles and Scrum practices, with hands-on experience participating in SAFe ceremonies such as PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, Go, Python, Rust or Scala
• Solid understanding of networking, concurrency, load balancing, and data consistency in distributed environments
• 3+ years of experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes)
• 3+ years of production support experience
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Proven communication skills in collaborating with team members and customers to address concerns and understand customer needs
• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset, with the ability to break down complex problems into manageable, actionable components

• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Knowledge of distributed databases and storage systems (e.g., Cassandra, Redis, etc.)
• Exposure to observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)