Backend Engineer (Remote Opportunity)

We are currently looking for a Backend Engineer for a 100% remote position on a large federal government healthcare technology project. This role will support the design, development, and maintenance of backend services, APIs, and enterprise integration solutions that enable secure, scalable, and reliable healthcare applications. The engineer will collaborate closely with architects, QA teams, DevSecOps personnel, and product stakeholders within an Agile software delivery environment.

The candidate must reside within the continental US.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain backend services, APIs, and enterprise integration components supporting shared services and mission-critical applications.
  • Implement business logic, service orchestration, and data access layers to support product functionality and workflow requirements.
  • Build secure, scalable, and maintainable server-side solutions using approved architectures, development standards, and best practices.
  • Collaborate with frontend developers, QA engineers, DevSecOps teams, and product stakeholders to support end-to-end solution delivery.
  • Participate in technical design discussions, estimation activities, code reviews, troubleshooting, and production support efforts.
  • Optimize backend service performance, reliability, monitoring, logging, and observability across multiple environments.
  • Support data exchange processes, error handling, operational resilience, and secure service-to-service communication.
  • Contribute to technical documentation, reusable components, development standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Assist with defect resolution, release support activities, and ongoing application maintenance efforts.
  • Support Agile delivery processes and align technical work with sprint, increment, and release priorities.
  • Contribute to team objectives and take on additional responsibilities as needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in backend software engineering or enterprise application development.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, RESTful services, and API development principles.
  • Experience with SQL, relational database technologies, and backend data processing patterns.
  • Familiarity with enterprise integration patterns, authentication methods, and secure service-to-service communication practices.
  • Experience using Git-based version control systems and CI/CD delivery workflows.
  • Strong debugging, troubleshooting, analytical, and code quality skills.
  • Understanding of secure coding standards and enterprise software development best practices.
  • Experience collaborating across engineering, QA, DevSecOps, and product teams within Agile delivery environments.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Government clearance.

Additional Qualifications

  • Experience with healthcare integrations, enterprise messaging standards, or healthcare data exchange workflows is a plus.
  • Familiarity with AWS cloud services, container platforms, and deployment automation tools is desirable.
  • Experience supporting Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) initiatives or federal government delivery programs preferred.
  • Exposure to InterSystems IRIS, FHIR APIs, healthcare interoperability workflows, or integration platforms is a plus.
  • Relevant cloud, Agile, or software development certifications are a plus.

Benefits

  • Medical/Dental/Vision.
  • 401k with Employer Match.
  • PTO + Federal Holidays.
  • Corporate Laptop.
  • Training Opportunities.
  • Remote Opportunity.

Note: Selected candidates will be required to complete fingerprinting at a government facility and undergo a background check as part of the hiring process.

VetsEZ is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

Sorry, we are unable to offer sponsorship at this time.

Employment Type: FULL_TIME
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