Senior Cloud / Server Engineer

About Photon

Photon is a Digital Engineering and Digital Modernization company founded in 1999, partnering with leading global enterprises, including Fortune 500 organizations, to build and modernize digital platforms and experiences.

Job Title

Senior Cloud / Server Engineer

Job Summary

We are looking for a Senior Cloud / Server Engineer with strong hands-on experience in building and supporting scalable backend applications and cloud-based services.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, Kubernetes, REST APIs, databases, and cloud platforms such as GCP and AWS. The role also requires experience in application scalability, caching, performance optimization, debugging, testing, and production monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and support backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build and maintain microservices-based applications.
• Develop and integrate REST APIs.
• Work with cloud environments, including GCP and/or AWS.
• Deploy and support applications running on Kubernetes.
• Work with SQL databases and MongoDB to meet application data requirements.
• Design and develop services with scalability and performance in mind.
• Implement and manage appropriate caching mechanisms.
• Troubleshoot application, API, performance, and integration issues.
• Write and maintain unit tests and support API testing activities.
• Follow secure coding practices throughout the application development lifecycle.
• Monitor and troubleshoot applications using tools such as Datadog and Grafana.
• Use GitHub for source code management and Jira for work tracking.
• Leverage AI-assisted software development lifecycle (SDLC) tools, such as Claude, Codex, Gemini CLI, or similar tools, where appropriate during development.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience designing and developing microservices-based applications.
• Experience working with GCP and/or AWS cloud platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
• Strong experience developing and integrating REST APIs.
• Experience working with SQL databases and MongoDB.
• Good understanding of application scalability and caching mechanisms.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, Codex, Gemini CLI, or equivalent tools.
• Experience using GitHub and Jira.
• Strong understanding of unit testing and experience with API testing.
• Understanding of secure coding practices.
• Experience with application monitoring and troubleshooting tools such as Datadog and/or Grafana.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills