We are seeking proposals for two Remote Software Engineers to design, develop, and maintain our primary applications currently undergoing a rewrite. Key focus areas include event-driven design, Spring Boot, microservices architecture, Kubernetes, React, Elastic Search, and either RabbitMQ or Kafka. Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors degree in computer science or a related field. Preferred Qualifications: Ten years of relevant experience in software development. Scope of Work Design and Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement software solutions. Apply event-driven design principles to build scalable and resilient applications. Develop microservices using Spring Boot. Create responsive user interfaces using React. Message Brokers: Work with RabbitMQ for message queuing and event streaming. Understand architectural differences between RabbitMQ and Kafka, if experience is in Kafka. Implement message producers and consumers. Deployment and Infrastructure: Deploy microservices to Kubernetes clusters using CI/CD pipelines. Monitor and troubleshoot production systems. Optimize application performance and scalability. Quality Assurance: Write unit tests with a goal of 85% coverage and participate in peer code reviews. Conduct system testing and debugging activities. Documentation and Communication: Document technical specifications, architecture, and design decisions. Include sequence diagrams for major use cases. Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define requirements and deliverables. Reporting: Provide a weekly report communicating project progress and status. Submit weekly time reports on provided forms, and any additional reports as assigned by the supervising manager. Skills, Experience, and Capabilities Technical Skills: Proficiency in event-driven design principles. Strong knowledge of Spring Boot and microservices architecture. Experience with Spring JPA. Familiarity with Kubernetes for container orchestration. Front-end experience utilizing React and/or Angular. Experience with RabbitMQ or Kafka for message queuing. Familiarity with RESTful APIs and web services. Elastic search experience is a plus. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, end-users, and vendor development staff, as well as all levels of management. Problem-Solving Abilities: Ability to analyze complex technical challenges and propose effective solutions. Place of Performance Work will be performed 100% remotely from a suitable off-site location. On-site support may be required as designated by the Chief Technology Officer. The proposed resource(s) must be able to report on-site within seventy-two hours after notification, if required. The allocation of onsite and remote work may be modified throughout the contract duration. Schedule and Coordination The proposed resource(s) shall work during normal operating hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST, with flexibility to extend hours as needed. A two to four-week training period will be provided. The proposed resource(s) must be available to provide on-call operational support as required outside business hours. We are seeking proposals for two Remote Software Engineers to design, develop, and maintain our primary applications currently undergoing a rewrite. Key focus areas include event-driven design, Spring Boot, microservices architecture, Kubernetes, React, Elastic Search, and either RabbitMQ or Kafka. Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors degree in computer science or a related field. Preferred Qualifications: Ten years of relevant experience in software development. Scope of Work Design and Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement software solutions. Apply event-driven design principles to build scalable and resilient applications. Develop microservices using Spring Boot. Create responsive user interfaces using React. Message Brokers: Work with RabbitMQ for message queuing and event streaming. Understand architectural differences between RabbitMQ and Kafka, if experience is in Kafka. Implement message producers and consumers. Deployment and Infrastructure: Deploy microservices to Kubernetes clusters using CI/CD pipelines. Monitor and troubleshoot production systems. Optimize application performance and scalability. Quality Assurance: Write unit tests with a goal of 85% coverage and participate in peer code reviews. Conduct system testing and debugging activities. Documentation and Communication: Document technical specifications, architecture, and design decisions. Include sequence diagrams for major use cases. Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define requirements and deliverables. Reporting: Provide a weekly report communicating project progress and status. Submit weekly time reports on provided forms, and any additional reports as assigned by the supervising manager. Skills, Experience, and Capabilities Technical Skills: Proficiency in event-driven design principles. Strong knowledge of Spring Boot and microservices architecture. Experience with Spring JPA. Familiarity with Kubernetes for container orchestration. Front-end experience utilizing React and/or Angular. Experience with RabbitMQ or Kafka for message queuing. Familiarity with RESTful APIs and web services. Elastic search experience is a plus. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, end-users, and vendor development staff, as well as all levels of management. Problem-Solving Abilities: Ability to analyze complex technical challenges and propose effective solutions. Place of Performance Work will be performed 100% remotely from a suitable off-site location. On-site support may be required as designated by the Chief Technology Officer. The proposed resource(s) must be able to report on-site within seventy-two hours after notification, if required. The allocation of onsite and remote work may be modified throughout the contract duration. Schedule and Coordination The proposed resource(s) shall work during normal operating hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST, with flexibility to extend hours as needed. A two to four-week training period will be provided. The proposed resource(s) must be available to provide on-call operational support as required outside business hours. Apply Job!